Sudan
Education
Provide 2000 Sudanese Women with Rights Education
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Share & SaveMore Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesThe numbers from the Sudan are startling. Nearly 40 years of civil war... at least 2 million lives lost... 4 million uprooted from their homes... over 700,000 in refugee camps. Women for Women International is providing a powerful opportunity for peace, stability and growth to women who have only known violence. Our program focuses on the most disenfranchised women and provides a one-year program of direct aid, rights education and job-skills training. Activities2000 women will receive rights-awareness education, on such subjects as reproductive health, disease treatment and prevention, the role of women after war and the importance of treating sons and daughters with equality. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $3,928 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactHelping women move from victim to survivor to active citizen benefits families, communities and nations. Program graduates have become businesswomen, farmers and community leaders; supporting our conviction that stronger women build stronger nations. Project Message
"When I joined this program, I had many problems but now am changed a bit. I hope by the end of the training I will be different. I plan to do business after the skills training.” Who is Running This ProjectContact
Lateisha Garrett, Project SponsorOrganization
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For more information about Sudan, read the Human Development Report on Sudan or the Wikipedia entry for Sudan. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on September 29, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 01, 2005. Latest Update from the FieldAmerican Express Members ProjectBy Shannon O'Donnell - Online Marketing Manager, September 29, 2008 09:19 PM
Women for Women International's project Help Women and Children Survivors of War Rebuild, makes it to the top 5 in the American Express Members Project. To nominate this project for potential funding, please go to Help Women and Children Survivors of War Rebuild. Please click the link on our project and click Nominate — and ultimately vote so we may share in the $2.5 million in funding from American Express. If you do not have an American Express website login, just click “Guest Member” provide a little information and you can then Nominate and vote. Read 2 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpSpread the Word on your Profile, Blog, or WebsitePut a widget for this project on your profile, blog or website to turn your friends into givers. Using our widget, it's quick and easy to add this widget to your profile or blog! Get this widget on: |
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