Help S. African women build income & HIV awareness
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More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesThough South Africa has great wealth, the majority of the population still lives in poverty. Those most affected are rural women and their families. Economic apartheid still exists and is now exacerbated by the HIV crisis, and most rural women are unaware of their rights under the new constitution. They need skills and leadership training to successfully position themselves within their family in a way that encourages open dialogue about HIV, and brings in money for basic goods. ActivitiesHlomelikusasa provides skills training to women for sewing projects, catering, vegetable gardens, and livestock raising they then bring to the market. They train women to be community leaders, advocate for women’s rights and work to end HIV stigma. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $1,340 Funding InformationThis project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available. Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $1,340. The original project funding goal was $7,220. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactBy providing skills training and a physical market run by rural women, the women of KwaZulu-Natal will open many doors to further empowerment and access to their rights. They will finally become successful citizens of the New South Africa. Project Message
One member of Hlomelikusasa ran for and won a seat for her regional council: “I don’t speak for only one person now. I learned to speak for many, many people.” Who is Running This ProjectContact
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Learn more about Hlomelikusasa Rural Women Development Network and the project team. Hlomelikusasa Rural Women Development Network's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
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For more information about South Africa, read the Human Development Report on South Africa or the Wikipedia entry for South Africa. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on June 04, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 16, 2007. Latest Update from the FieldJune 2008 UpdateBy Katherine Zavala - Coordinator of Programs, IDEX, June 04, 2008 09:53 PM
Story of Ms. B. Ngule, Hlomelikusasa’s Executive Member Read 3 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpShare and Save |
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