HERA supports women entrepreneurs in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to prevent dangerous migration, violence against women, and trafficking. HERA provides grants to the entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. They in turn employ young women at risk. HERA also supports women uprooted by conflict to relaunch their businesses. HERA has awarded 563 grants to women entrepreneurs, who in turn have employed over 850 young women.
Each year young women are exploited across international borders and within their own countries. Risk factors include war, unemployment, and economic hardship. Many flee conflict and/or seek to build better and safer lives for themselves and their families. Through force, deception, and coercion, smugglers and traffickers exploit young women's economic vulnerabilities and ambitions. Conflict can lead to loss of production and services and women entrepreneurs are often the first to start over.
HERA's supports women entrepreneurs in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine to grow their ventures and employ young women at risk of dangerous migration, trafficking and exploitation. HERA also assists women entrepreneurs uprooted by war and conflict to relaunch their ventures.
To date HERA has awarded 563 grants to women's ventures in Central and Eastern Europe generating at least 850 new jobs for young women. HERA and its affiliates have trained over 1200 people in nine countries on business skills and/or mentoring. HERA has evaluated 75% of its grantees a year or more later and commissioned retrospective evaluations. Of those evaluated, 96% of the grantees supported by HERA are operating a year or more later and 65% have grown and/or provided new employment.
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