Equipping Women Artisans to Lead in India and Keny

Dear Supporter,

We're thrilled to share some exciting updates from Project Tres!

New Website with Annual Reports:

Our website has been revamped! You can now find all our annual reports since our founding in 2020. These reports offer in-depth information about our work, approach, impact, and future plans (detailed in the 2023 report). Click here to explore the new website.

Updates from Kenya:

• We've expanded our Kenyan team, with a new member responsible for keeping our Nairobi center clean and organized.
• We've increased Linda's (our local leader) salary and provided postnatal financial support to one of our members for three months. Additionally, we've provided two women with rent support.

Women Teaching Women:

• We have 11 members in India receiving monthly payments.
• We're excited to announce a new program led entirely by these women! This program allows the women in Goa to teach handcraft skills and share their experiences with Project Tres to other women in the local community.
• This program creates a double benefit: increased income for existing members (who are paid to teach) and positive impact on a larger group of women.
• The results have been fantastic! Instructors feel valued and respected, while participants are interested in our work and eager to potentially continue their involvement. They're also grateful for the inspiring stories shared by women from their own community.

Looking Ahead:

Next month, we'll be focusing on paying school fees in India. Funds raised will be used for this purpose and other needs outlined in each donation category.

Thank you for Your Support!

We deeply appreciate your ongoing support and trust. We're incredibly proud of our annual reports, so please visit our new website for further information and to explore them.

Warmly,

Carla

Hello there!

It’s a new year, and we couldn’t be more excited about a fresh start! We’re going to take a look back on 2023 — the good, the bad, the bubbly. And let you know what’s next for Project Três.

2023 was a year that saw many personal budgets trimmed or cut. Demand grew, while access to resources shrank. As a grassroots volunteer organization, we also found ourselves tightening belts. Our mission remains steadfast, and our priority will always be the well-being and support of our artisans in India and Kenya.

While budgets tightened in 2023, it allowed us to rethink fundraising, and has made us even more grateful to you — our monthly donors. It is with your support that we keep carrying the torch to help women and their communities discover greater personal opportunities.

Challenges aside, your donations have made the following possible:

• Our ladies in India are taking more initiative towards their development, by organizing English classes, looking for new mental health service providers, and enthusiastic engagement in their activities and yoga classes.
• We've welcomed two new groups of women, in partnership with Respiro. This brought further interculturality, cultural exchanges, and extra income for our ladies in India.
• Our cooking classes have been a smashing success! We’ve so far seen 50 participants across 19 classes led by the women in Goa.
• We gained two independent volunteers in our Goa Center who have selflessly contributed to our mission. They’ve offered computer classes, and are documenting our artisans’ stories, which you’ll be seeing here soon!
• We organized an event in Berlin, Germany where volunteers and local artists came together to raise money and awareness for Project Três.
• We welcomed into the world a beautiful bouncing boy from our founder and fearless leader, Carla Maria de Souza - congratulations again Carla! 

Thank you again for your dedication to our cause. We are a small group of volunteers who hope to make a difference in even a handful of lives. It is with your generosity and commitment that we can expand efforts further. Stay tuned for our next newsletter to learn more about upcoming trips to Goa and how you can participate!

Love,

Your Project Três Team