Fin.& Entrepren.Educat.for 800 low-inc.Venez.women

As many of you are aware our country is in the midst of turmoil having never gone before through a situation like the one we have experienced along the last four months.  Civil confrontations against goverment military forces and urban guerrillas supported by it have left a devastated territory while more than 130 young people have died. All aspects of our lives are affected, lack of food and medicines, people starving, children death for hunger. Education is one of the worst aspects.

Schools have not opened on a regular basis for three months neither community centers where out of school programs are implemented and entreprenurial projects are developed. Our programs are implemented at some of these. Several difficulties have impeded to advance to train new cohorts.

Donations have also been lesser than in prevoius quarters so the amount for a bank transfer is not justified until we add some more generous donations to our budget to enable implementation. Nonetheless, our conversations and agreements with two especific communities that are attending women in other towns out the capital territory are still in place so we expect to begin at least two additional program trainings to cover up to 40 new women with our financial education and entreprenurial contents.

As the regular school year will be delayed due to the use of these mentioned spaces for regional elections (Municipalities's Majors and states' governors) on the first week of October, we anticipate to begin our programs on the second week of October, after Columbus Day.  We expect to have completed our training at the end of November in order to graduate a next cohort before year end.