Rural women are key agents for achieving the transformational economic, environmental and social changes required for sustainable development. But limited access to credit, health care and education are among the many challenges they face, which are further aggravated by the global food and economic crises and climate change. Their basic rights are ignored compared to their fellow men. Empowering them is key not only to the well-being of individuals, families and rural communities.
Global statistics shows that, in developing countries, 20,000 girls of between 15 -19 give birth every day, a third of girls are married before they could turn 18, while one third give birth before 20. Most of them are poor, less educated and living in rural areas. In rural areas we have a big number of women who do not have bank accounts. This is due to their low income and they are not aware about the benefits of using banks in self-development. This is the result of ignoring women rights.
1. Advocate for teenager single mothers 2. Teach parents more about women's rights. 3. Study the root causes of poverty and more illiteracy in rural women 4. Counselling of teenager single mothers. 5. Help teenager single mothers study in Vocational Training Centre for short courses. 6. Provide medical assistance with teenager single mothers and their children 7. Liaise with other organizations in fighting against gender based violence perpetrated against women.
INGOs, NGOs, agents of community policing, national police, the in-charges of social affairs at the sector level are aware that women should lead a better life in the family. Community mobilized and aware that women must live in their families benefiting their fully potential like others. Civil society organisations prioritise rights of rural women in their programmes. Education in the family is taken as key element in female's lives.
