By Julie Nixon | Country Diretor
The major underlying factor that leads to the exploitation of women is poverty. At SWIFT we know that every job we help to create, every increase in producer or employee income is helping to eradicate poverty. Every job for women leads to improved education for their children, girls that are educated are less likely to marry early and they plan their pregnancies.
Self-employment for women also creates a legacy for their children. In our membership we are now seeing young women moving into their mother’s businesses and assisting in areas such as marketing through social media.
One of our groups the NLD sewing group have five women seamstresses and they make uniforms for local schools. Before joining SWIFT the group leader Nonpumelelo Dlamini said they were always very busy but they never made any money. Through the SWIFT training programs, the business has not only improved but the level of profit now allows the women to sponsor vulnerable children with school fees. Nonpumeleo’s daughter has now taken over the marketing and was recently trained by SWIFT on social media skills.
Our project may seem “boring” when there is a world of need out there but our project creates jobs, jobs can eradicate poverty and this leads to a world which is safer, especially for women. The economic empowerment of women means a safer, better educated and fairer society. Please help us to make poverty history.
Here are the links to our social media, hopefully you will connect with us there if you are unable to donate directly.
Links:
http://www.swazifairtrade.org/
https://www.instagram.com/swazilandfairtrade/
https://twitter.com/SwaziFairTrade
By Greg Allen | Project Marketing Coordinator
By Julie Nixon | Project Leader
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