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A vocational training center will equip 40 women farmers in rural Sierra Leone with specialized skills and comprehensive support to tackle issues of food insecurity and gender inequality, while fostering economic development. Key activities will encompass farming assistance, literacy (both financial and reading) and textile-making.
Women in rural farming communities in Sierra Leone face significant challenges in subsistence farming and agribusiness, highlighting the need for initiatives promoting economic empowerment. Two-thirds of families rely on subsistence farming, emphasizing its vital role. For rural women, limited income sources and barriers such as illiteracy and societal norms hinder economic progress. The transition to agribusiness and other skillsets can transform communities, aiming to broaden opportunities.
This initiative tackles skill gaps by offering agricultural support and comprehensive training in marketable skills, a crucial step for poverty reduction and sustainable development. Women will not only gain knowledge around effective agricultural production, but will also receive tools to shape their futures. Through microfinance loans, we will help women start and sustain small business, fostering self-reliance. This project employs a holistic empowerment approach.
Economic empowerment, poverty reduction, and ensuring sustainable livelihoods are the goals. Improved food security and nutrition enhance community health. Women's leadership fosters gender equality and cultural preservation. Education opportunities increase with higher incomes. Sustainable practices promote environmental resilience. Global diaspora connections open trade and knowledge exchange possibilities. The project has the potential create a positive local and global ripple effect.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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