By Jane Harris | Program Assistant
The young women participating in the vocational program are looking forward to their first day of training this September. Meanwhile, we have identified and hired a well qualified market linkage coordinator to ensure the success of the product (details to come!) We have also conducted further market research doing focus groups and conducting surveys, to get input from future buyers. Additionally, we are working with the wholesale provider to fine tune the raw products that the women will be embellishing. Once we launch the product we will be sure to share more details.
Thanks to your support, Marshall Direct Fund (MDF) received $25,015 in donations and an additional $12,248 from the Safer World Matching Fund Drive for a total of $37,262! There is still time to donate or encourage others to donate to this project with a 50% matching opportunity through the Safer World Foundation on the Global Giving website http://www.globalgiving.org/leaderboards/safer-world/. MDF is one of a handful of organizations that are being matched and there is still about $1,300 in matching funds available!
This September we are supporting an 18 day trek in Kashmir for those who would like to see this part of the world and get involved with MDF. All proceeds from this guided tour through the beautiful Northern Himalayas go straight to our vocational programs. More information on this once in a lifetime opportunity can be found by visiting the Klimb for Kashmir website: http://www.klimb4kashmir.org/ .
Marshall Direct Fund would sincerely like to thank all of our donors and supporters. MDF encourages your involvement and welcomes any ideas that would enable us to attract wider support. The project that you are supporting provides a safe place for mothers and their families to learn and develop skills that help make the world a safer and more secure place for all. Please help us generate awareness – become a fan of our Facebook page, join us on Twitter, and share with your networks. If you would like to start a MDF Allies in Action group in your community there are various one-time or re-occurring ideas and activities that we would be pleased to share. You can reach us at info@marshalldirectfund.org or +01 (970) 963-3150. Learn more about our activities by visiting our website at www.marshalldirectfund.org.
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