By Brandy Roberts | Portfolio Manager
The Women Driving Peace and Economic Development project has been effectively reducing women’s marginalization for almost three years.
We are working with 68 women on Atauro Island, a remote and impoverished part of Timor-Leste. We have trained 16 groups of women – including women living with disabilities - providing them with knowledge and skills on gender based violence prevention and non-violent conflict resolution while at the same time working with them to improve their individual and group entrepreneurial skills.
Currently, staff are working one-on-one with women to develop action plans, that will eventually turn into income generating activities. A business competition is planned for later this year, where women will have the chance to win materials necessary for starting their business.
As this year wraps up, we still need more support for the 3rd year of the project to bring more women these important skills and to fund their small business start ups.
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