Invest in Equality

Sector Opportunity

Country Ethiopia

 

Project Partner: Interweave Solutions, a business-oriented non profit organization

In a nutshell:

In parts of Ethiopia, tradition has long prevented women from learning skills to farm, manage livestock or start a business.

But the women of Mida Woromo village are standing up for equality and seeking better lives for themselves and their families. They have asked Interweave Solutions for business and skill training so they can be competitive assets in their local economy.

Right now, 280 women are enrolled to participate in business and agriculture training normally restricted to men and will receive loans to start businesses and invest in land, seed, and animals.

This will empower women to earn more income and gain higher social status. It empowers women to invest in equality.

 

Check out the Budget:

  
Items                                 Tipping Bucket      Other sources    Total
Teachers, facilities, admin.             0                 4,200            4,200 
Revolving loan seed funds            550                    550            1,100
Training materials                        350                   175               525          
Total                                           900                 4,925            5,825

 

By "Other sources" we mean donations already given in the US and provided by the local community in Ethiopia.  By "Tipping Bucket" we mean, well... you. ;)

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