Women’s economic empowerment means that women have the knowledge, tools and opportunities to unlock their full potential to earn and save money. Here are just a few of the amazing women we at CARE have had the privilege of working with and learning from over the years:
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How a women’s savings group in Niger came together to supply +10,000 masks
After their jobs disappeared due to coronavirus, savings group president Aïchatou Cheitou helped focus the group on mask and soap production and started a mutual aid program to ensure families in her community had enough to eat.
Five minute inspiration: CARE savings groups in the post COVID world
Movement restrictions, economic crisis, plummeting incomes, the inability to get together in groups. These are all challenges that could make a savings group fail post-COVID-19. They could make it impossible to move forward. That’s not what’s happening.
Cultivating hope: Palestinian Women Coping with COVID-19
See how Bayan Farraj, a married mother of three children from Ramallah in the West Bank, was able to fulfil her passion to run her own business, with support from CARE’s OBADER project.
COVID-19 in Honduras: Gladis’ story
Gladis is a leader in her community in Honduras. She started a business to earn money and help her family and other women in the community with support from CARE’s PROLEMPA Project.
Building back better: How investing in women can lead to prosperity for all
Due to the #COVID19 pandemic, 1.6 billion workers may lose their livelihoods. A new CARE study finds that women and girls will be the hardest hit by these economic losses. But women and girls can also be the key to solutions which will lead to prosperity for all!