KwaZulu-Natal, a community in South Africa, faces a frightening statistic: more than 78% of its population is victim to severe poverty. This number is even more staggering for women in the community. Yet there is hope: in partnership with Zimele, …
Posts Tagged ‘Women’
Zimele – South Africa
Post a Comment »
Written on December 16th, 2011
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: South Africa, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: South Africa, Women
International Women’s Day
Post a Comment »
Written on March 8th, 2011
Filed under: Community Development, General
Tags: Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Colombia, Education, Haiti, India, Kenya, Micro-enterprise, Micro-finance, Togo, Vietnam, Women
Filed under: Community Development, General
Tags: Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Colombia, Education, Haiti, India, Kenya, Micro-enterprise, Micro-finance, Togo, Vietnam, Women
Today is International Women’s Day–a day set aside to celebrate women, but to also be mindful of the unique needs of women around the world. This year is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and a day to …
Water Project Gives Women a Different Perspective
Post a Comment »
Written on March 2nd, 2011
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Ethiopia, Water, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Ethiopia, Water, Women
The Kelecho Gerbi Water and Sanitation Project is giving women a different perspective. Before the project they had to walk about five miles to get water for their family. The irony was that water may bring illnesses through diarrhea and …
