Women’s Empowerment
As an extension of our celebratory activities, the women participating in the Women Empowerment Project had the opportunity to empower their teenage daughters by encouraging them to take the lead in organizing a special event for the boys on Men’s Day. The women wanted their daughters to practice and develop the skills they had learned through the project and to pass these skills on to the next generation.
With support from their mothers, the girls took responsibility for planning and preparing the event. They divided the tasks among themselves: one suggested making pizza, another took charge of decorating the room, while others searched for decorations and materials they could bring from home. Together, we went shopping to purchase the necessary ingredients, drinks, and other supplies. On the day of the celebration, the girls arrived early to decorate the room, welcomed the boys with a song, and created a warm and joyful atmosphere.
For the Women Empowerment Project, this was a meaningful opportunity to see women’s learning and growth extend beyond the project itself. The mothers were not only developing skills for their own lives but were also intentionally passing these skills on to their daughters. By giving their daughters responsibility, encouraging them to work together, make decisions, communicate, and take initiative, the women were helping equip the next generation with the same practical skills they had been developing.
Making a Difference in My Community
Our partner organization’s Women’s Empowerment Project (WEP), in Pakistan aims to see women in rural villages empowered, supporting their families.
Hawa, a WEP Vocational Training Center Teacher in a rural village,
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The Courage to Leave
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Opportunities For Women
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Returning to the “Keys to Cleanliness”
We believe that this is what it means to love bravely — to go where few will go, to keep showing up, and to remind these women that they are seen,
A Beacon of Hope and Empowerment
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Realities of Trafficking
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Trauma and Survival
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Farming in the Jordan Valley
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Incorporating Technology with Traditional Farming Practices
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Tools For Peacemaking
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Young Farmers, New Possibilities
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A Helping Hand for my Family
Our partner organization’s Women’s Empowerment Project (WEP), is working to empower women through a skillset that will help raise their family earning potential, raise their social status and equip them with skills that will benefit themselves,
New Women
We were amazed by the administrator’s care and her wanting to protect our team.
The Joy of Restoration
Her sister was stunned that Rosa, herself, was willing to assume the shame.
There Is Hope!
On registration day, over 80 women filled the small yard around the building where training would happen!
I Trust You
“I can’t trust any of the women in the village—there’s so much judgment and gossip. But I trust you, the women sitting here in this group.”
Innovation in the Jordan Valley
Through our Agricultural Cooperation for Development (AC4D) project in Jordan, the introduction of a new type of greenhouse to the Jordan Valley is proving effective in yielding more peppers per unit of water and producing food significantly faster than traditional greenhouses.