Together Women Rise

TOGETHER WOMEN RISE CULTIVATES THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL GENDER EQUALITY. TOGETHER WOMEN RISE ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE EVERY PERSON HAS THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE REGARDLESS OF THEIR GENDER OR WHERE THEY LIVE.

TOGETHER WOMEN RISE EMPOWERS WOMEN LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY BY FUNDING PROGRAMS FOSTERING GOOD HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. TOGETHER WOMEN RISE CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 400 CHAPTERS WITH 8,000 MEMBERS. EACH MONTH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS GATHER TO SHARE A MEAL AND TO LEARN ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE POOREST COMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD. COLLECTIVE GIVING FROM THESE GATHERINGS ARE USED TO HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS ESCAPE POVERTY. 2021 PROJECTS INCLUDED: INTEGRATE HEALTH: RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND EQUIP FEMALE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN TOGO TO PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, RESULTING IN FEWER DEATHS. CATALYST FOUNDATION: PROVIDE FAMILIES IN VIETNAM WITH DAILY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, PROPER SANITATION, HYGIENE, AND QUALITY MEDICAL CARE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. AFRICAN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE: MAINTAIN LIVING WALLS IN TANZANIA TO ENSURE LIVESTOCK SECURITY SO WOMEN AND GIRLS CAN PURSUE OTHER INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND MENTORING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. WOMEN'S MICROFINANCE INITIATIVE: EXPAND FINANCIAL ACCESS FOR RURAL WOMEN IN UGANDA BY FUNDING PERMANENT REVOLVING LOANS AND DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. GRANDMOTHER PROJECT: EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN A GRANDMOTHER-INCLUSIVE, INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM IN SENEGAL TO PROMOTE GIRLS EDUCATION AND DECREASE CHILD MARRIAGE, FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING (FGM/C), AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY. COMMUNITY CLOUD FOREST CONSERVATION: IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AGROECOLOGY LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND NUTRITION, WHICH WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT VILLAGES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF GUATEMALA. HEALTHRIGHT INTERNATIONAL INC: EXPAND THE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM TO TARGET SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES AND INTRODUCE A COST-EFFECTIVE, EARLY INTERVENTION THAT CAN BE DELIVERED BY LAY PRACTITIONERS. BOND STREET THEATRE: GIVE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CRISIS AREAS OF AFGHANISTAN, MYANMAR, AND MALAYSIA THE TOOLS AND TRAINING TO SPEAK OUT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS THROUGH THEATRE, LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY TRAINING, AND INFORMATIONAL PERFORMANCES. BLINKNOW FOUNDATION: CREATE A COMMUNITY OF EMPOWERED WOMEN IN NEPAL BY TEACHING THEM HOW TO EARN AN INCOME THROUGH A SKILL, EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS, AND PROVIDING COUNSELING. COLLATERAL REPAIR PROJECT: EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT TRAINING FOR REFUGEE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN JORDAN, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WOMEN'S COMPUTER CLASSES, EARLY CHILDHOOD/CHILDCARE ACTIVITIES. GARDENS FOR HEALTH INTERNATIONAL: MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM, FOCUSING ON PREGNANT WOMEN AND MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN RWANDA, TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION BEFORE IT BEGINS BY EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO GROW NUTRITIOUS FOOD. RIPPLE AFRICA: WILL BRING CCM COOK STOVES TO HOUSEHOLDS IN MALAWI. THESE COOK STOVES ARE FUEL-EFFICIENT AND CONSTRUCTED FROM LOCALLY-SOURCED MATERIALS. THESE STOVES HELP PREVENT DEFORESTATION, REDUCE BURN INCIDENTS, REDUCE COOKING TIME AND REDUCE SMOKE PRODUCTION. CARE 2 COMMUNITIES: FUNDING A PILOT PROJECT WHICH INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM ACROSS C2C'S CLINIC NETWORK IN NORTHERN HAITI. THE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TARGETS GIRLS AGES 13 TO 20 WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN PREGNANT. CURE CERVICAL CANCER: THE CCC MODEL CREATES LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE SCREENING AND TREATMENT CLINICS THAT SERVE THOUSANDS OF WOMEN IN KENYA. BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, CCC OFFERS TRAININGS IN SCREENING AND TREATMENT, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, REFERRAL AND FOLLOW-UP LINKAGES. AMPLIFY GIRLS: THIS GRANT WILL OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEMS OF PATRIARCHY AND ECONOMIC OPPRESSION THAT ADOLESCENT GIRLS FACE IN EASTERN AFRICAN, AND ALSO THE BARRIERS THAT HINDER THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN ORGANIZATIONS, WHO ARE BEST PLACED TO SERVE THOSE GIRLS, FROM ACHIEVING THEIR MISSIONS. BARKA FOUNDATION: TO INTRODUCE MENSTRUAL CUPS TO 1230 WOMEN IN BURKINA FASO AND ENABLE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR CUP PROGRAMMING. CREAMOS/SAFE PASSAGE: THIS GRANT WILL FUND A PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT AN INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV) AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR 140 WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THE GCGD WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS INVOLVED IN PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND ECONOMICALLY ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EDUCATION & MENTORING PROJECT: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR THE NEW NICA APP, IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY ACROSS DREAMS PARTNER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO A SPECIALLY DESIGNED, CULTURALLY RELEVANT DIGITAL CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON SEXUAL EDUCATION AND FEMALE EMPOWERMENT FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND WOMEN BETWEEN 12 AND 18 YEARS OLD. GLOBAL PEARLS: THE GRANT WILL FUND 8 ONE-WEEK-LONG CHILD RAPE PREVENTION CAMPS FOR GIRLS AGED 5-15 YEARS, MEDIA COVERAGE, AND SUPPORT FOR 10 GIRLS AGAINST RAPE CLUBS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KUMBA, CAMEROON. KOMERA: THERE ARE MANY ISSUES CONTRIBUTING TO UNWANTED TEENAGE PREGNANCIES IN RWANDA. MANY HEALTH CENTERS HAVE SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR TEENAGERS; HOWEVER, THERE IS A RELUCTANCE TO ENTER INTO THE HEALTH CENTERS AND ASK FOR CONTRACEPTIVES AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION. THIS PROJECTS MAIN GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE A PATHWAY OUT OF POVERTY FOR BOTH TEEN MOTHERS AND VULNERABLE ADOLESCENT GIRLS. INTERVENTIONS ARE DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM THEIR FUTURES THROUGH EDUCATION ON SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND WOMENS RIGHTS, ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING AND RESOURCES, AND WORKING TO CHANGE NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES THAT LIMIT WOMEN FROM REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. NASHULAI MAASAI CONSERVANCY: REVERSE THE INCREASES IN TEEN PREGNANCIES, EARLY MARRIAGE, FGM, AND GBV DUE TO SCHOOL CLOSURES AND ECONOMY COLLAPSE, BY PROVIDING SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION TRAINING, WOMENS EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY TRAINING, AND CREATING SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN IN NAIROBI, KENYA. NOORA HEALTH: NOORA HEALTH'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND SAVE LIVES OF AT-RISK PATIENTS BY EMPOWERING FAMILY CAREGIVERS WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO CARE FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT MATERNAL, NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTHCARE COMPANION PROGRAM. ONEVILLAGE PARTNERS: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO EQUIP WOMEN WITH THE LIFE SKILLS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOOLS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR FINANCIAL POSITION IN THE HOUSEHOLD, OPEN A BUSINESS, AND ENGAGE IN CIVIC LIFE IN THE KAILAHUN DISTRICT OF SIERRA LEONE. SPEAK UP FOR THE POOR: THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND INSPIRATION CONCERNING HEALTHY AND SAFE BEHAVIORS TO AT LEAST 1,665 SIXTH TO TWELFTH GRADE GIRLS IN BANGLADESH. SUNSAR MAYA: THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO PROVIDE WOMEN LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY IN NEPAL WITH THE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND BUILD PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY. TERREWODE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC 2-WEEK REINTEGRATION PROGRAM, CONSISTING OF PSYCHOSOCIAL COUNSELING (INCLUDING FAMILY AND MARITAL COUNSELING), HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND SAFE MOTHERHOOD EDUCATION, FAMILY PLANNING EDUCATION AND SERVICES, AND SOCIAL REINTEGRATION SUPPORT TO UGANDAN WOMEN WHO HAVE SUFFERED OBSTETRIC FISTULA. WOMEN'S ADVOCACY PROJECT: WAPS MISSION IS TO ABOLISH CHILD MARRIAGE, PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND WORK TOWARDS WOMENS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT. WAP USES ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF VULNERABLE AND MARGINALIZED WOMEN AND GIRLS. THIS PROJECT WILL LAUNCH SOAP-MAKING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS IN TWO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OF HARARE IN ZIMBABWE. WUQU KAWOQ/MAYA HEALTH ALLIANCE: THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO FOSTERING A NEW LEADERSHIP PATHWAY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED WOMEN IN GUATEMALA. WE HAVE CREATED A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PUT WOMEN ON A PATHWAY TOWARDS EXECUTIVE AND MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.