Women

We cannot allow the destruction of women and girls' education to continue, with education so crucial to long-term empowerment. The Feminist Majority Foundation is working to keep Afghan girls' schools open, as well as to reopen those schools that have been closed. more

With $225, a woman can start a bakery in India and support her family as a widow. Mary, a 45 year-old widow, was only educated up until primary school. When she lost her husband, she was left with few options to earn a living. Working as a laborer in a bakery unit, she could hardly make ends meet. more

With $98, a woman can start a paper maché business and find the strength to recover from a personal tragedy. more

Your contribution will sponsor one high school teacher for a year to participate in the FVPF’s newest training program for high school teachers. more

Your gift will provide a pit latrine for two household compounds -- but your generosity will extend far beyond that! By providing ready convenient access to a safe and clean place to go, your gift will reduce the potential danger to women of sexual harassment, assault and animal attacks during long walks to fin... more

By funding the participation of a West African woman for six months of Tostan’s Community Empowerment Program, you will change the life of one woman, her family, and her community through our respectful, positive methods of sustainable social transformation. more

Your donation will help thousands of pregnant women realize safe and healthy pregnancies by training ten OB/GYNs on how to better serve patients who are pregnant and their newborns. more