Aside from being super stylish, Celebrity Clothing Line readers sure have good hearts and we love you for that! Let’s do more good, ladies. This time, connect with other women around the globe and help them out of their ordeals on a one-on-one basis. Just what is Women for Women? This is the brief explanation about the organization:
Women for Women International believes that when women are well, sustain an income, are decision-makers, and have strong social networks and safety-nets, they are in a much stronger position to advocate for their rights. This philosophy and our commitment to local leadership builds change and capacity at the grassroots level.
You could help a woman who…
has limited access to electricity and water (99% of participants in Sudan)
is not educated (96% of participants in Afghanistan)
is not engaged in productive work (90% of participants in Iraq)
is not able to pay for medical care (66% of participants in Afghanistan)
is not able to change customs and traditions that are not fair to her (94% of participants in the DRC)
Zainab Salbi with her sister who she sponsors through Women for Women
Sponsoring one woman at a time will not only change their lives, ladies, because believe it or not… your life will be changed forever as well. Lots of those who have participated in the program has only great stuff to say about Women for Women. One Bosnian participant wrote:
“I could never even dream that something like this would ever happen to me. That I would become a member of Women for Women International and meet Mary Ann, who lives miles away from Bosnia. Please believe me when I say that I was thrilled when our group leader gave me a letter from you at our meeting. I was so happy because another woman, a mother, is writing to me from the other side of the world.”
Just how charitable is this charity? According to the Charity Navigator, Women for Women has been consistently earning high marks for the past 5 years. So start learning about the organization by going to their website at www.womenforwomen.org and start empowering women across the globe!
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