Transcript Diapositive 1 - The Catholic Women's League of Canada

1% CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Afghan Women’s Resource Centre (AWRC)
The AWRC is supporting women in Sherhankhail village in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan, a
region where poverty is pervasive. The organization is providing Afghan women with startup capital for small businesses, vocational, literacy and other training, and support needed
to ensure a better future for themselves and their families.
Women and Girls learning embroidery
Economic development and vocational training
• Established a production house
where 4 production groups
amongst the 4 vocational
programs’ beneficiaries (gleam
waving, food processing, dairy
production, embroidery) were
given additional training as a
refresher;
• 540 products were produced and
sold in local and national markets;
• 51 women became able to earn
income through learned skill: these
women are now self-reliant and are
able to secure income for their
family.
Women receiving food processing training
Literacy and health education
• 45 girls completed level 3 and 6 of
literacy program in the community
center and were introduced to
government school in the
community;
• All the literacy programmatic
activity beneficiaries also received
health education sessions.
Human and women’s rights
• 174 women enhanced their
knowledge on rights related
themes (rights of women in context
of Islam).
A girl during an education session
The Development Exchange Center (DEC)
Northern Nigeria
With support from the CWL, the DEC is working to empower Hausa women in Northern
Nigeria with a multi-faceted program that aims to enhance their education, living
conditions, political involvement, capacities and ultimately their status in society.
Women are receiving skills training in tailoring
Improved health in communities
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2,071 women, 820 children and 75 men
received basic training on personal hygiene
and community sanitation;
There are now 44 community-based water
and sanitation committees;
430 teenagers received workshops on the
dangers of teenage pregnancy;
Hygiene clubs in 5 communities provided
health awareness to 375 adults and 100
children;
775 men, women and youth in 10
communities benefited from routine
immunization awareness programs, leading
to a decrease in number of polio cases.
A young girl is fetching water from the borehole
Education and empowerment
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Increased enrolment of girls in schools
from 5%-8% after campaigns on the
importance of educating girls were held in
8 communities;
30 women were trained on basic literacy
and 20 women were sensitized on gender
mainstreaming;
410 women received skills training, such
as doughnut making, cake baking,
Vaseline, hair cream and soap making;
34 women graduated from skills training
center with skills in tailoring and knitting;
Capacity building training for 30
community development association
leaders on budgeting processes;
High turnout of female voters in the 2011
elections and many women were able to
report cases of molestation during voting.
A young woman learns to write
The National Federation of Bolivian Domestic Workers
(FENATRAHOB)
FENATRAHOB is a national grassroots union for domestic workers in Bolivia. The
organization was founded in 1993 with the aim to improve living, working and salary
conditions of women working in this sector, which due to its informal nature can lead to
the exploitation of the poorest and most vulnerable women. Today, the organization has
over 6,500 members and 17 affiliated unions.
Improving rights for domestic workers in Bolivia
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FENATRAHOB successfully lobbied the
Bolivian Government to pass Law 2450,
groundbreaking legislation that
enshrines the rights and duties of
domestic workers and their employers.
This has benefited thousands of women
in Bolivia who work in this oft-exploited
form of work;
Today, the organization is working on
strengthening this law through
nationwide awareness campaigns and
consultations with domestic workers to
identify amendments that will further
improve their living conditions, such as
the right to pensions and health
insurance.
Some of the members of FENATRAHOB at a meeting
Improved rights for domestic workers worldwide
• Thanks to FENATRAHOB’s
groundbreaking work in Bolivia,
domestic workers worldwide will
benefit from improved rights.
Inspired in part by FENATRAHOB’s
efforts, the International Labour
Organization adopted Convention 189
and Recommendation 201 on
Domestic Workers on June 16th,
2011. These documents proclaim
minimum rights for home and
domestic workers, and hold
tremendous potential to improve the
livelihoods of over 100 million
domestic workers globally, especially
since this informal sector is mostly
unregulated, leaving many women
highly vulnerable to exploitation.
Casimira Rodrigue Romero, a member of
FENATRAHOB, went on to become Minister of
Justice and Human Rights in Bolivia.
Thank you
for
your
generous
support!