Womens Empowerment international

Business services and entrepreneurship training for refugees, immigrants and low-income women in San Diego enrolled in the WE STAR Program through grants to the International Rescue Committee in San Diego. In 2022 the program enrolled 96 women clients and provided training sessions to 135 women. 24 new women-owned businesses were started or strengthened and expanded. An estimated 62 jobs were created or sustained from these activities.

Partnering with Fonkoze to cover the costs of healthcare products and transportation to support the rural poor in Haiti and to enable critical healthcare monitoring. WE funding allowed new Community Health Entrepreneurs CHEs to be trained and start their community health store and community education. CHEs receive training to screen children for malnutrition, and adults for high blood pressure. The program exists in 38 branches out of 44 throughout Haiti. 78 new CHEs were trained in 2022. 826 CHEs bought inventory to sell and a recent survey of 450 community members revealed that 80 purchased products from CHEs. 92 of products sold by CHEs were baby products or home personal hygiene products. 122 CHEs participated in blood pressure monitoring and 8,586 children were evaluated for malnutrition. The program continues despite the political challenges that continue to convulse Haiti.

Grants to Nyaka Global provided funds for loans for poor grandmothers who are each raising and supporting an average of 6 grandchildren in conditions of dire poverty. In 2022, WE grants supported loans to 105 grandmother groups averaging 2,613. 454 grandmothers received water tanks. Vocational training focused on microfinance and agricultural practices were provided to 135 grandmother groups affecting over 9,000 grandmothers. Seed distribution benefitted 150 grandmothers.