$15,000 to organize awareness creation activities on the Domestic Violence Act, Devolution of Estate and Registration of Customary marriage and Divorce for 150 rural women, law enforcement officers and traditional leaders in Kailahun and Kono districts. Part of the grant was used to hold radio programmes to educate people on the various Acts.
$40,000 to train women and young women in Njagbema, Buuma and Ngelehun communities in Pujehun, and Bo Districts of Sierra Leone in vocational skills in the area of weaving, soap making and tie & dye making; to support women farmers with training and input. Part of the grant is for Institutional support including the purchase […]
$5,000 to support the seed capital of UWDP’s revolving loan scheme to reach more rural women engaged in petty trading and food production.
$5,000 to organize a training program in feminism theory, women’s human rights and communications skills for selected young girls from Senegal, Mali and Gambia and to organize an intergenerational dialogue.
$20,000 to educate and incorporate young women into the women’s movement in selected Francophone countries through training programmes around feminism theory and the organization of an intergenerational feminist dialogue.
$1,000 to conduct one-day training on gender based violence prevention.
$1,000 to organize a football tournament as a means to educate and sensitize the community about HIV&AIDS and the significance of Voluntary Counseling and Testing.
$1,000 to train 50 women and girls on HIV&AIDS prevention, stigmatisation and discrimination; to organise a one day seminar on HIV related issues and to organise awareness creation programme through sports activities.
$12,000 to develop a five year strategic plan for the organization as well as design a website and ensure its maintenance. Part of the grant will also cover the salaries of the project staff namely a consultant, an IT consultant, project coordinator and a financial controller.
$10,000 to provide 15 bulls & cows for 30 households and provide technical training for the beneficiaries.