Bread for the world for international women’s day: women’s projects worldwide continues to be necessary

If development cooperation is promoting women, decrease Hunger and poverty

Vienna (OTS) – Although women and girls play a leading role in the care of families and in the manufacture of food products, you will be the most affected by Hunger and malnutrition. Women have only rarely Land, have little access to credit, means of production and ownership. You have to earn less educational opportunities, less than men and make up the bulk of unpaid work.

„These disadvantages have poverty“, emphasizes Nina Hechenberger, Director of bread for the world Austria. According to the FAO, 80% of the poor worldwide are women and girls. In addition, women often suffer from violence, every third woman in the world is affected by sexual violence.

Bread for the world projects for women in support of equality

„So that women and girls can be equal, we support projects that allow women to have an income of their own, as well as to get access to education, violence prevention and participation in political processes,“ explains Hechenberger.

„Gender-sensitive development work assumes that the project development will be taken into account that infrastructure projects, education and other projects that both sexes come equally,“ Hechenberger. „In addition, we make dedicated women’s projects, to allow a „re-tighten“ for women, where there is still gross discrimination of women and girls“.

Example of project in Cameroon: „The solidarity section“

Many women and girls in Cameroon are trying to escape poverty in the countryside, and move to Douala, the largest city in the country. Without training you will find but little Chance of work. Bread for the world allows the young women training to be a seamstress. Earlier they fought for Survival every day. Today the participants look to the future with hope: in addition to Nähkenntnissen they also learn management so that they can later open their own small business.

Example of project in Nicaragua: MIRIAM – an end to violence
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In Nicaragua, violence within the family is for many women, a sad reality. Domestic violence is a taboo subject and is rarely brought to display. MIRIAM allows you to free advice and support by psychologists and lawyers. „Women learn to see that you have rights that protect you. You develop self-confidence to enforce these rights,“ emphasizes Nina Hechenberger, Director of bread for the world.

Bread for the world asks for donations for projects to strengthen
women

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