For my first charity I am going with one I have supported in years past, Women for Women International.
Started by an incredible woman, Zainab Salbi after she read about the atrocities committed against women during the Yugoslav Wars in the "rape camps" (which are exactly as horrific as they sound). Frustrated by the slow international response she launched a "sister-to-sister" sponsorship program between women in the US and the survivors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Zainab herself fled her native Iraq to escape the abusive power of her father's boss, Saddam Hussein.
Women for Women International now works all over the globe and has landed on one of the most effective forms of aid: supporting women. Working in countries where the status of women is especially awful they provide the women in their program a range of support focused on helping them earn and save money, influence decisions in their local communities and improve the health and education of their entire family. Time and again data has shown how transformative it is for an entire community to empower mothers, and I think Women for Women International has one of the best holistic programs available.
In addition their sponsorship programs is one of the most rewarding ways to give back. For $30 a month you are given a "sister" that your donations are directly supporting. My first sister was a lovely woman named Susan Monday from South Sudan. She had two children and wanted to do anything she could to make sure they got an education. As you can see she is going to graduate this month from her 12 month training program.
AND if you donate before October 15th your money will be matched by a private donor. That means that my donation is going to be tripled between my money, Microsoft and this donor.
The Rundown
Started by an incredible woman, Zainab Salbi after she read about the atrocities committed against women during the Yugoslav Wars in the "rape camps" (which are exactly as horrific as they sound). Frustrated by the slow international response she launched a "sister-to-sister" sponsorship program between women in the US and the survivors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Zainab herself fled her native Iraq to escape the abusive power of her father's boss, Saddam Hussein.
Women for Women International now works all over the globe and has landed on one of the most effective forms of aid: supporting women. Working in countries where the status of women is especially awful they provide the women in their program a range of support focused on helping them earn and save money, influence decisions in their local communities and improve the health and education of their entire family. Time and again data has shown how transformative it is for an entire community to empower mothers, and I think Women for Women International has one of the best holistic programs available.
In addition their sponsorship programs is one of the most rewarding ways to give back. For $30 a month you are given a "sister" that your donations are directly supporting. My first sister was a lovely woman named Susan Monday from South Sudan. She had two children and wanted to do anything she could to make sure they got an education. As you can see she is going to graduate this month from her 12 month training program.
AND if you donate before October 15th your money will be matched by a private donor. That means that my donation is going to be tripled between my money, Microsoft and this donor.
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