Wellness
The Wellness program includes, but is not limited to, supporting women through physical and emotional projects such as: maternal healthcare; prevention of abuse, rape, and sex trafficking; counseling and recovery centers for victims of gender-related abuse issues; HIV/AIDS care and prevention; COVID-19 stimulus grants; and clean water projects.
Some of our projects that are currently underway or will be underway soon. Click the dropdown below for more details.
- Multiple countries – SowHope provided $28,834 of stimulus grants for weak economies still recovering from the effects of COVID-19.
- Burkina Faso – Obstetric Fistula Repair Surgery Project & Clinic Construction. (2020-2022)
Stimulus Grants (Multiple Countries) SowHope provided $28,834 of stimulus grants in 2021 for weak economies still recovering from the effects of COVID-19. 1,119 women were given food for their families, microfinance loans, and other immediate benefits. Total project cost: $28,834 Obstetric Fistula Repair Surgery, Clinic Construction, & Medical Supplies Projects (Burkina Faso) Our partner, Dr. Itengre, in Burkina Faso has dedicated his life’s work to performing obstetric fistula repair surgeries for impoverished women in his home state of Burkina Faso. This project provides life-transforming surgeries for women who have become social outcasts due to the foul smell that results from the condition. This project combines post-operation follow-up and vocational skills training to assist the woman in transitioning back into her community. SowHope provided grants to build a 2-story fistula repair clinic full of medical equipment that will allow Dr. Itengre and his team to perform up to 10 surgeries per week! Total project cost: $102,496Ongoing Wellness Programs
Education
The Education program includes, but is not limited to: basic literacy classes, vocational training, and technical training.
Some of our projects that are currently underway or will be underway soon. Click the dropdown below for more details.
- Egypt – Vocational Training (2022)
- Sierra Leone – Agricultural Training & Gender-Based Violence Learning (2022)
- India – Makeup Training for Women (2022)
Vocational Training (Egypt) Total project cost: $12,430 Agricultural Training & Gender-Based Violence Learning (Sierra Leone) Total project cost: $14,000 Makeup Training for Women (India) Total project cost: $2,500Ongoing Education Programs
Our partner in Egypt is providing 50 women extensive training in their choice of sewing or hairdressing. This project includes psychological and social development through twice-daily discussions on health and social issues, creativity exercises, and counseling. All of the women, who are from vulnerable populations, will learn skills to help them earn a living, gaining self-confidence and becoming happy in the work they do.
Our partner is providing training in mixed crop farming: cassava/yam, leafy vegetables, rice, and potato for 150 women. This includes soil testing, irrigation, and the distribution of tools, seeds, compost, seeds, and other necessary items. The women will also be assisted in preparing the land for cultivate and planting the crops. Participants in the project will also received training on gender-based violence issues they face, including rape, battering, early/forced marriage, land and property rights, among others. This training will help them speak out on their own issues that are taboo in some communities and help amplify their voices in their struggles.
A new partner to SowHope in 2022, Suzana will train 10 women to become beauticians in their communities so that they can become financially independent and in turn teach other woman. Coming from an area that sees many tourists, all of these women’s livelihoods were taken away when their sources of income stopped coming in due to COVID-19.
Economic
The Economic program includes, but is not limited to: micro-economic loans and small business training.
Some of our projects that are currently underway or will be underway soon. Click the dropdown below for more details.
- South Sudan – Grain Grinding Mill for Microfinance & Basic Agriculture Training (2022)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo – Savings and Internal Lending Communities to Empower Survivors of Sexual Violence (2022)
- Kenya – Microfinance Training and Transformational Development (2022)
Grain Grinding Mill for Microfinance & Basic Agriculture Training (South Sudan) Total project cost $12,500 Savings and Internal Lending Communities to Empower Survivors of Sexual Violence (DRC) Our partner is empowering 150 women in the DRC by providing microfinance loans and table banking training for survivors of sexual violence. Creating Saving and Internal lending Communities will allow the women to work together to build their income from microenterprises. Total project cost $22,440 Microfinance Training and Transformational Development (Kenya) Total project cost $22,500Ongoing Economic Programs
Our partner in South Sudan is building a grain grinding mill which will help 300 women in the community with food security and give the women-operators a steady source of income. The woman will also be trained in basic agriculture and given necessary tools for farming.
Our partner in Kenya is preparing a leadership and microfinance training course to help women become more self-sufficient and start projects that they themselves will manage. The project hopes to change current social structures and prevent women from getting caught into repeated remarriage cycles by teaching them marketable skills to create an income. The project intends to help up to 235 women over the next year.
A SowHope Project in Africa
Where we have funded projects: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Nepal, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia, & Zimbabwe
