CARE and the H&M Conscious Foundation will strengthen more than 100,000 women in poor communities

[ 2014.10.14 ]

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Investing in women's economic empowerment
- a catalyst for positive change!
Partnership towards lasting change

In a three-year global partnership CARE and the H&M Conscious Foundation will focus on strengthening women to ensure women's full participation in all walks of life. Around the world, women and girls are the ones that are disproportionately affected by poverty and discrimination. They make up the majority of the world's poorest people. In all regions of the world women spend at least twice as much time as men on unpaid domestic work. Women and girls are prevented from realizing their potential and dreams.

With the support of the H&M Conscious Foundation we will provide more than 100.000 women in poor communities with access to tools, knowledge, skills training and/or seed capital to start up or to expand their businesses. Women will be trained according to their needs, in sales expertise, general business development skills, and financial literacy.

We will also organize five regional campaigns with powerful and inspiring women to raise awareness regarding the barriers they have had to overcome to reach their full potential. We will use these positive stories to inspire women of poor communities to realize their dreams for a better future.

A global report will be developed advocating for policy changes needed to ensure more women reach their full potential and exercise their rights. This report will be offered to key policy makers and influencers on women's rights and empowerment.