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- $50 supports one woman’s microenterprise in Nepal
- $100 initiates an indigenous women’s organic farming collective in Chiapas, Mexico
- $150 provides a full scholarship and tutoring for 3 girls in Zimbabwe
- $250 trains 15 HIV-positive women to access life-saving services in South Africa
- $500 brings permanent water security to 1 family in Rajasthan, India
- $1,000 expands a sustainable rural enterprise in the Guatemalan highlands
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$50 supports one woman’s microenterprise in Nepal
Photo: Jan Stürmann
Ganga Thapa.
With relevant training and support women in Nepal can set economic development in motion. Women like Ganga Thapa, a shareholder of a women’s savings and credit cooperative in the Makwanpur district of Nepal who was able to start an income-generating venture to support her family.
Your contribution of $50 sets economic development in motion
$100 initiates an indigenous women’s organic farming collective in Chiapas, Mexico
Food security.
In rural Chiapas, where food security is a key challenge, communities are coming together to learn sustainable agriculture techniques to grow organic food crops. Through eco-friendly farming, women develop self-sufficiency, better nutrition for their families, increased income, and continue to care for the environment.
Your $100 donation can provide the capital for supplies to initiate one such organic farming collective.
$150 provides full scholarships and tutoring for 3 girls in Zimbabwe
Photo: Paola Gianturco
Betty Makoni
Girls living in Zimbabwe face grim futures without an education. Skyrocketing costs have put girls in an even more vulnerable position than ever and many have been forced to drop out of school. Girls selected for scholarships are typically between the ages 10 and 18. Many are heads of households and care for siblings.
Your $150 donation can cover schooling and related costs for 3 girls for a year.
$250 trains 15 HIV-positive women to access life-saving services in South Africa
Gladys Nikelo
A group of bold women are creating a wave of change in 15 urban communities throughout South Africa. They run support groups for HIV-positive women to “come out” and confront stigma around the disease, which prevents women from getting testing, seeking out accurate information, and receiving treatment.
With the help of these support groups, women are accessing treatment and Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs), learning about ways to maintain good nutrition, and supporting each other to face discrimination.
Your $250 trains 15 women like Gladys Nikelo to train and run support groups for other HIV-positive women.
$500 brings permanent water security for one family of Rajasthan, India
Woman at Taanka
In the desert regions of Rajasthan, India where a shortage of drinking water is an ongoing challenge, a “taanka”- an indigenous rainwater collection tank- costing around $500 allows an entire family, like Bhanwari Devi’s, to alter their path from survival to prosperity.
Your contribution of $500 brings lasting water security to one family.
$1,000 expands a sustainable rural enterprise in the Guatemalan highlands
Photo: Marlon García
Patrociña Ventura
Many indigenous families in the Guatemalan highlands practice subsistence agriculture. But increasingly they need to develop alternative sources of incomes in order to survive. Since starting a livestock-raising project with the help of one of IDEX’s local partners, women like Patrociña have been able to support their families and send their children to school.
Your $1,000 donation can help build a vibrant economy in an indigenous village by providing training and support for income-generating ventures.
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IDEX NewsFlash, March 10, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
A collection of breaking news stories about the countries where IDEX works, and the issues we address.