I would like to thank WOMANKIND for providing me with this opportunity to join this great gathering of women. Being at [the event] I really learned a lot, and as a young Afghan started thinking that going back to my country, I have a lot to do. We must start working on the issues of women and should soon be able to bring something to such international events
Change comes in small, brave steps, one person at a time.
WOMANKIND Worldwide enables women in developing countries to join together as they try to change things until there are so many girls and women walking and speaking as one that they cannot be ignored. Or forced back into silence again. Which small, brave steps women want to take are decided by the women themselves.
WOMANKIND Worldwide does not impose priorities invented in the UK. We are always guided by ordinary women in a specific context and what they want to change.
Women and their children in Bewda, Ghana
The benefits of working through local groups
We don’t fly in ready-made solutions either. Instead, we work with local community groups to develop a range of practical solutions around local conditions, providing funding and support, and regularly visiting to monitor and evaluate the differences being made in women’s lives.
Sharing what works and what doesn’t
Many problems facing women living in poverty are similar, though culture, religion, geography and history can shape those problems in different ways. A success in Nicaragua should therefore be shared so that other women in, say, India, can learn from it, adapt it, and use it to transform their own lives if possible. WOMANKIND Worldwide makes these learning exchanges between partners possible.
Strategic alliances to change the big picture
As well as working on the ground, we push for change at national and international level by joining with other groups who also have influence. In this way, we help change the big picture for women as well as improve their daily lives.
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