Women and girls are often the faces of poverty, yet they are essential to overcoming it.
-99% of maternal deaths happen in developing countries.
-Worldwide, nearly 1 in 4 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 are neither employed nor in education or training – compared to 1 in 10 boys.
-Over 2.7 billion women don’t have the same work opportunities as men, with laws restricting the types of jobs they can do.
The good news is our charity partners listed below are working to ensure women and girls are set up for safety and success. Their programs include women’s savings groups, education to eliminate gender-based violence, training community health workers and midwives, increasing female opportunities and more.
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- Title: Emergency Drought Response
- Charity: Action Against Hunger
- Country: Madagascar
- Photo Credit: Stéphane Rakotomalala
Droughts in Grand Sud, Madagascar, have sharply increased in both frequency and intensity in recent years. Bearing the full brunt of the effects of climate change, families who live in this region have seen drastic impacts on their livelihoods and health. In 2020, there were virtually no rains and this trend continued in 2021. Historically low rainfall levels depleted the few sources of clean water that existed in this chronically dry region. As a result, water-borne illnesses such as diarrhea have increased sharply. And, without rain, there could be no harvests. Food insecurity and malnutrition have increased dramatically. Action Against Hunger’s teams are on the ground, treating malnutrition and helping farmers adapt.
- Title: Supporting Refugees
- Charity: Action Against Hunger
- Country: Uganda
- Photo Credit: Solomon Serwanjja
Uganda is home to more than one million refugees, who are welcomed to the country with a small plot of land, the ability to work and go to school, and more. To help both refugees and the communities that host them, Action Against Hunger works with groups of farmers to help them learn new skills, grow new crops, and make the most of the limited land and water they have.
- Title: Providing Emergency Nutrition Support
- Charity: Action Against Hunger
- Country: Yemen
- Photo Credit: Nada Al-Saqaf
Now almost three years old, Watheek was born in displacement. His family fled their home when the war in Yemen worsened. With six children living in a small one-room house, his parents struggle to get by. Watheek suffered from malnutrition in 2021, and received treatment from Action Against Hunger.