Around the world, women and girls have higher rates of poverty, are less educated and have fewer economic opportunities.
-Almost 95 percent of all maternal deaths occurred in low and lower middle-income countries in 2020.
-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.
-The global economy is losing out on at least $7 trillion of economic gains each year due to a failure to reach gender parity in the workforce.
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.