Area 04 · Empowerment
Opportunity is not a matter of willpower.
Empowerment
The problem
When a woman does not move forward, the explanation offered is usually about her. She lacks confidence. She is not ambitious enough. She did not take the chance when it came.
The chance, on inspection, is often not much of a chance. It requires travelling a distance that is not safe after dark. It requires money the household has already allocated elsewhere. It requires permission. It requires childcare that does not exist. It requires a household to accept a change in who does what — and nobody has asked them to.
Confidence is not the first barrier. It is usually the last one, and it grows on its own once the others are removed.
What we do
Who it is for
Women and adolescent girls, and the families and communities around them.
Layers this touches
Work with us on this.
If you run a school, a community organisation or a CSR programme and want to change the conditions rather than run an event, we would like to hear from you.