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Lift Women Out of Poverty with the GROWTH Act

Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: CARE

Women in poor communities are more likely to spend their income on food, education and health care for their children -- activities that help lift families out of poverty. However, they often face unequal barriers to participating actively in their countries' economies.

That's where U.S. aid programs can play a role. The GROWTH Act will help women lift themselves and their communities out of poverty by providing:

Loans to help women start and grow their own businesses.
Skills training for women.
Information about their legal rights in the workplace.
Stronger women's land and property rights so that assets can be used as collateral.

Tell your legislators to make economic opportunities for poor women around the world a priority! Countless women are eager for access to better employment opportunities and improved working conditions.

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goal: 30,000

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Dear [Decision Maker]:

I am writing to urge you to co-sponsor The Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive Act - H.R.2965 in the House and S.2069 in the Senate.

Women in poor communities are more likely to spend their income on food, education and health care for their children -- activities that help lift families out of poverty. However, they often face unequal barriers to participating actively in their countries' economies.

U.S. international assistance and trade programs should prioritize economic opportunities for poor women around the world, and allocate resources to promote women's ability to start and grow their own businesses.

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We signed the “Lift Women Out of Poverty with the GROWTH Act” letter!

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7:37 pm PDT, Mar 18, Erin Shelly, New York

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7:30 pm PDT, Mar 18, Loizhanne Davenport, West Virginia

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7:05 pm PDT, Mar 18, Alex Won, California

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7:03 pm PDT, Mar 18, Denise Lytle, New Jersey

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6:53 pm PDT, Mar 18, Brian Reynolds, New Jersey

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6:52 pm PDT, Mar 18, Jules Lauritsen, Colorado

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6:42 pm PDT, Mar 18, Laurel Eckert, Missouri

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6:37 pm PDT, Mar 18, Tracy Schuermann, Missouri

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6:31 pm PDT, Mar 18, Kat Ferrara, New Jersey

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6:25 pm PDT, Mar 18, Gale Weaner, Texas

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6:23 pm PDT, Mar 18, Kathie Maffitt, New Hampshire

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6:17 pm PDT, Mar 18, Gino Foti, Massachusetts

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6:10 pm PDT, Mar 18, Cori Cooper, Ohio

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6:07 pm PDT, Mar 18, Bonnie Hoffman, California

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6:06 pm PDT, Mar 18, Naomi Dutch, California

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5:57 pm PDT, Mar 18, Name not displayed, New Jersey

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5:36 pm PDT, Mar 18, Dawee Van, Michigan

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5:35 pm PDT, Mar 18, Virginia Sims, West Virginia

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5:32 pm PDT, Mar 18, Ashley Gomez, Arizona
All humankind deserves the chance to find peace and security while on this earth.

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5:30 pm PDT, Mar 18, Judith Denning, California

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5:05 pm PDT, Mar 18, Silvia Ferreira, Portugal

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5:04 pm PDT, Mar 18, Valeriya Sholokhova, New York

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5:02 pm PDT, Mar 18, Carolyn Yurick, Pennsylvania

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4:59 pm PDT, Mar 18, Sandra Stubbs, Delaware

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4:53 pm PDT, Mar 18, Louise Lanham, Texas

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4:52 pm PDT, Mar 18, Kate Travis, Texas

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4:40 pm PDT, Mar 18, Danielle Tillman, Arizona

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4:26 pm PDT, Mar 18, Trisha Young, Tennessee

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4:24 pm PDT, Mar 18, ROBERT STREBECK, Texas

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4:19 pm PDT, Mar 18, Ashley Renee Kuntz, Kansas

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4:19 pm PDT, Mar 18, Emily Jones, Maryland

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4:17 pm PDT, Mar 18, Lindsay Cleavenger, Ohio

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4:10 pm PDT, Mar 18, Courtney Boeck, Michigan

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4:10 pm PDT, Mar 18, Franziska Eber, Germany

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4:07 pm PDT, Mar 18, Joanna Ciolczyk, Poland

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3:57 pm PDT, Mar 18, Bruce McDaniel, West Virginia

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3:43 pm PDT, Mar 18, Fhonda Crivelli, Pennsylvania

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3:37 pm PDT, Mar 18, Kelsey Cormier, Massachusetts

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3:35 pm PDT, Mar 18, Dominika Wiacek, Spain

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3:28 pm PDT, Mar 18, Frederico Paiva, Portugal

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3:23 pm PDT, Mar 18, Tara Torres, New Jersey

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3:14 pm PDT, Mar 18, Jennifer Elliott, Oklahoma

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3:09 pm PDT, Mar 18, Kate Moran, Ireland

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3:01 pm PDT, Mar 18, Laura Zanoli, Italy

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2:58 pm PDT, Mar 18, Canni Kon, New Jersey
Congress needs to budget and also encourage the prevention of sexist discrimination thats affected women in this country for a long time. Because I been treated differently for being born a female. Employment jobs have not been very kind over the past several years no matter how much experience. Struggled and need credit where credit is due. Equality rights is very helpful. But I am a god believer and know that there is a way and remember women stay in prayers cause prayers changes everything. Also keep relentlessly pushing for change and keep the congress BUSY and not just warming a chair and sitting their looking good for nothing.

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2:44 pm PDT, Mar 18, Wendy Borgman, Indiana

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10:40 am PDT, Mar 18, Daniel Amon, South Carolina

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