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Lift Women Out of Poverty with the GROWTH Act
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: CARE
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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We signed the “Lift Women Out of Poverty with the GROWTH Act” letter!
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Empowering women to take care of their families and to have the means and rights to do it is the key to lift families in poor countries from poverty and despair. Despair leads to violence and terrorism. Giving women the power over their family destiny is the cheepest anti-war and anti-terrorism investment we can make.
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Please uplift the women in poverty.
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Muhammad Yunus, who with his Grameen Bank received the Nobel prize for inventing micro-credit, has shown that helping poor women to become self-sufficient is the most effective way to alleviate poverty.
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We should ensure that women are empowered so that they won't be vulnerable to bad men and cruel society.
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