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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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Let's put our aid money to work directly. This program should be a model for more aid packages.
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Please do what you can to make this bill law.
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Women in too many parts of the world and even in this country are too often the victims of economic equality. In many cases they are treated as a commodity instead of as people. Please give your support to H,R, 2965 and S.2069.
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Many women are the sole, or the major breadwinners for their family- this is not only about supporting women, it is about supporting their children as well!
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As sexual harrassment in the workplace continues and men continue to use their influence to get over, women are continually subjected to humiliation and poverty. The choices are often limited to self sacrifricing and lower paying jobs. Help us to fight this injustice.
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The woman in these countries are not fortunate enough to have the resources and way of life that we have in this country. They should. Their communities need to grow and thrive, create jobs, have security. A better way of life all together. These woman, these families deserve it.
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Momentous acts are cyclical throughout history, and now is the time to lift women to their rightful wage, their rightful bread, their inherently rightful ability to ensure the prosperity and integrity of their families, supplementing and in most cases fully supporting the family income and opportunity for real growth.
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