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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!
# 300:
2:35 am PDT, Mar 20,
Pearl Millard, United Kingdom
# 299:
2:16 am PDT, Mar 20,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 298:
2:04 am PDT, Mar 20,
Ana Blanco, Israel
# 297:
1:45 am PDT, Mar 20,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 296:
1:43 am PDT, Mar 20,
Selina Schecroun, Virginia
# 295:
1:42 am PDT, Mar 20,
Dasha Bobyleva, Russian Federation
# 294:
1:34 am PDT, Mar 20,
Sanjoy Banerjee, India
# 293:
1:31 am PDT, Mar 20,
Tania Naim, Lebanon
# 292:
1:12 am PDT, Mar 20,
Name not displayed, Egypt
# 291:
12:42 am PDT, Mar 20,
Melissa Kostusiak, Arizona
# 289:
12:08 am PDT, Mar 20,
Nicole Hardin, Alabama
# 288:
11:30 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Julie Van Niekerk, South Africa
# 287:
11:29 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Lilly Dunn, Oklahoma
# 286:
11:12 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Darlene Davis, Michigan
# 285:
10:59 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Kiku Nitta, California
Strong women protect thier families in so many ways, it's about time we helped protect them.
Strong women protect thier families in so many ways, it's about time we helped protect them.
# 284:
10:56 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Dr Kathi Ann H, Georgia
# 283:
10:50 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Katia Louise, California
# 282:
10:44 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Laurie Wolfe, Maryland
# 281:
10:36 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Elizabeth Rothman, Washington
# 280:
10:36 pm PDT, Mar 19,
John Hinds, Oklahoma
# 279:
10:26 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Jacki Hoover, Pennsylvania
# 278:
10:24 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Harriet Saperstein, Michigan
# 277:
10:14 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Caroline Arles, Oklahoma
# 276:
10:00 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Piers Goodwin, South Africa
# 275:
9:42 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Teresa Mac Tavish, Canada
# 274:
9:41 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Lori Forman, Massachusetts
# 273:
9:29 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Jane Oberlander, Washington
# 272:
9:27 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Maria Cristina Almeida, Portugal
# 271:
9:08 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Baldev Sethi, United Arab Emirates
# 270:
9:07 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Tim G, Texas
# 269:
9:05 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Nielene Heller, Colorado
# 268:
9:04 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Name not displayed, Illinois
# 267:
8:59 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Jed Polak, Poland
# 266:
8:55 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Roxie Schliesmann, Wisconsin
# 265:
8:51 pm PDT, Mar 19,
OLY Diaz, Florida
# 264:
8:35 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Name not displayed, Texas
# 263:
8:32 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Tammy Reynolds, Colorado
# 262:
8:22 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Sandra Ellis, Canada
# 261:
8:19 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Tom Maxwell, California
# 260:
8:16 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Jenna Templeton, California
# 259:
8:12 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Kaitlin Vallee, Illinois
# 258:
8:00 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Tunisia U fountain, California
# 257:
8:00 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Larry Bibayoff, California
# 256:
7:56 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Gerry Carter, Texas
# 254:
7:46 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Pam Dupree, Tennessee
# 253:
7:36 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Wendy Halvorson, Georgia
Women are the backbone that hold families together, even moreso for poorer families. Helping these women raise their families out of poverty helps to raise entire countries out of poverty, thus it helps the whole world -- a win win situation if ever there was one.
Women are the backbone that hold families together, even moreso for poorer families. Helping these women raise their families out of poverty helps to raise entire countries out of poverty, thus it helps the whole world -- a win win situation if ever there was one.
# 252:
7:36 pm PDT, Mar 19,
Miki Hirakawa, Japan
# 251:
7:23 pm PDT, Mar 19,
David Dunkleberger, Pennsylvania