Thanks to your support, this policy has made it possible in the past—and today—to advance the cause of women's equality in the communities where we are active, notably with the PLUVIF project in Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and with the DEMUJERES project in Guatemala.
However, faced with the rise of conservative movements, we must consolidate our gains and take on new challenges to achieve a better balance between women and men in the world. In order to keep up the momentum, we are calling on your generosity. Your donation is more than a financial contribution, it’s a factor of change. Thank you for giving generously!
"It has been possible to see a real change in several men in my community. Slowly but surely, people came to understand that these men truly changed so that they could have a better life with their wives and children. Now, a lot of people turn to these men, as they would to a doctor, to ask for their advice.” - Testimony of an outreach participant, Burundi
Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo - 2010 to 2017
“When I was a teenager, I became aware of my origins and my heritage as an Indigenous woman. Through my involvement with all kinds of Indigenous organizations, I learned about the origins of racism, the country’s political situation, and how all of this is constructed in people’s mentalities, and so, I started to understand. I needed to assert my identity and my origins in order to be respected and to move forward in eradicating racism, collectively. At that point, I reconciled myself with everything I am, my cultural origins and my history. That really helped me assert myself as an Indigenous woman who has the political will to seek transformation and change” — Sariah Acevedo, DEMUJERES Project Coordinator
"Before this project, we were growing peanuts and sesame. It changed our lives because we did not know how to maintain shea trees or nurseries. The project allowed us to participate in training and to receive agricultural equipment. Now the shea trees have a longer life span. The quantity of fruit harvested has increased and its quality has improved. We are therefore selling more shea kernels than before. In addition, we no longer buy wood to cook them since the residues from the shea tree are transformed into biochar and compost. We are now able to provide for our families, send our children to school and save money." — Women shea producers, Burkina Faso
