| "Where there is despair, let me sow hope," Francis of Assisi |
Board secretary, Bonnie Conley and I traveled to
evaluate SowHope projects as they were coming to
completion in three countries. A Wellness Project
in Egypt directed toward AIDS prevention was well
received by over 3000 women. This number
represents a 50% increase in the number of
women the partner initially anticipated would attend
the lectures and seminars during the last year.
In Bangladesh, we visited several loan clubs
supported by our 3-year Economic project. The
women we met who had received loans to start
small businesses were proud to show us what
they had accomplished. We saw candle making,
clothes shops, fish and animal farming, to name a
few. This partner was also pleased to let us know
that they exceeded the original target of 2400
women, reaching a total of 3130!
The Education project was just coming to an end
when we visited a number of literacy classes in
Northern India. Women who were illiterate just 9
months previously, were now reading and doing
math at a 5th grade level. These women
(approximately 4200) made the tremendous
commitment to attend class 5 nights a week for 2
hours each night. The self-confidence they
exhibited was remarkable. The number one
answer given when they were asked what they
liked most about being able to read? "Now, I can
read and sign my child's report cards!"
SowHope is one of the only international
organizations focused on addressing the basic
needs of women living on less than $2 a day by
partnering with local leaders, using local solutions
to solve local problems.
Thank you for joining us in sowing hope into the
lives of women around the world.
Sincerely,
Mary Dailey Brown
President
evaluate SowHope projects as they were coming to
completion in three countries. A Wellness Project
in Egypt directed toward AIDS prevention was well
received by over 3000 women. This number
represents a 50% increase in the number of
women the partner initially anticipated would attend
the lectures and seminars during the last year.
In Bangladesh, we visited several loan clubs
supported by our 3-year Economic project. The
women we met who had received loans to start
small businesses were proud to show us what
they had accomplished. We saw candle making,
clothes shops, fish and animal farming, to name a
few. This partner was also pleased to let us know
that they exceeded the original target of 2400
women, reaching a total of 3130!
The Education project was just coming to an end
when we visited a number of literacy classes in
Northern India. Women who were illiterate just 9
months previously, were now reading and doing
math at a 5th grade level. These women
(approximately 4200) made the tremendous
commitment to attend class 5 nights a week for 2
hours each night. The self-confidence they
exhibited was remarkable. The number one
answer given when they were asked what they
liked most about being able to read? "Now, I can
read and sign my child's report cards!"
SowHope is one of the only international
organizations focused on addressing the basic
needs of women living on less than $2 a day by
partnering with local leaders, using local solutions
to solve local problems.
Thank you for joining us in sowing hope into the
lives of women around the world.
Sincerely,
Mary Dailey Brown
President
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