FUTURE
PROJECTS
WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN IN DEKEMHARE, ERITREA
Partner: National
Union of Eritrean Women (NUEW)
The NUEW is an autonomous,
non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the status
of Eritrean women. During Eritrea’s liberation struggle,
NUEW succeeded in organizing and encouraging women’s participation
in the war effort. Since independence in 1991, NUEW has continued
to enhance the role of women by raising their political consciousness
through literacy campaigns, credit programs, English language
lessons, health promotion, HIV/AIDS education and other skills
training.
Currently, NUEW is working
to expand its activities all across the country with the formation
of new women’s centers in all the major communities of Eritrea.
Change for Children Association (CFCA) would like to support this
initiative through the sponsorship of a centre being planned for
the community of Dekemhare. The centre will provide 500 women
in the community with practical technical training, job skills
training and workshops for women on HIV/AIDS, gender issues, family
planning and human rights.
The key goal of the project
is to reduce the rate of unemployment and improve economic conditions
in this poverty-stricken area. The anticipated impact of this
project in the community is significant, not only because of the
increased literacy and economic earning-power of the women involved,
but also because the training centre would become an established
part of the community, providing public engagement presentations
and workshops in key areas of health, human rights and the environment.
PAST PROJECTS
CAPACITY BUILDING & TRAINING FOR WOMEN IN ERITREA
In 2004-2005, a CFCA intern,
Laura Roberts, traveled to Eritrea where she spent five months
working with NUEW, participating in capacity building workshops
and organizational strengthening.
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