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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