Around the world, women are at the highest risk of being poor. Greater economic opportunity empowers women--and their families--to escape poverty.
When You Teach a Woman to Fish, Everybody Eats
Women in poor countries are more likely to spend their income on food, education, and healthcare for their children, reducing poverty in the long-term.[photo credits]
When Women Thrive, Families and Communities Thrive
Imagine a world where all women are able to get a job, escape abuse, and feed their children. Imagine a world where women are free to thrive.
Women Thrive Worldwide president and co-founder, Ritu Sharma, travelled to Burkina Faso in May 2010 as part of our dollar a day campaign. While there, we sat down to talk with Madame Maryam Sirima, Coordinator for Coalition Burkinabe pour les Droits de la Femme (CBDF). CBDF is one of our proud partner organizations and together we work to ensure that women benefit from U.S. assistance programs in Burkina Faso.
On Saturday, July 31 at 1pm EST, Ritu Sharma, Co-founder and President of Women Thrive was interviewed on the Derrick Ashong Experience on Oprah Radio Network to discuss Women Thrive's work on ending violence against women worldwide.