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Action Change (Formally GVI Trust) Sponsor an African Women to Start A Business
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Many women that live in African townships are often forced to drop out of education at an early age due to poverty and the need to help at home. Caught in the poverty cycle this project aims to break down barriers by providing skills training, mentorship and micro loans to aspiring women that have the drive to setup their own business. All donations help us train and up-skill more women across Africa. We currently run projects in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique

Beneficiaries

  • Adults

    Women

  • Reach of your work

    Working across as many communities as funding permits

Geographic reach

  • Zimbabwe
BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

288

Women per year but will increase with funding

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£28,000.00

TIMELINE

Jan 2021 Onwards

Project Outcome Targets

To provide skills training to women from low income backgrounds in Africa

To mentor and support aspiring women that want to setup their own business

Provide the capital for them to start their own business in forms of a mircogrant or loan

Project Activities

  • Running 12 week sustainable training courses in Sewing, Computers and Catering

  • Providing Career and Post course support for aspiring women

  • Providing small capital grants to purchase material or resources for their first sale

Project Impact and Partners
IMPACT REPORTING

Quarterly

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 1: No Poverty UN SDG 5: Gender Equality UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Impact monitored in line with United Nations SDGs

WHO IS ALREADY FUNDING THE PROJECT?

Global Giving donations

Donations from supporters of our work
OTHER PARTNERS

Action Change

Project coordinators