Women's Empowerment Support

Good women listen. Strong women empower. - Proverb

“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” -Gloria Steinem

Indeed, as certain as these words are, without women at our side, the world would have long gone into darkness a long time ago. Women are the catalysts and also the trend-setters in many areas of a community. They are good when it comes to resource management and if given the freedom to explore beyond the kitchen and the household chores, they have a pro-active power to soar beyond other’s expectations or assumptions.

Ongoing problems:

a.     A lot of countries face anti-women issues and barriers even today and Africa is no exception to the ancient custom of restricting women to simple house rosters.

b.    Very little or no vocational training is imparted to women and young girls fresh out of high school. This diminishes their chances to go abroad or pursue their desired academics or careers. In a lot of cases, where tradition outlaws anything feministic, girls are married off to other younger or elderly males without any chance to progress further, due to lack of awareness or lack of resources, on in some cases, both; that doesn’t help a woman’s future abilities at all.

c.     Women are often restricted to household chores despite their ability to pick up IT skills faster than their male counterparts; YES!! The age-old stigma of masculine superiority still exists in these parts of the world. This is due to lack of proper training personnel or lack of funds or digital resources (computers, projectors, etc.) to continue the much-needed training.

their outreach is limited to social media and it renders them vulnerable to the necessity of aid.

Please note, there would be several groups, one of which will be assigned to the concerned volunteer. Each group may have different or nearly similar agendas. We request that the volunteers inspect and analyze the roots of the problem before providing with a solution; it’s a dynamic world and the situation doesn’t really improve with instant solutions.

First Day: On your first day of volunteering, you will be escorted to your accommodation by a local coordinator/staff member and allowed to relax and rest.

Following that, you will meet the admin and the organizational hierarchy who will explain the work and the ongoing projects to be done.

Weekdays - A typical volunteer day would be as follows:

• 8:30 AM: Volunteer leaves for the project destination. The volunteer joins with the local staff and will be oriented about the work to be done.
• 12.00 PM – 2.00 PM: Lunch break. During this lunch break, you are welcome to eat out or eat at the accommodation.
• 2.00 PM - 4.00 PM: Work at the project usually ends. The volunteer at this point is free to travel around and explore or do anything at his/her own choice.
• 7.00 - 8:00 PM: Dinner in the volunteer house.

Saturdays and Sundays are free days for the volunteers. They can choose to explore the city around or do as they wish.

Every locale will be coast-side so instructions would be forwarded after prior discussion. The surroundings are usually dusty so volunteers and music enthusiasts, in particular, are strongly advised to bring protective gear for their apparatus.

The best part about the project and the program is its time notwithstanding.

During the weekend, volunteers have spare time to relax or take the opportunity to explore the Mombasa locale, such as visiting the beach, planning a fun and entertainment program with the kids, etc.

Also, they can tour in and around places like Malindi, Kilifi, Diani and so on.

There’s no dearth of places of rich and cultural heritage and the famed African wildlife.

NOTE- The program coordinator can arrange for sightseeing, only after proper intimation and discussion.