CWS celebrates women
Women in Mozambique.
Photo: Tom Hampson/CWS
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If you educate a man you educate a person, but if you educate a woman you educate a family. - Ruby Manikan
Church World Service: Celebrating women's day every day
Women's education and status within their community are among the clearest indicators of a community’s vitality and well-being. CWS supports programs that give women the chance they deserve to improve their lives. From experience we know that investing in programs for women yields dividends for them, their family, and their entire community.
What can you do?
- Get inspired by this International Women's Day story from Eritrea and the CWS/Carolina's regional office
- Learn how literacy training helps women in Mozambique
- Read about other CWS projects addressing women & children
- Help CWS advocate for the rights of women
- Browse these quotes on women
- Give an alternative gift that offers opportunities for women
- Share this Powerpoint presentation: Breaking the Chains of Debt and Empowering Women (176 kb)
This brief, downloadable resource explains the connection between debt cancellation and the empowerment of women, what CWS is doing to break the chains of debt, and provides information on resources and advocacy that you can use. CWS is partnering with Jubilee USA Network on the campaign, "2007: The Sabbath Year," and this presentation can be used as a part of your participation in this campaign.