Girls’ empowerment events with Cornerstone, bringing girls and young women together around health, school and confidence. Our work · Thriving Communities
Skills that let families stand on their own.
Thriving communities grow when people have opportunities to build skills, earn a living and support one another. We support community-led solutions that strengthen economic security and long-term resilience.
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The problem
Orphans and young women who leave school often have no way to learn a trade or earn a steady income. Without one, they depend on others, and the cycle of poverty passes to the next generation.
40% of working women in Ethiopia work unpaid in a family business or farm, compared with 23% of men. Source: ILO estimates via World Bank (2023)
What we've done
Girls’ empowerment events with Cornerstone, bringing girls and young women together around health, school and confidence. 
Six years of community projects funded by the founders themselves, building the trust and local partnerships this next step needs. 
What is needed now
- 1Sewing machines, tools and trainers for trades like tailoring, carpentry and farming
- 2Partners and donors for the first youth skills center
- 3Mentors in agriculture, trades and small business
The long-term vision
Youth skills centers: places of refuge where orphans and out-of-school young women learn trades such as tailoring, agriculture, carpentry and small business management, and leave with the tools to earn a living.
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