Institute Prepares Women In Rwanda For Meaningful Careers
The Akilah Institute for Women is working in East Africa to educate women, creating a whole new world of opportunities for them and driving significant social change in the bargain. The Institute is raising money on Crowdrise to upgrade technology at the school, add more teachers, provide them with better training and expand student services.
We recently caught up with Anastasia Uglova from the Institute and asked her a few questions:
What is the social benefit you hope to achieve with or through your crowdfunding campaign?
We created Akilah as a visionary new educational model for low-income young women. The nurturing environment provides a space where young women can heal some of the trauma of their past while gaining market-driven skills to launch meaningful careers, improve their earning potential, and take control over their own lives.
Akilah students are breaking through the cultural, social, and economic barriers that hold so many women back, permanently disrupting the cycle of poverty and creating better, healthier, and more prosperous lives for their families and children.
How much money are you hoping to raise and why? How much have you raised so far?
We have raised $2,300 of our $25,000 goal.
By 2015, the Akilah student body will grow to 425 students across two countries. To support so many young women’s dreams for a better future, we’ll make key investments in:
1) Systems, technology, and educational materials – so students gain the technical skills to compete in the modern workforce.
2) Faculty development and capacity building – to train, develop, and hire the best teachers.
3) Student services and activities – to expand counseling, activities, and extracurriculars for students’ professional and social growth.
4) The Student Scholarship Fund – to invest in more women who would not otherwise have the opportunity to pursue higher education.
Whom are you trying to help with your project and why?
Women serve as powerful agents of change when empowered and given the tools to participate in the formal economy.
Yet, there remain very few opportunities for young women in East Africa to gain the skills and education needed to prepare them for meaningful livelihoods and economic independence.
80% of women in East Africa still work in subsistence agriculture, earning less than $2 per day. University is an expensive option for a select few. Only 1% attend university and just 30% of those are women.
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