CODPEO – Conserve 2 Develop Earth Organization

Here, we promoted women economic participation, access to resources, empowerment through art and craft where we women and girls  started with craft shoe making, weaving and beading, the grant facilitated their trainings in financial literacy, entrepreneurship support and boosted saving and lending opportunities for women and girls, this program increased monthly income earnings and improved well being of the beneficiaries  , the program  improved knowledge of financial and business management for women, girls and sex workers and increased activism to advocate for community and duty bearers to change norms and laws that limit gender equality and women economic participation, of 70 women, girls and sex workers this program intends to empower, 43 have acquired skills in craft shoe making, 44 have joined our saving and lending scheme, 28 have started small own businesses and are demonstrating improved income earnings