http://catapult.org – 2013 – May

Build the Dream Model Street School

We’ve helped fund the ground and the first floor of the Dream Model Street School, now we need to complete the rest. 

Helping Afghan Women to Become Leaders

 

Fund workshops that support Afghan women in realizing their power and becoming leaders.

Secret Mama – save abandoned newborns in Italy

Mothers needed to know that they have safe silent way to offer their baby another life

The power to change programme

"I now understand that I have been abused by my partner, and that abuse has been part of my whole life...The Power to Change Programme gave me the opportunity to face this"

Help train women farmers in Rwanda

Support and empower women farmers in Rwanda, many of whom are widows from the civil war, to establish their own agriculture businesses

Mamma Mia – help pregnant moms in Haiti

St. Damien Hospital in Haiti performs approximately 400 free deliveries a month, of which about 17% are cesarean births.

Fuel-efficient stoves for the safety of women

With wood scarce in Darfur, a new stove promises safety for women, girls, and the conservation of the environment.
 

Clean water to women and families in rural Kenya

Help provide clean, safe water to 2,500 vulnerable people and cut disease rates – particularly for women and children.

Support girls in Sierra Leone to end discrimination

Help work in schools in Sierra Leone to train girls to be agents of change.

Provide life-altering education to girls in Kenya

Girls face many challenges in the Maasai community, where cultural traditions such as female genital mutilation and forced early marriage prevent girls from continuing their education.