http://catapult.org – 2013 – July

Ms. President: Preparing girls for politics

Help convene the first ever “Girls Political Conference” for rural girls in Kenya

Empowering Maasai girls through education

Maasai girls face many challenges because of cultural traditions such as female genital mutilation and forced early marriage, which prevent girls from continuing education.

Provide education and empowerment to 80 refugee girls

The children and youth Heshima Kenya serves today become tomorrow’s advocates creating social change, individually and collectively.

Goats Empower Mayan Women and Girls

Goats help build Mayan’s women confidence and the means to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities.

Help 100 girls and women in Afghanistan

Restore the lives of women who have suffered from gender based violence and extreme human rights abuse in Afghanistan by providing recovery services and education.

Safe Stoves Protect Women and Save Lives

Stoves help boost the health of Mayan women, while keeping them safe and allow Mayan girls more time to be spent in school.

Life-changing surgery for 27 mothers

Help provide vital surgery to women with fistula* in Kenya to support them in rebuilding their lives.

Win back 6 weeks of school per year for girls in Kenya

ZanaAfrica is innovating a radically affordable sanitary pad to help more Kenyan girls stay in school.

Improved Health and Hygiene for Mayan Women

Latrines for 75 families will enable women and girls to advance to a new level of health, well-being, and equality in their homes and community.

Land and government services for women in India

Support India’s first Women’s Support Centers and help thousands of women to gain access to government services and a plot of land to live on and farm.