WCG101 SERVICES

WCG101’s mission is to empower marginalized communities, with a focus on women and children, through enhanced educational programs and community training to promote equality, economic wellbeing and basic human rights.

Working towards women's empowerment enables you to support women in their pursuit of healthy and sustainable livelihoods. Women's groups provide a forum for issues such as family health, women's rights, and access to resources, income generation, and other challenges women face in their daily lives. Volunteers have the opportunity to exchange ideas, collaborate in ongoing projects, teach basic English skills, help with small businesses, and be a positive role model. You can also provide support in many other ways, depending on your skills and interests and the needs of the local community. 

Women's Empowerment

Program at a glance:  Program: Women's Empowerment Start Dates: 1st and 15th of each month Language Requirements: English (Basic khmer is provided) Food and Accommodation: khmer standard with host family in the working community Key Activities: working with women in the field, account keeping, awareness raising, technical skills, small grant writing Beneficiaries: women from disadvantaged community Working Hours: 4 to 5 hours a day, 6 days a week Required Qualifications and Skills: No formal training required, passion to work with women, flexible attitude "...I was motivated to work in the women’s care group program,  and I was very impressed with the  goals WCG101 had helped the women set.  I was able to aid the much needed new staff in gathering  information about the current situation faced by  each group, so they could focus on the present  needs of the individual groups giving them the attention  they need. With the staff routinely checking  up on all the groups to monitor progress and provide  assistance in mitigating problems, I think future  volunteers will likely be able to greatly help the groups  when they come to volunteer for even a short  amount of time..."Schroder  Germany  Women’s Empowerment Program Volunteer August  10 to December 10, 2009   WCG101 has the following key programmes to empower the local women: Education (Literacy) and awareness Saving and credit (micro-credit) Income generative skills training Women's health Teaching English Language for young women/Girls WCG101 runs women education classes in much needy communities. WCG101 has  trained over 20 women in literacy classes in NOV 2009, which are taught by  other local women and overseen  by the women’s programme expert to help everyone learn to a good standard.  Women need to be able  to speak good English to access career options through the internet,  through authentic materials in the English language and because companies prefer to  employ people with good spoken English.  The Local women then receive skills-orientated training  so that they can generate some income through projects  such as vegetable farming (organic and non organic), livestock,  incense making, candle making, dry food making,  hand crafts made at our work shop. They have regular meetings and save some money every month in their  saving-credit groups. The women are also  given training in organic agriculture to help the organic movement, which is labour  intensive and to give people a chance to meet, talk, learn and exchange views  with others in the movement. WCG101 will be indebted to any volunteers with experience in this area.  The forage development project aims to save women time by having grass closer to  hand to feed their animals, which is their major source of income Roles of Volunteers: Work with WCG101's local staff to train women Help women's groups for account keeping Work with women in their farm Awareness raising activities Women's rights  Women's health issues  Life skills, e.g. leaderships skills,  decision making,  communication, problem solving,  coping with stress Teach English language to young women Develop small grant proposals to fund women's empowerment programs Research for funding agencies and raise funds for local projects Help explore possible market for women's products  Research and case studies on women's programs So WCG101 invites all interested national and international  volunteers to be part of our women’s development programs.  Come with expertise and help women learn or come with   no expertise and learn together. Your small effort can make  a big difference to women in the most marginalized communities!!!  We do however request our volunteers to be flexible! It takes  time for you to learn about the local women before you start your  actual work and you need patience for that. Working in the  community is not like a computer program, which is preset;  you click and it works. You will be working with women  of a totally different culture and lifestyle. Your steps  will work slowly but sure works!. Program Availibility: CONTACT US Available

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