About us
Empowering Girls and Women through Education
What we do
Our ambition is to advance educational opportunities for girls and women, especially in places where their access to education is hampered.
We support educational projects, that are locally anchored, so they can have a sustainable, lasting effect.
Why?
Equal access to education and vocational training helps women to find work outside of their own house und to generate their own income, to strengthen their position in society and gain more political influence.
Recent studies by the Worldbank show that both individuals and countries benefit from girls’ education. Better educated women tend to be more informed about nutrition and healthcare, have fewer children, marry at a later age, and their children are usually healthier, should they choose to become mothers. They are more likely to participate in the formal labor market and earn higher incomes all of which also has a positive impact on the environment.
Every girl and every woman, no matter where she was born, deserves to be respected und heard and has a right to go to school, to receive a formal education.
How?
We support existing and new projects, mainly in developing and emerging countries, aiming to establish long-term cooperations.
We do not support Individuals.
Who are we?
Our family foundation was created in December 2020. We were lucky enough to be born in Switzerland and benefit from an education system that allowed us to live independently and fulfil our dreams.
It is important to us to use our fortune our experience and our networks to assist less privileged girls and women to get a chance to lead autonomous, independent lives.
Current projects
Kamerun
Empowering 20 Cameroonian Young Women to Thrive
A project under the aegis of Wonder Foundation, which supports 20 socially disadvantaged young women in gaining skills in order to be able to stand on their own two feet financially. The project is based on a holistic approach that also includes the young women's families and communities. This project has been supported continuously for two years.
Kirgistan
Training Course in Kirgistan
A project under the aegis of the Uplift - Aufwind e.V. association, which is committed to providing long-term, professional support for therapists who work with disabled children at Uplift. 10 women, including mothers of children with disabilities, are to be trained in basic physiotherapy and the fundamentals of speech therapy and occupational therapy. This should also create a multiplier effect.
Tansania
EEF: St. Martin-Sekundarschule für Mädchen
This secondary school is located in a rural area of Tansania and provides young women with an officially recognized education. The main purpose of this program is to help these young women to gain better selfconfidence, improve their chances for professional success and to reach their personal goals in life.
Guinea Bissau
A Literacy Project for Women
A project under the aegis of Swissaid that supports government efforts to ensure that girls pursue and complete their school education. Raising awareness among educators, teaching staff and local authorities is intended to bring about a long-term structural change towards equal opportunities for girls and boys.
Afghanistan
Project “Learning Together"
A Womanity project that aims to provide girls and young women with viable educational opportunities under the current conditions in Afghanistan, focusing on equipping them with professional skills in computer literacy, programming, and web development, helping to rebuild their selfconfidence. Additionally, marginalised children from a couple of communities in Afghanistan will gain access to primary education through the country's recognised community-based education (CBE) model.
Senegal
“Action Sociale pour les femmes”
A project of the Taxawu Jigeen support association. Young women who until now have had little or no access to school and practical education are given the opportunity to complete an education and receive instruction in the elementary basics of everyday life. This should give them more (economic) prospects and independence.
Äthiopien
Project "Vocational qualifications for poor women"
A project of the Menschen für Menschen Foundation - Switzerland. Thanks to vocational training and empowerment courses, women living in extreme poverty are to be enabled to earn their own income in order to enable themselves and their children to lead a decent life.
Past
Projects
Take a look at our projects from previous years in the project archive.
Blog
Right here we plan to share experiences from our everyday life as a foundation in the future. As a young foundation, we are in a steep learning process and experience many things that we think could also be interesting for others.
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