Description

Initiated by a group of African women with a vision, the Women for African Development project, comprising representation from numerous African countries and other nationalities utilizes personal, professional and business development, symposiums and practical approach to augment women involvement in community development among African immigrants with an extension to development in African continent.

The Women for African Development project, comprising representation from over 16 African nationalities and growing, in addition to other nationalities, is one of the initiatives of the institute. Through symposiums and practical approach, this group seeks to involve women on development issues among African immigrants and in the African continent.

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Service Areas and Current Projects in Africa

The Women for African Development initiative champions African projects. Ongoing and proposed projects in various parts of Africa include:

• Citizen-oriented Community Planning and Development
• Accomplished Women of African Descent project
• Microentrepreneurship Development
• Community Trust Banks and Microcredit
• Business Incubators
• Mobile Clinics
• Battered Women Shelters
• HIV/AIDS Awareness and Prevention
• Human Capital Development
• Orphanage Assistance
• Youth Development
• School assistance projects

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More Projects

Projects include:

• Entrepreneurship Development
  • Business Training (principles and practical)
  • Business Planning and Start-ups
  • Financial Capital Development (Assess, savings, insurance, etc.)
  • Technical & Management Assistance (Marketing, Group/Peer Support, Bulk Inventory Supply, etc)
  • Microenterprise development
  • The Lydia Community Enterprise (Fashion designs social business)
• Business incubation
• Professional Development
• Private-sector enhancement (Policy Analysis, advocacy, entrepreneurship conducive climate, Government Entrepreneurship/Employer Award & Recognition, etc.)
• Job creation
• Public health
  • Education
  • Mobile Clinics for rural healthcare
  • Free Samples
• HIV/AIDS Program
  • HIV/AIDS prevention education, awareness campaign, and behavior change communication
  • Training of master trainers and peer educators
  • Providing infrastructure and equipment for HIV testing; Testing and referral for treatment
  • Support for Orphans, Vulnerable Children and Orphanage assistance and food programs
  • Family support for sustainable living, home visits, and care
• Capacity-building for Faith/Community-based NGOs
• Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI)
  • Women leadership development and civic inclusion
  • Women entrepreneurship development
  • Strategic measures including advocacy and social reengineering to encourage the abandonment of harmful traditional beliefs and practices that promote and condone gender-based violence and dehumanization of women
  • Battered women shelter and domestic violence prevention
• In-kind resources (vehicles, clothing, computers, printers, and other educational, medical, school, and business supplies and equipments) for those in absolute deprivation

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Select benefits to WAD participation

These include:

• Collaboration with African First Ladies
• Opportunity to make a difference in your life, your profession, career, or business by enhancing your future goals
• To touch, with a concerted impact, the lives of those you love, and your -- community at large in a way you would never be able to do alone
• Community and faith-based nonprofit capacity-building
• The rear privilege to be an ambassador of change to those less fortunate than you, whom you left behind
• Identification and program development for your constituents
• Technology interaction and awareness on important issues relevant to your concerns, as well as African immigrants and continental development
• Provision of resources to meet your needs
• Discounted fees for special programs and events
• Your Professional and Leadership Development through educational programs
• Partnership for resource development and project implementation
• Networking opportunities with a diverse group of participants worldwide
• Opportunity to enlarge your market with members who shop members first
• Sharing ideas with colleagues of similar interest
• Involvement in various development projects in Africa

Other ERI Programs

Youth Development | Community Economic Development

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