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HELP HER EARN: ACCESS AFRICA

CARE's Goal: Ensure 30 million people in 39 countries have access to a set of basic financial services by the next decade.

Some 550 million people in sub-Saharan Africa – more than the entire population of the United States, Canada and Mexico combined – live on less than $2 a day. For them, each day is a struggle. They simply do not earn enough to meet their needs.

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Though the problem may be stated simply, the solution isn't a quick fix. In countries with little or no industry, private sector jobs are extraordinarily rare. Women have to create their own opportunities and, as we all know, it takes money to make money.

In 1991 in a village in southern Niger, CARE developed a way to harness an ancient African practice of group savings, in which community members pooled together their resources to create a kind of village bank.

CARE knows from experience that investing in the earning power of women yields large benefits in terms of family income and well-being. When women earn, everyone benefits. Invest wisely today with a tax-deductible donation to CARE!

  • $69 can provide a village savings and loan group with a lock box, ledger and other materials.
  • $115 can provide a community mobilizer with a bicycle to reach remote village groups.
  • $740 can help start a village savings and loan group, and support lending and business activities.

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About CARE

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting poverty. Last year, we delivered life-changing services and lifesaving emergency aid to 59 million people in 72 countries. Ninety-one percent of CARE's expenditures go to programs empowering women and families in poor communities. CARE places special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Learn more about CARE's work.


 

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