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Safe communities are essential in preventing Violence Against Women and Girls. By fostering a culture of respect, support, and vigilance, we create environments where women and girls can thrive without fear. Community involvement and creating safe spaces like shelters and community centres are key. #16Days #PreventionFirst #sibelfast16days2024

Empowering the underprivileged is a rising tide that lifts all boats. 🚢 When we invest in those who need it most, we create a ripple effect of opportunity and growth that benefits the entire community. By providing access to digital skills and online resources, we're unlocking pathways to self-sufficiency and success. And the rewards go far beyond just financial gains. Empowerment fosters a sense of dignity, purpose, and belonging. But perhaps the greatest benefit is the way it brings us together. Empowerment is a powerful unifier, reminding us of our shared humanity and the strength we find in community. 🙏 So let's keep pushing for a more empowered world, one person at a time. #IO #Empowerment #CommunityImpact

Are you really capable of alleviating poverty and unemployment? 🤔💼 Doubting your ability to make a difference can be counterproductive. Everyone has been doubtful of themselves at some point or another; it's human nature. At Mission Bridges, we focus on serving women, minorities, veterans, and disadvantaged individuals to break down barriers to business ownership. 🌟 Our tailored programs and support services address the unique needs of small nonprofits, empowering aspiring entrepreneurs from underserved communities to pursue economic independence. 💪 Visit our website: missionbridges.org to learn more and join our community of change-makers. Share or comment if you believe in the power of community impact! 💬 #Empowerment #Inclusivity #EconomicIndependence

📣 Grants news...our giving community has enabled $76,750 to be distributed across 15 organisations, helping to end, prevent, and respond to women's homelessness. Having no safe place to call home is growing reality for women and gender diverse folk who face systemic barriers like violence, discrimination, lack of suitable and affordable housing options, and pay/superannuation gaps. We're proud to be helping support a number of gender-specific responses across 6 states, creating change for refugee and migrant women, those affected by violence and abuse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, young women and gender diverse folk, older women, and those who have interacted with the justice system. Read more in our recent article: https://lnkd.in/gsvUkvxp Great to be funding the work of Wellsprings for Women (pictured), Seeds of Affinity , Mangrove Housing's The Forgotten Women project, SpeakOut - Immigrant Women's SpeakOut Association NSW, Women's Community Shelters' new refuge on the Mornington Peninsula, Law and Advocacy Centre for Women Ltd and others. #homelessness #grants #women #endinghomelessness #community

Community Rights and Development Initiatives is a registered not-for-profit organization that links individuals and resources in the community. Some of our focus areas are: 1. Socio-economic empowerment of women and girls 2. Platform to address the issues of Sexual and Gender Based Violence against women and girls. 3. Access to health care 4. To contribute to climate change solutions 5. Funding and intervention advise 6. Financial literacy models for SMEs

From supporting single moms to providing essential resources and fostering community connections, we're dedicated to meeting your specific needs. Let us know how we can assist you on your journey towards empowerment and well-being. Book an appointment today to discover how we can help: https://lnkd.in/dt_HUJ5g #CommunitySupport #SingleMomResources #Empowerment #BookAppointment #NancysCloset #NancysClosetAZ #MakeADifference #TogetherWeCanMakeADifference

Community Development Forums (CDFs) are inclusive platforms that bring together diverse stakeholders in labour-intensiveindustries, to transform previously hierarchical worker-management relations. They have become a space for women and youth to exercise leadership, voice their concerns, point out their needs and dispel widely held views that they lack the competence to do so. Through collective decisions, need assessment and action plans, CDFs have assisted in reducing household costs, increasing savings, improving working conditions and expanding access to safe drinking water. Moreover, it has helped break barriers in being recognised as a citizen, opening a business, and learning knowledge that continues to empower individuals, families, and communities to make the change they envision. #Chrysalis #SriLanka #AnythingIsPossible #CommunityDevelopmentForums #CommunityLedSolutions #EmpoweringCommunities #InclusiveDevelopment

They say, "Community impact work is only for the underprivileged, not for everyone." And I disagree. Common Misconception... Community impact work is only for the underprivileged, not for everyone. 🌟 Key Insight: Collective impact efforts benefit from advocates and allies at all levels of society, not solely the destitute. Many may believe that community impact initiatives are exclusively for the underprivileged. However, Ashley N. Campbell, Ed M, PhD discussion reveals that true change and collective impact require advocates and allies from various backgrounds. By engaging in conversations, being allies, and standing up for each other, individuals, regardless of privileges, can make a real difference in their communities. It's a misconception to think that community impact work is limited to certain groups; in reality, it's a shared responsibility for everyone invested in creating positive change. Cheers to all you community advocates out there! #communityimpact #socialimpact

Our #MtS Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab funded a study that examined the effects of financial and identity-based support on young people who have experienced #homelessness. All 40 participants received rent subsidies, and half were randomly selected to also receive coaching. The coaching intervention focused on empowering youth by enhancing their identity capital, including purpose, control, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Watch this animation to learn about the results of the study: https://ow.ly/6vkG50U0zt5 - #YouthHomelessness

Vital this women only Connect Hub in Glasgow not only remains open, but continues beyond its current 3 days. This is more than a resource, but a blueprint of how we can meet women's needs across Scotland. Women's experience of homelessness is different from men, and those needs are not reflected in data and statistics. We therefore do not meet women's needs in resource allocation and service design and delivery. Most drivers of homelessness hit women quicker and harder. It is essential women specific supports, like this are replicated and upscaled and co produced by their own lived experiences.