women

Start with these websites to research the question, "Why are women key players in the fight against hunger?". In your answere, provide examples of oganizations that believe this, what they have done, and what the results have been.

http://www.imow.org/wpp/stories/viewStory?storyId=100, http://www.freedomfromhunger.org/, http://www.care.org/

Women are key players in the fight against hunger because women have a motherly feel and are very sympathetic toward such situations. Many things have been done in the fight against hunger with women leaders, stories were found very moving were: Fatoumata Monomata lives in Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world, with an average life expectancy of 44 years. Ever since Fatoumata was a child herself, she has known about a terrible disease called malaria. But she and her neighbors didn't know how it was spread, how to protect themselves from it, or when it would strike, what kind of medicine would help. Malaria -- a ruthless killer -- swept through her village on a regular basis, stealing the lives of countless children. Fatoumata feared for her own children, but had no idea how to protect them. The situation seemed hopeless -- but Freedom from Hunger knew better. With over half a century of hands-on experience in places where others have given up, we know what it takes to save lives. Our programs build on what women living in rural poverty already have in abundance: determination, an entrepreneurial spirit and endless devotion to their children. We transfer skills, knowledge and resources that women can own, share and pass down generation to generation. Like so many other hard-working mothers, Fatoumata was eager to join our innovative loans and learning program. She’s getting life-saving information about malaria and nutrition -- as well as the seed money and business skills to turn her hard work into security for her family. Fatoumata is using her new income to buy medicine, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, and nutritious food for her children. Her thriving business, as she tells us, "made it possible for me to buy a wagon to carry my goods." With her wagon she was able to increase her stock and sell even more nuts and potatoes in the market. So in addition to paying back her loan on time and with interest, Fatoumata is now able to put some money aside for emergencies. Fatoumata is also reaching out to her neighbors by sharing her most important business tool -- her wagon -- with the rest of her village, so they can increase their profits as well. When mothers, such as Fatoumata, are given the tools to take control of their own lives, the benefits spread to their children and neighbors, creating lasting change for their entire communities. In fact, Freedom from Hunger is having worldwide success with solutions that work! More than 600,000 women in 15 of the poorest countries across the globe are moving beyond a subsistence life through Credit with Education. They are educating their children, saving for the future, and becoming self-reliant. But there are still so many -- just like Fatoumata before she joined us -- who don’t even know that there is a way they can help themselves out of poverty. Won’t you help hard-working women all over the world to make a better life for their families? Freedom from Hunger is on the verge of reaching millions of women and families in need. After reading this article and learning so much about it, It proves that women have such true strength to endure the long on-going fight against hunger. They’re truly remarkable for dealing with everything they’ve dealt with and to be able to continue on their journey to gain support and fundraising from organizations is a very worthy cause. More than two million rural women have sat at the local government decision-making table. Because women are traditionally responsible for meeting their families' basic needs, their contribution to local government has been crucial. It is clear that women's leadership in // panchayats // is transforming India. These elected women-now role models to the other women in their communities-are altering the development agenda to address issues critical to village life. The success stories number in the millions. Women throughout India-from Orissa to Assam to Uttar Pradesh to Bihar-are ensuring that roads are repaired, electricity is brought to their villages, schools are built, latrines installed, medical services are available, water sources are made safe, local savings groups are formed, and the list goes on and on.
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