Women Empowerment Fundraising

Thank you  so much guys your donations! We raised $2500 thanks to you guys.  

Updates : We are still hoping to raise more funds, so please feel free to support us by donating or volunteering to the project. 



Women Empowerment Democratic Republic of Congo ( WEDRC) Hope Project

Location : Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equateur (Mbandaka)

Estimated start date of the project :  September 5th 2020

Estimated budget : $ 3000-$5000


About 830 women die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications every day — 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries, with more than half of them in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the World Health Organization.

Poverty, lack of access to quality health care and education, and distance between health centers all contribute to these statistics [CQ1].

The lack of sex education from parents and schools in the city of Mbandaka is afflicting. In some aspects of Congolese mentality, providing adolescent girls with sex education is considerably a taboo. Many perceive it as a way to grant knowledge and permission to practice sexual activities, instead of viewing it as an opportunity to educate and protect their communities from sexually transmitted disease and teen pregnancy.

As a result, many are deprived from understanding the importance of contraceptive methods and safer sex guidelines, leading to high rates of adolescent and unplanned pregnancies, as well as sexually transmitted infections. Essentially, those teens, mostly from low-income communities, do not receive prenatal care due to inadequate health care services and funding, opening doors of continuous health issues for the mother and child.

Mission

Our mission is to help advocate for women’s health, education and equity, and the approach of maternal and child health in the city of Mbandaka. We strive to promote health by educating and empowering young women from disadvantaged communities, between the ages of 13-20, and serving as a bridge connecting them with the available resources provided by NGOs and governmental services to assist their needs.

Goal

Our goal is to support a group of young women throughout our program by providing a safe place with educational seminars, which will cover: female reproductive health and rights, safer sex guidelines and sexual transmitted infections, contraceptive methods, gender-based violence with an emphasis on mental health, finding a voice through empowerment, and the idea of learning as a lifestyle.

Objective:

Over the course of 3 full days,  our guest speakers, healthcare professional volunteers, will present on the subject closest to their field of experience to educate our group of  selected participants, and also organize interactive learning activities to initiate community conversations. These seminars will focus on granting comprehensive knowledge needed to further understand on women’s reproductive health and empower young women about gender equality and the power of education.



WEDRC STAFF

 

1.  Florette Ebengho : WEDRC Project Coordinator & Fundraiser, BA in International Studies and Non-profit Management, Safari Case Manager & Program Assistant at Mother Africa

 

2.  Robin Myers : WEDRC Fundraising Specialist , Senior  majoring in Social Welfare at the University of Washington (Tacoma).

 

3.   Sabrina Ebengho: WEDRC Communication Specialist & Fundraiser, University of Washington (Seattle) junior majoring in Public Health-Global Health.

 

4.      Samantha Hiatt : WEDRC Project Event Planning & Fundraiser, Evergreen State College sophomore majoring in Psychology

 

5.      Kyria Umba: WEDRC Fundraiser Specialist , The Ohio State University

sophomore majoring in International Studies.

 

6.      Benitha Wosho : WEDRC Fundraiser & Supervisor , North Lake College Texas

 freshman majoring in Fashion Design.


Estimated Budget  $3000-$5000

$2000 will take care of a round trip tickets of one of the staff. ( Seattle- Kinshasa, Kinshasa- Mbandaka, Mbandaka-Kinshasa, Kinshasa- Seattle)

$1000  will take care of the expenses for the seminar during 2 days. ( Food, Materials such as;  notebooks, flyers, posters markers, and other materials. The $1000 will also take care of space rental

$1700  will pay for the transportation and accommodation for two consultants/speakers. They will flight from Kinshasa- Mbandaka

$300 will take care of any emergency expenses


Once we receive the funds, we will transfer them to an account ( new bank account for WEDRC project only under the name of  Florette Ebengho, and handled by Florette Ebengho).


If you have any questions, Please send us an email at : [email redacted]
Thank you for support!