Empowering Foundations for Women & Their Children
A special initiative to promote income sustainability for struggling, single mothers
Through a powerful combination of microloans, healthcare, housing, and education this special initiative resolves the single mother’s immediate needs and helps her develop life-long skills that will ultimately lift the family out of poverty.
Program Summary
EFWC provides an array of “wraparound” services tailored to the specific needs of each woman and her children. Our approach is guided by the recognition that women face a myriad of barriers that trap them in poverty. These barriers are interrelated and require a multi-faceted effort to confront. For example, substandard housing begets poor health, which reduces income and increases living costs.
Families headed by women are some of the poorest in Vietnam. They raise their children in structures that are made from woven plant fibers, corrugated metal and other unsafe building materials. The floors are generally of dirt and the structures contain no toilets for sanitary waste disposal. And the children of these families, particularly girls, attend a limited amount of schooling.
EFWC recognizes the importance of family, school, training, health, and community, and seeks to promote the full potential of women by addressing their unique physical, educational, financial, emotional, intellectual, cultural and social challenges.
