An international nonprofit providing shelter, employment and education for survivors of poverty and gender violence since 2005. #EducationNotExploitation
(3/3) They are designed to address the specific challenges of each student – whether she is growing up in a rescue shelter, urban slum, red light area, or a rural village with a high incidence of trafficking.
Educate a child: https://t.co/Od3hlBZh2J
(2/3) Her Future’s education programs serve over 500 children a year with high-quality education and a full circle of services that make school success possible.
Our education programs serve survivors of gender violence and girls at the highest risk.
(1/3) What if you were never educated?
What if you were never offered the chance?
How would your life be different?
Would you have your job? Your same desires? Your current life?
The answer is most likely no.
We KNOW just how transformational learning can be.
(1/2) It's easy to get caught up in the grind. Don't get us wrong the hard work IS important.
But what about those small things: fun times, moments of community & connection? They're just as important.
All that we do, say, think, & experiences are the makeup of who we are.
Nafiza found the space 1 yr ago amidst an incredibly challenging time.
What HUGE accomplishments in such a short period.
The building has been renovated, top to bottom, decorated & furnished.
The best part? OUR TEAM IS IN THE BUILDING!
YOU made this dream a reality.
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ― Maya Angelou
Angelou turned her suffering into poetry. A true testament to her strength.
#WomensHistoryMonth2022
(1/4) Maya Angelou was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet, and civil rights activist best known for her memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, making literary history as the first nonfiction bestseller by an African American woman.
(2/2) The small stuff might actually be the big stuff. The thing that changes us the most.
So -- do the important stuff but don't forget to smell the roses.
“We’re rooted here, and they can’t pull us up.” -- Harriet Tubman
We celebrate Tubman's courage, steadfastness, and heroism. And we hope to see her on the $20 bill someday!
Click the link below to read her complete story.
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Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped free others as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad. She also served as a spy, guerrilla soldier & nurse for the Union Army and is considered the first African American woman to serve in the military.
When the double helix structure of DNA was discovered, scientists claimed that they had unraveled the secret of life. The crucial piece of evidence was provided by Rosalind Franklin – the famous photograph 51, an X-ray picture showing the signature image of a molecular spiral.
(1/3) In 1955, Rosa Parks challenged racial segregation by refusing to give up her seat on a bus so that a white person could sit down. Her protest was supported by many other African Americans and sparked the civil rights movement. -- @HistoryExtra)
We are proud to be a women-led organization, providing compassion-led solutions which break the cycle of trauma and establish a new cycle of trust, well-being, choice, and independence.
"If everyone is moving forward together then success takes care of itself." -- Henry Ford
Over 15 years ago, a group of women gathered to wave the flag of Sarah's vision to empower marginalized women.
It's forward we move.
It's together we thrive.
Thank you to our team.