Young women and Girl’s empowerment

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AIP organized training from 21st to 25th of October 2109 on Income Generating Activities for 20 young street mothers and orphaned girls.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranked 179 out of 189 on the 2019 development index issued by the United nations’ development program (UNDP). About 70% of its population live below the poverty line, surviving on less than two dollars a day. The country’s gross national income per capita is $ 800 a year. The poverty environment has contributed to the spread of HIV/AIDS. The number of children orphaned by this pandemic are estimated at 930 0004Many of them end up as street children, further reinforcing the vicious circle of poverty and infection chain. In order to assist young orphans turned into street children and potential violent gang members for lack of family support or social safety net, AIP implemented a project

“Contribution to the empowerment of street girls and orphans in Kinshasa through income-

generating activities”. The implementation of this project was made possible thanks to the funding received from THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF KINSHASA.

Through this project, AIP was able to train more than 20 young girls on income generative activities. Thanks to their new skills, 80 percent of the trained girls are now able to take care of themselves and 50 percent of them got out of the streets in the months that followed.

By empowering these vulnerable girls, this project managed to set a tone and provide an experience that can and should be capitalized to reach even more girls trapped in this situation, should AIP get to mobilize the necessary resources. Ultimately, this helped and can help a larger scale, lifting these vulnerable girls from negative coping mechanisms they are fully engaged in, for lack of alternatives.