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She Leads

She Leads

**Essex Community Grant - She Leads Project**

Advancing Economic, Health, and Leadership Opportunities for Women


Project Goal:
To empower women and girls by providing them with essential skills, fostering entrepreneurship, enhancing health knowledge, and building networks that enable full participation in economic, leadership, and community life.


Objectives:

Skills Development & Vocational Training:
Offer vocational training (tailoring, hairdressing, catering) and financial literacy to help women gain employable skills, financial independence, and business acumen.

Entrepreneurship & Business Support:
Provide startup capital, mentoring, and business development for women-led enterprises, enabling sustainable growth and financial empowerment.

Mentorship & Peer Support Networks:
Develop mentorship programs with experienced female entrepreneurs and peer networks, fostering knowledge-sharing in business, health, and wellbeing.

Leadership, Life Skills & Wellbeing Workshops:
Conduct workshops on leadership, health, decision-making, and stress management, promoting women’s personal and professional growth.

Community Gender Awareness:
Raise awareness on gender equality’s benefits and engage men and boys in supporting women's empowerment.

Health Education & Services:
Integrate health services, including SRHR, family planning, and mental health support, ensuring comprehensive wellbeing.


Expected Outcomes:
Empowered women with marketable skills, financial independence, improved health, leadership roles, community support, and access to vital health services, creating more equitable and thriving communities.