A Women's Empowerment Card, Newsletter, and a copy of Half the Sky, by Nicholas Kristof
| The TNHF Women's Empowerment Fund |
Our Vision:Young women around the world will have access to a quality education and learn the skills needed to reduce poverty in their own communities. The These Numbers Have Faces Women’s Empowerment Fund is dedicated to expanding opportunities for women’s education and empowerment in the townships of South Africa. Your Support Provides:
What we know about the transformative power of education and opportunity:"Women are more likely to control their own destinies and effect change in their own communities when they have higher levels of education." - The International Center For Research On Women + We know that when a woman receives an education, the effects are far-reaching. 
+ We know that when women in developing countries are given the opportunity to pursue higher education, gain practical skills in areas such as money management and computer literacy, and engage in entrepreneurial activity, they are poised to enact great change on both a social and economic level within their communities. +Yet we also know that for many girls growing up in South African townships, life after high school holds few options due to financial hardship and a history of educational inequality. +And while a college education in South Africa means empowerment, opportunity and academic equality for black township youth, today, only 3.5% of black South Africans complete a college degree. How do we respond?These Numbers Have Faces has established the Women’s Empowerment Fund to help confront the lack of opportunity faced by women in South African townships. “Education to me is the key to success. I want to get educated because it will bring respect to me. I want to be an example in my community, so little children can see me as their role model. I’m not rich, I’m poor, but there is hope in education in that it could make you be successful in life.” –Zintathu Mfino Through the support of this fund, These Numbers Have Faces will change the fate of women like Zintathu by providing them with:
Equipped with a college education and a strong skills set, ambitious township women will be poised to reinvest their skills back into their communities, paving the way for future generations of women behind them. How will we ensure than young women continue to receive life-changing opportunities?With your help! Your generous contribution to the These Numbers Have Faces Women’s Empowerment Fund will ensure that we meet our goal of $50,000 for 2010 and continue to provide access to the quality education and skills training necessary for young women to break the cycle of poverty in their own communities. What will I receive when I contribute to the Women’s Empowerment Fund?
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