Over the past few years I have wanted to be a part of something inspirational, combined with a foundation that assist others to develop and enrich people’s lives, I believe I have found that group. A dynamic group of women mostly based in Singapore but from all over the world have formulated Woman on a mission that supports Women for Women International UK, which helps women survivors of war, rebuild their lives and achieve self-sufficiency.  

In November 2013 I will be taking up an incredible challenge as part of an all-female team, trekking across the Valley of the Moon in the Middle Eastern Kingdom of Jordan in aid of the charity

The team's journey will begin in Amman, the capital of Jordan, and continue on to Wadi Rum, following the magical trail of the Bedouin people of the deserts of the Rakebat Canyon. The trek includes an average of 7 to 8 hours of hard hiking per day (carrying 15-20kg packs) under blistering heat, on a multitude of terrains, and culminates with the scaling of the steep rocky facade of Jebel Um Adaam, the highest mountain in Jordan, located near the border of Saudi Arabia.

 

By trekking in this part of the world, we hope to bring international attention to the need for societies, governments and corporations to get involved and help end violence against women, not just victims of war, but also victims of human trafficking and rape. 

 

By donating to WfWI, you'll be helping women like Pari Gul, a 42 year old Afghan woman who, after taking part in WfWI's first vocational training session in Afghanistan in 2002, took up stone polishing, and as a result, now heads a profitable, 500-employee stone cutting and polishing company in Kabul. Despite being threatened, harassed and accused of corrupting Afghan women by the local community, Pari Gul has persevered and as a result has been able to send her eight children, including three daughters, to university - a luxury she would previously been deprived of. "Afghan women face so many problems in Afghanistan - beating, stoning, killing," Pari Gul says. "Here we feel so lucky to be able to be a part of Women for Women, to learn skills, help our families and educate our children."

 

Please support me in raising vital funds for Women for Women International. Join me in the helping women around the world whose lives have been devastated by war, violence and rape

 

* All funds raised go directly to the charity as each team member is financing her own trek.

 

US $20 = 1 Sewing Kit: As tailors and seamstresses, women in Afghanistan, Kosovo and DR Congo are using simple tools to provide an income for their families.

 

US $50 = 1 Goat:In Afghanistan, goats can be raised for milk or cheese to be sold at market.

 

 US $100 = 1 Bicycle: In countries like Rwanda and South Sudan, bicycle helps a woman transport goods to market.

US $200 = 1 Tie Dye Kit: Women in the DR Congo learn to make beautiful batiks that can be sold or used to create a variety of clothing and accessories. Sold in local markets or overseas, the tie-dyes are a foundation for a better future.

 

US $500 = Bread Oven: In South Sudan and DR Congo a simple brick oven makes a variety of baked goods allowing women to create cooperatives and sell their products in the market or out of their home.

 

US $1000 = 15,000 chicks. Providing 15 women in Nigeria with 1000 chicks each to raise as a business.

 

US $2000 = One Year Training Program for 10 women in Kosovo. Giving them Life Skills to help learn how to rebuild their lives and find a job that will help them provide for themselves and their family.

 US $5000 = Safe birth and health education. Providing 1000 women in Afghanistan with support from a traditional birth attendant and health education kits.

 US $7000 = Trucks. Provides trucks so that women in Rwanda can sell their products to other villages.

This non-profit humanitarian organization, which was founded in 1993 by Zainab Salbi, an Iraqi American who is herself a survivor of the Iran/Iraq War, also counts Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan as its Global Ambassador.  

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