UN Women’s work makes a difference.

 By supporting them we are not only helping young women and girls get an education, find somewhere safe to live and earn an income, we are helping their communities.  Women invest their skills, money and time in their communities .  This ripple effect means hundreds of people, men and women, benefit from just one woman being helped by the UN. 

Here is just one example of the huge impact our support can make...

Minara Begums story reflects the reality of hundreds of thousands of women caught in one of the worlds fastest growing refugee crises. Minara is just 24 years old, and she along with her family traversed unimaginable hardships to find safety in the Coxs Bazar refugee camp in Bangladesh. But safety is still a relative term for her. 

On her list of priorities are income-generating opportunities, better food and education for her daughter, and a secureplace to live when the rains come.

Since attending UN Womens Centre at the camp, Minara has learnt to tailor and is building a social network as an outreach worker. She encourages other women and girls to come to UN Womens Centres to learn, stay safe and build a community. She also helpspregnant women reach relief distribution points and carries relief items for them. 

She has learned to speak up and now presents the issues of other Rohingya women refugees to the authorities in charge of the day-to-day management of the camp.