Dear Friends,

I have decided to take part in an exciting 10k run on the 6th October 2013 to support women survivors of war through Women for Women International UK. I will be joining a team of other runners, and you can join me.

by signing up at www.womenforwomen.org.uk/mystep !

 

After spending time talking to the team at Women for Women my heart ached and opened, I realised in life we are all equal and no one deserves a life of unhappiness and pain. By running this 10K and with your help we can make real life changes to people just like us! Everyone deserves a chance in life and I want to make that happen for women less fortunate. Your donation will change a life and give someone a chance to live. 

 

WHY - FACTS.....

Your donation will help women in 8 countries affected by war and conflict to rebuild their lives throug Women for Women International's one-year education and vocational skills programme.

When a woman enrolls onto the year-long programme she learns about her rights, about health and nutrition, and the importance of support networks, amongst many other things. Importantly, she also learns a vocational skill - for example sewing, soap making, or basket weaving - preparing her to set up a business or join a co-operative.

 

At the end of the year, she graduates with the knowledge, skills and confidence she needs to start up a business, become self-sufficient, and a leader in her community.

By donating today, you will be helping to women like Alliance, a mother of two from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who was attacked and raped in 2005. Alliance is now trained in soap making and has started her own business - this is her story:

 

"While in the district I am living in at the moment, Women for Women enrollers were visiting door to door and they said they were enrolling women. We get to choose what we learn as a job skill. I said I would like to be trained in soap making and so this is what I am doing. It is four months training and we’ve completed one

month and so we have three more to go. It is something I like very much. We are also receiving numeracy training.

 

I have made a lot of friends with other participants. I first spoke to my life skills trainer about what happened to me and some of my friends know what happened to me; that I was raped. I told them. In the future when I start making my own soaps, it will be very profitable to me and to my whole family. Fortunately as a Women for Women participant I am now receiving monthly sponsorship funds. What I

received last month, I used for food and I have saved five dollars. Now I am freer and more independent.”

HOW?

 

I'd love you to help me to reach my target of 1000 by going to my Justgiving page https://www.justgiving.com/sophiaSassoon and support women like Alliance to rebuild their lives.

 

To learn more about how Women for Women International’s work in countries affected by conflict, you can visit website at www.womenforwomen.org.uk

Please join the challenge or donate!

 

Thank you so much for your support. 

 

Love Sophia X