We believe providing women with tools, technology, and financial access empowers them to strengthen their community's economic foundation.
OUR LATEST EVENT
Painting with a Purpose: A Fun Event for a Wonderful Cause!
We had a wonderful time at Painting with a Twist in Pittsburgh’s South Side! Thirty enthusiastic painters joined us for a fun-filled afternoon of creativity, laughter, and support for our mission.
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With the help of the amazing and patient Painting with a Twist staff, everyone created a special painting of their beloved pet. We all went home with a unique keepsake and, more importantly, the satisfaction of knowing we were making a difference.
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Thanks to the generosity of Painting with a Twist, which donated $450, along with an additional $500 in donations from our wonderful supporters, we raised a total of $950 for Empowering Women!
A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who participated, donated, and helped make this event such a success. Your support helps us continue empowering rural women and their families in Liberia.
In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals. These goals have the power to create a better world by ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urgency of climate change.
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Kpo'ma Women is committed to help achieve these goals by utilizing them to frame and inform the outcomes of our projects.
Despite Liberia's progress in economic growth, education, and women's rights, women still lack equal opportunities in the workforce.
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The majority of Liberians, like in many countries, work in the informal economy, with women comprising 74% of these laborers. Notably, 41% of university-educated women engage in informal work, compared to 24% of men with similar education.
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Female informal workers, including market sellers and street vendors, face challenges such as limited access to credit and banking services, insufficient financial literacy and business training, a lack of social protections and childcare options, harassment from citizens and authorities, and poor sanitation in marketplaces (Council of Foreign Relations).
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Investing in women’s economic empowerment sets a direct path towards poverty eradication (UN Women).
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In the language Kpelle, KPO'MA means EMPOWER.
