Women’s Community Project / Ser Mujer

Region: Latin America and the Caribbean This program works with the mothers of the children of IPM’s other Colombia-based project, Niños Trabajadores. The project works to provide economic opportunities through cooperative activities for the mothers to earn sustainable income so that they may better provide for their families. The women have received training in food … Read more

SWI Calendar Project

Region: South Asia This project supports women in a micro-enterprise initiative of calendar making. The women have discussion groups to decide on the themes that will be displayed in the Calendar. The calendars are then distributed to women in the community and each month of the calendar has a positive message regarding women’s empowerment, health, … Read more

FSSA Rieti Farm

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa Since 2008, IPM has partnered with FSSA Rieti Farm located in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa, the Manyonge village of Bondo. This is an organization that aims to improve the livelihood of community members in the Manyonge village by training in sustainable agribusiness activities. Create food security in the area by providing … Read more

Project of Hope / Speranza II

Region: Europe This program seeks to address the needs of women who have gone through the trauma of having been trafficked. A group of religious women from the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Nigeria run the project, providing a safe haven for African women who are victims of sex trafficking between … Read more

Peace Center for the Blind

Region: Middle East and North Africa The Center continues to be successful in its promotion of self-sufficiency for visually impaired members of the community, and with each year come new faces at the Center. The program offers academic and vocational training for blind Palestinian women in the area, many of whom are living below the … Read more