Below please find an invitation to the launch of two new Catholic Relief Service publications on economic strengthening activities for adolescent girls in Rwanda and Zimbabwe at the National Press Club on Wednesday, May 25. Please RSVP to crsevent@global.crs.org by Thursday, May 19, 2011.
Best,
Ariana
Ariana Childs Graham
Coordinator, Coalition for Adolescent Girls
My Skills, My Money, My Brighter Future
Economic Strengthening Interventions for Adolescent Girls in Rwanda and Zimbabwe
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. (lunch provided)
The National Press Club
14th St NW, 13th Floor
Washington, DC 20045
As space is limited, kindly RSVP to crsevent@global.crs.org by May 19, 2011.
Catholic Relief Services cordially invites you to the publication launch of “My Skills, My Money, My Brighter Future,” two assessment reports of economic strengthening activities for adolescent girls in Zimbabwe and Rwanda, funded by the Nike Foundation. These publications highlight four different economic strengthening activities along with key findings, successes and challenges in meeting the needs of vulnerable adolescent girls.
Highlighted interventions will include:
- Vocation and technical training
- Junior farm field and life schools
- Bio-intensive kitchen gardens and small-animal husbandry
- Savings and internal lending communities
Come learn more about how practitioners and donors can help development programs meet the needs of adolescent girls!