CARE Nederland

The ‘Women for Women’ project

‘Transformational. Collaborative. Inspirational. These are some of the words used to describe the ‘Women for Women’ project that we ran from 2015-2018, generously funded by H&M Foundation.’

Een aantal meisjes met een hijab staan lachend voor de camera
Photo credit: Michael Tsegaye/CARE

This is how Reintje van Haeringen (Chief Executive, CARE Netherlands) describes the Collective Power report, which was published this summer. Focusing on women living in the slums of Addis Ababa, this report shows that women can significantly improve their lives by becoming entrepreneurs.

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