What we do The overall goal of our Empower Women benefit for All (EWA) programme was to contribute to economic and political empowerment of women from low-income rural and peri-urban regions in six developing countries (Afghanistan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, South Africa, Tajikistan, Uganda). It was supported by the “Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women” (FLOW), a fund set up by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to improve the position of women and girls in developing countries. The programme built on our multi-annual approach 2010 – 2015, which aimed at contributing to achieving the Millennium Development Goals 1 (eradicate extreme poverty and hunger), 3 (promote gender equality and empower women) and 7 (ensure environmental sustainability). Achievements 12,000 beneficiaries improved affordable access to livelihood resources 14,900 beneficiaries increased their economic independency and increased incomes by >50% 5,000 women in 20 low income rural communities had access to credit in 4 countries women’s participation in local decision-making structures was improved by 30% and 10 million people were of the benefits of women’s economic and political empowerment by the end of 2015. CountriesAfghanistan, Georgia, Uganda, South-Africa, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Partners Donors Related issuesgender equalitywomen's rightsinternational solidarityclimate justiceenergy solutionssafe water & sanitationstop toxic chemicals & waste Gender in sustainable development: collection of exercises for training of trainers (TOT) rio-award (Uganda) Organic agriculture - principles and practices Related publicationsview all Latest April 22, 2018Raising awareness on eco-activism – Africaday in Amsterdam March 28, 201862nd commission on the status of women December 13, 2017Round table discussion: violence against women and economic development November 17, 2017Gender in sustainable development – collection of exercises for Training of Trainers