Hero Women Rising
Empowering Women, with Education and Technology
Fast Facts
Democratic Republic of Congo
Carol Head
2020, 2021, 2022-23, 2024
Job Skills, Job Creation
How Hero Women Rising Is Making a Difference
Hero Women Rising improves conditions for women and adolescent girls in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, by providing education and technology to amplify their voices, build economic capacity, and support grassroots, women-led organizations.
Work of Hero Women Rising
- Runs programs to help adolescent girls stay enrolled in school, prevent drop-outs and build leadership skills.
- Delivers online training, providing women with digital literacy, access to online tools and connection to broader networks.
- Supports reforestation initiatives by engaging women in environmental regeneration, tree-planting and sustainable livelihoods as climate-resilience activities.
- Trains young women to be community advocates for peace, rights and social justice in conflict-affected regions.
- Builds economic capacity by helping women-led cooperatives engage in income-generating activities, gain financial skills, and contribute to society.
Initiatives Supported by Project Redwood
2020: $30,000 to fund business and sewing schools for women and to equip a media center.
2021: $30,000 to continue to support the business and sewing schools, and to offer digital-skills classes in the media center.
2022-23: $30,000 to continue and expand the business, sewing and digital-skills programs. An additional $2,883 was awarded as an unrestricted grant.
2024: $40,000 to continue to expand the business, sewing and digital-skills programs.