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Programs, Job Skills, and Classroom Training Gallery

While enrolled in the program women are taught various skill sets and education that will set them on the path into active citizens in their community. These are just some of the images showing the women working and learning in the field.

Programs, Job Skills, and Classroom Training

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    Rwanda as the sun comes up in the morning over the mountains
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    Rwanda is a very lush environment for planting and growing crops
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    The sign outside of the Women for Women International office in Rwanda
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    At the Kigali Genocide Memorial Rwandan locals lay down roses in memorial of those who died
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    Purple is the color of remembrance
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    A wall in a classroom with letters from sponsors of participants
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    Francine with a picture of her sister sponsor
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    Zainab Salbi with her sister who she sponsors through the program
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    Jeneane, a participant in the program, smiles as she talks about how Women for Women International has helped her
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    Two women in the program listening to the teacher discuss subjects during a lesson
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    Two children were intrigued by the camera while their mother listened in on class
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    Like many of our programs, women bring their children as they do not have anyone else to look after them
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    A boy stands in front of the chalkboard that the women use for literacy training
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    Jeanette, a women in the program, at her home in Rwanda
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    A group of women sit outside in make shift classrooms
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    Women in the program learn how to sew and make clothing and other goods to sell in the markets
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    Clothing, blankets, and other materials will be made from cloth the women make
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    Plastic baskets are woven together to make a sturdy carrier for the women, or to sell in the market
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    Long strips of brightly colored plastic strips will be weaved in and out to make baskets
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    The baskets these women make will be useful both to themselves and to those who wish to purchase them
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    Sewing is another skill set that the women can take with after graduation
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    Sewing machines are a novelty that the women can use to help the progress go more quickly
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    An instructor teaches women about solar light training
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    The land that was recently bought as part of the CIFI project in Rwanda
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    The CIFI (Commercial Integrated Farming Initiative) will help over 3,000 women learn to farm organically and make the most of their surroundings
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    Cattle and other animals will be a large part of the CIFI project for helping to reap the land
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    A participant in the program tends to the cattle in their corrals
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    Cattle are very expensive and are treasured as a part of the agricultural well being in Rwanda
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    A woman stands next to her vegetable stand where she sells produce that she has grown
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