Women Empowerment in Sri Lanka – IN DANGER
Fundraising campaign by
Andrea Launhardt
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€385.00raised of €7,500.00 goal goal
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Campaign Story
Dear Friends,
We have founded our local NGO, called Nature Volunteers Association (NVA) (www.nvasrilanka.org) about 10 years ago, build up the educational centre EDC for free classes for children and a Women's Unit for free vocational training for local women - mainly for low income families - to change their life for the better.
BUT with the training and skills development ALONE the Women can't change anything - ONLY a regular production and sale of the products WILL bring them an addition income for their families here in Sri Lanka.
Therefore, the NVA bought a shop in Aluthgama town -with a bank loan. This shop is used to sell the handmade products from the local women, which have been trained in our Women's Unit. The products and shop details are under: www.lankalike.lk
Only the product sale creates income to the women and their families - which helps them to become more independent from their husbands and increase their livelihood. Often the women use their earnings to finance a better education for their children.
BUT this Women Empowerment and Income Generation project is in DANGER! As local non-profit NGO the NVA is not able to cover the cost for the loan. The shop has been open since August 2016. So far the sales are ONLY enough to cover the salary for the women and material cost. Without adequate coverage of the loan the shop is in RISK to get closed, which would result in a TOTAL loss of income for the women.
We want to avoid this and try our best to RESCUE the Shop and Women's work.
BUT therefore we need YOUR SUPPORT !
But WE are not asking anything for free - We WILL give YOU something in return. For anyone - for donations from 5 Euro - we will send a "thank you card", including a photo from the women, from 10 Euro we will send our special cotton bag, from 20 Euro plus, you will receive additionally a gift voucher from our shop in Aluthgama (valid 1 year) - so you can choose products you like by yourself. Please, leave us therefore your email or postal address.
Thank you so much for your love and help !
Your Andrea, the women & team of the NVA Women's Unit
Rewards
Fundraising Team
- Andrea Launhardt
- Campaign Owner
- Aluthgama, LK
38 years, live a women and mother of 2 in Sri Lanka, works for more than 10 years voluntarly to change the life of the poor for the better
38 years, live a women and mother of 2 in Sri Lanka, works for more than 10 years voluntarly to change the life of the poor for the better
- Sonja Robinson
- funds captain
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 31, 2017
- Kim
- Donated on Mar 28, 2017
My best wishes :-)
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 22, 2017
keep up with your support
Update posted by Andrea Launhardt at 04:10 amWe keep up with our work and keep fighting for our women !!Best wishes from Sri Lanka
current amount raised
Update posted by Andrea Launhardt at 10:29 amname: LOTUS international e.V. bank: Volksbank Rathenow E.G. BIC: GENODEF1RN1, Thank you so much for your support !!
Thank you to all followers and supporters
Update posted by Andrea Launhardt at 06:20 amDear friends,Thank you sooooo much to each of YOU supporting and sharing All our efforts.are worth each of the efforts and activities. This is a important possibility to changeAYUBOWAN - may you ALL life long and happily !
Donors & Comments
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 31, 2017
- Kim
- Donated on Mar 28, 2017
My best wishes :-)
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 22, 2017
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 21, 2017
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 20, 2017
Ich hoffe,ihr schafft es den Shop am laufen zu halten! Das ist so eine tolle Aktion! :)
- Tim and Jing Robinson
- Donated on Mar 18, 2017
- Irene
- Donated on Mar 12, 2017
Bless you.
- Anonymous
- Donated on Mar 12, 2017
- Natalie Robinson
- Donated on Mar 08, 2017
- Guest
- Donated on Mar 08, 2017