Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Partners Blog: “Why do we empower women?”

Steve and Oddny Gumaer started Partners Relief and Development in response to the needs of refugees and displaced people from Burma, and now in the Middle East, as well. Their mission is to demonstrate, through holistic action, God’s love to children and communities made vulnerable by war in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other conflict zones.

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“Why do we empower women?”

Around the world, children suffer because adults are fighting. We believe it doesn’t have to be this way.

As mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, teachers, workers, and farmers; women help communities and the children in them thrive. That’s why empowering women is a critical component to accomplishing our vision: “Free, full lives for children affected by conflict and oppression.”

But what does empowerment look like? ...

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Partners Relief and Development is a registered charity in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States. "We’re a small, grassroots nonprofit passionate about making a big impact in communities affected by conflict and oppression, demonstrating God’s love to children and giving them the opportunity to live free, full lives." For more information aboput Partners, visit their website at partners.ngo/

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