Goretti Nyabenda on the Cover of The New York Times Magazine
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Goretti still participates in Twitwararikane, but the group has "graduated" – meaning it is mature enough to thrive without ongoing training from CARE. This is CARE's measure of success: when a project is sustainable without our support. We do, however, check in on Goretti and the entire Twitwararikane group to ensure their continued success!
CARE introduces more people in Africa to savings and loans than any other organization. Goretti's group was part of a larger CARE project in Burundi that still goes on today. The project improves the social and economic status of women through increased involvement in household decision making, along with greater access to and control over resources. The program also increases skills and knowledge in health, hygiene, literacy and, of course, money management. By creating a forum for women to work together, this CARE project also helps women speak out, claim their rights and create more just and equitable communities.
By breaking the cycle of poverty for women, generations of girls, boys and communities will benefit. Multiply Goretti by the hundreds of millions of marginalized women and the possibilities are staggering.
You can learn more about Goretti in the book "Half the Sky" – a call to arms against our era's most pervasive human rights violation: the oppression of women in the developing world. The book, written by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, will be released September 8. When you purchase the book through this link, CARE will receive at least 4 percent of revenue.
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