Advocacy for Women

It is an absolute truth that women are the backbone of all society. However women continue to be mistreated by a systemic patriarch. While they are mothers, teachers, counselors, friends, and sisters, women are constantly in a struggle to be recognized and valued for who they are. They continue to suffer from the systems of Government that refuse to acknowledge women’s rights as human rights. Even in the 21st century, women in every sphere still are the target of injustice.

Unlike the context, the issues encounter by women in Rhode Island (Violence, abuse, sexual harassment, gender inequality, discrimination and low representation in the politic sphere), are mostly the same as what women face in developing county like Haiti. Women issues have no borders.

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How HnC Has Helped

Working toward the Project “Empowering Women” contributes to a positive response to these issues. Empower women do not convene only political power to women. In our philosophy, empower women refer to a bigger picture. When a woman is economically independent, that is empowerment. When a woman knows her rights and can stand up for her belief that is empowerment.

The mission of this project ”Empowering Women” is to connect women, to share training and educational sessions on women’s issues, and promote strategies that will effectively bring real change.

Indeed, while we provide educational tools to raise awareness about violence (verbal, physical, financial, sexual and emotional) against women and identify with them some effective approaches to tackle those issues that impacted them, we financially support women in providing resources to start small independent business to meet the pecuniary needs of their family and to secure a sustainable healthy lifestyle for themselves and for their children.

We are seeking financial support to make this project and more a reality.

Hope and Change for Haiti held their second annual International Women Day Celebration at the Rhode Island State House on Friday. The event was emceed by Pearl Farquharson. United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, Rhode Island) attended, as did Rhode Island State Treasurer Seth Magaziner.

US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse in his remarks At the International Women’s Day Celebration

“We still have some fights ahead of us in Washington,” said Senator Whitehouse. “We are still fighting for equal pay for equal work. We are pushing back hard against the efforts to degrade women’s health.”

Aniece Germain, Assistant-Director of Hope & Change for Haiti

Speaking at the International Women’s Day Celebration, March 8, 2018

“EXEMPLARY HAITIAN AWARD” HOPE AND CHANGE FOR HAITI

Recognition of three incredible women Rev. Rose-Marie Simon, Sr. Bertha St-Vil, and Sr. Camesuze Oxceus for their dedication in serving the Haitian Community in RI and Haiti.

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