Meheba Women's Center

Teaching women's rights and skills acquisition

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Raised: $4478 Goal: $6044

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Name:: Meheba Women's Center

Location:: Meheba Refugee Settlement, Zambia

Category:: Women's

Budget:: $6044 (see details)

Goal:: To develop the skills, knowledge and confidence of refugee women by providing a safe space for women to work together, create, learn and expand their horizons.

The strength and leadership that female refugees provide bolsters their homes and communities on a daily basis. Working with FORGE, Angolan refugee Jacqui B. established the Meheba Women’s Center in 2005 to encourage and support women in the Meheba community. To this end, Jacqui B and the staff of the Meheba Women’s Center, in conjunction with FORGE, have created a place for women to pursue vocational training, workshops on their gender-specific rights, and informal counseling services to address cases of rape and domestic abuse. Today, the Meheba Women's Center, managed entirely by refugee women, is a vibrant and bustling cornerstone of the Meheba Community.