Through this program area, AWIDA is working with women and through
individuals and communities to improve on the economic, health and social
wellbeing of the rural and urban poor women. AWIDA is working to reduce
high levels of poverty, unemployment among women and girls. AWIDA
works with women and girls to reduce food insecurity among poor
households and families that cannot afford to meet food needs of their
members. AWIDA is working to reduce illiteracy levels especially among
rural women and girls. Our efforts are also geared towards reduction of HIV
infection rates among women and girls. AWIDA is working to ensure that
Women and girls have access to resources including land and water which
are important in women empowerment agenda.At the close of 2016 and to mark International Migrant’s Day (18 Dec), IFRC’s Secretary General, Elhadj As Sy, delivered a special message to children, asking them to put aside negative perceptions about people who migrate and instead, welcome them into their communities and treat them with kindness and understanding. Here’s his message:

“International Migrants Day is an important day to think about all the people in the world who have had to leave their homes, including people who left because of wars or disasters, because they no longer had food or water, or because they wanted a better life for their families. Many of them even took dangerous journeys across oceans and deserts to find safety.”
At the close of 2016 and to mark International Migrant’s Day (18 Dec), IFRC’s Secretary General, Elhadj As Sy, delivered a special message to children, asking them to put aside negative perceptions about people who migrate and instead, welcome them into their communities and treat them with kindness and understanding. Here’s his message:

“International Migrants Day is an important day to think about all the people in the world who have had to leave their homes, including people who left because of wars or disasters, because they no longer had food or water, or because they wanted a better life for their families. Many of them even took dangerous journeys across oceans and deserts to find safety.”