Women throughout third world countries are poorer, more exploited, more dominated, and more illiterate than men.
They have less access to power, to systems of education, to credit and to formal work.
They provide a higher percentage of the world's workforce yet present a mere fraction of the world's wealth.
As the central pillar of most rural families peasant women support their families through agricultural work.
Those who live in urban settings attempt to support their families through the domestic economy, where they lack appropriate access to the resources necessary to create financial security.
In response to these needs Christian World Outreach (CWO) has developed an extensive vocational training program that provides women with the skills necessary to earn an income, provide for their families, and gain dignity and self-worth.
To find out more about the vocational training centers, click on one of the links below.
