Embracing one young lady at a time seeking to exit out of child marriage.
Calls From Africa is proud to present Project Embrace to the Global community. Lead by Amie Jobe, who has experienced the practice of child marriage herself, is working to change the culture and turn the lives around of the victims.
The project has two objectives:
- Prevention of the practice of child marriage by educating the mothers and the youth in the villages by creating fun and engaging events to draw the interest and attention needed.
- Support the current victims of this practice in order to create a new path for the future and enable them to sustain themselves in the future.
Offerings
- Hope
- Refuge
- Fresh start
- Community Support
Providing
- Care Package (toiletries for young lady and child(ren), small stuffed animal/trinket for child(ren),misc./etc., to ease the initial transition and provide a source of comfort and security for all)
- Shelter, food, medical, Education fees and basic supplies for she and her child(ren) for up to one year
- Crisis Management
- Counseling and Mentoring support for women and children
Opportunity