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Women Survivors Lead Green Enterprises in Central Equatoria

Women Survivors Lead Green Enterprises in Central Equatoria

By EcoRise CommunicationsGender Equality

A graduation ceremony in Juba celebrated twenty women survivors who completed EcoRise's Green Livelihoods training. Each participant received an entrepreneurship starter kit and seed grant to launch community-based green enterprises.

The businesses focus on assembling affordable solar lamps for displacement settlements and producing reusable sanitary products. In addition to earning independent incomes exceeding $30 to $50 per month, the graduates serve as peer mentors for other women in their communities.

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