POWER - opportunities for women's education and economic empowerment and resilience

This project aims to improve the economic status of undocumented women and girls in Bella Vista Village Belize. It seeks to provide job preparation vocational and skill building training to support women’s income-generating activities and increased employability. Project activities include: (1) developing training guides and materials that respond to the needs of migrant women in Bella Vista Village; (2) conducting training to support women’s job preparedness entrepreneurship or vocational skills acquisition; and (3) supporting the development of business plans for the establishment of women-led small businesses.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased income generation capacity of undocumented women in Bella Vista Village Belize; and (2) improved ability of civil society to support undocumented women and girls in Belize.