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Women in transition out of poverty create their own success, transforming all aspects of their lives by moving out of crisis management and dependency, building long-term goals, and pursuing livelihood…
The purpose of this report is to support the discussions of the Canadian Women’s Foundation Economic Development Planning Committee in their review of the Foundation’s economic development work. The report…
This report presents the results of the Canadian Women’s Foundation Economic Development Collaborative Fund. The Collaborative Fund was a five-year $4.8 million program that provided financial and technical support to…
Women’s Venture, a self-employment training program, decreases the likelihood participants will need government assistance, subsidized health care and other support services in the future while increasing the likelihood they will…
An Organizational Capacity Building Toolbox from the Chicago Foundation for Women The SHOW-21 program was designed to expand on the work of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute of Northwestern University’s…
This is a 2-page profile of Common Thread marketing co-operative, which procures contracts and builds skills by teaching the ancient art of sewing to women, many of whom have mental…
The Women’s Development Centre (WDC) Project was a pilot economic empowerment project for women, which started in 2006 and ended in 2010. The project had three development objectives: To facilitate…
Counting Women In: A Toolkit for Rural Action on Poverty is the culmination of eight years of research and community development by the Rural Women Take Action on Poverty Committee….
This report draws together information from all of the research projects conducted as part of the Manitoba Research Alliance on Community Economic Development in the New Economy. It includes sections…
Despite the growing recognition of CED with women as a viable community development strategy, there remains relatively little written about its theory or practice. There is even less in the…
This report explores the barriers and opportunities for young women in the “new” economy, and outlines Community Economic Development approaches to preventing poverty among young women ages 15 -24. The…
