By Allie Renar | Operations & Finance Manager
For the second round of this holistic economic empowerment course, SAHAR expanded the reach from 40 to 100 women and extended the program from 6 to 10 months, allowing more time for women to master the skills taught and come away ready to support themselves and their families.
However, on enrollment day, earlier this week, 29 women who had been contacted directly based on previous interest, and prescreened criteria were expected to show up. They were told to come to the program location to engage in the pre-survey. SAHAR's Monitoring and Evaluation Officer was shocked when hundreds of women arrived hoping to join the program.
The course quickly met the 100-women limit and our team took the information of the other women, heartbreakingly turning them away. Many of the women who tried to enroll in the course described dire living conditions, and a lack of food and basic necessities, bringing tears to the eyes of those present.
While we are encouraged to begin the second round of Thread of Hope with 100 women eager to learn and grow, we feel extreme sorrow for those we cannot help. We can only ask that you share this mission with your friends and family and help us fully fund the program, thereby allowing us to expand our enrollment to include the other 100+ women desperately sought out this opportunity in Kabul.
Thank you for your support and know that the women in Threads of Hope are truly grateful, as are we.
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