About the Cause
Gender equality is a cross-cutting theme in all Dubai Cares’ education programs with an approach that aims to secure equal access for boys and girls to safe learning environments with adequate facilities, materials and academic support from gender sensitized teachers and communities.
My Story
In Colombia, 39.3% of the Colombian population is below the poverty line, and 12.2% in extreme poverty. With the prospect that these figures may increase and considering that 17% of live births in our country are to girls between the ages of 10 and 19*. For this reason, we are aware of the enormous effort that must be made so that more teenage mothers can break cycles of poverty through our 360 Model. On the one hand, we urge young women to finish their secondary education. On the other, we offer them different technical careers, according to the needs of the labor market of the cities in which we operate. The project will help 250 adolescent mothers acquire formal jobs, empowering them to become economically autonomous and to provide better life opportunities for their children and families; thus promoting social and economic inclusion and reducing the gender gap. As they leave the base of the pyramid and the informal market, they contribute to the local and national economy, because they reinvest 90% of their income in their families and communities.