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As a lead sponsor of the Vital Voices of Africa Summit held in Cape Town, South Africa in January 2007, ExxonMobil Foundation enabled 50 women and girls to attend the summit and join a powerful network committed to providing leadership on issues ranging from economic development to HIV/AIDS.
In 2007, contributions totaling $5.3 million
were made in support of vocational and non-format education, including courses on life skills, health and civic responsibility, and business-development and micro-enterprise training mostly through our Educating Women and Girls Initiative. Of this amount, $5.1 million benefited communities outside of the United States.
In 2007, our support enabled 52 female managers of NGOs from more than 23 developing countries to participate in leadership and skill-building training programs through our Global Women in Management Program. Training and coaching workshops, offered through the Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), help strengthen the management and leadership skills of female managers working in community organizations in developing countries. Workshops are integrated into a year-long coaching program and participants join a network of more than 5,200 alumni who are working to improve communities worldwide.
Yayasan Indonesia Langgeng Berjaya, an Indonesian NGO, provided 20 Indonesian women and girls with a comprehensive program to enhance their leadership and management skills for their organizations. The Indonesian Women in Management program, funded by ExxonMobil Foundation, is closely modeled after CEDPA’s Global Women in Management Program.
In Luanda, Angola, Africare and Search for Common Ground, together with the Angolan Ministries of Education and Youth and Sports, are addressing the vocational training needs of young Angolan girls. Africare’s Economic Empowerment for Unemployed Young Women in Angola project trains unemployed young women with marketable skills in the areas of basic computer skills, domestic arts and crafts, culinary and hair dressing skills, and literacy training. Search for Common Ground’s Big Sister Angola project trains teenage girls with natural leadership skills to lead small support groups with the overall objective of encouraging the girls to realize and fulfill their true potential as participants and future leaders in their country’s development.
