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“When you empower a woman, you empower a family, a community, and indeed a nation".
- Chairy blair-
Found aims to give women in disadvantaged circumstances the opportunity to discover their value and talents through transformative group programs, to increase their resilience and be a source of inspiration to their community. Because every mess has a message!
Previous programs
Congo
Eastern Congo is a conflict area where the position of women is vulnerable. Many women have experienced trauma such as violence, abandonment of partners, or sexual violence as a result of the conflict and poverty in the region. Read more.
In 2021, Found started their first program in collaboration with a local organization in Goma, Congo with 100 women.
The stories of women who attended the program were life-transforming.
In 2022 Found extended its program for 200 women. Did a follow-up day for 100 women from previous programs in 2021. A pilot program was released as a follow-up program and 20 leaders are trained to lead a small group program. A local program assistant was hired to empower and monitor the small groups. In 2023 programs increased not only in numbers but also in extending new programs to create a more holistic approach in transformation to not only women, but the system around the women.
Testimonials
2021 Goma, Congo.
“I’ve developed self-esteem. Another important thing that I’ve received is freedom after forgiving my father. I feel relieved.”
“I have discovered my identity in Christ and that I can trust Him totally.
“I’ve got the courage to talk about things that troubled me, I believe that my experience can be an encouragement to others. I’ve learned that I need to love myself and I shouldn’t blame myself for what happened to me.”
Events
Programs 2023
Brave Women Project (“Mwanamke Shujaa” in Swahili)
Conflicts are still a daily threat in Eastern Congo. Since November 2022 militias groups have attacked different areas nearby Goma (read more). Thousands of families had to flee their villages and live as IDP’s (internal displaced people) in camps around Goma. In collaboration with a local organization, we offer our programs to 400 women in Goma and Beni area (Eastern Congo).
What Programs do we offer?
- Spiritual Empowerment Program (3-day program)
Interactive Group program with a focus on Identity Development, Psycho-Education on Trauma and Recovery, and Psychological and Spiritual Empowerment. - Train Small Group Leaders (3-day program)
Small Group Program leaders, lead weekly small groups of attendees of the Spiritual Empowerment Program for 6 months to create ongoing transformation with Found Spiritual Empowerment Curriculum. - Economic Empowerment Program (8-day program, 3 day’s skill-training, and 5 day’s business training)
Entrepreneur training and business plan development
Skill training (soap making, fish preservation, mushroom vegetation, pastry baking). - Positive Masculinity Program (4-day program done by local organisation link)
Program for husbands of attendees to understand the importance of being empowering and supportive to their families instead of toxic. - Hire a local field worker
Training, coaching, monitoring, and evaluation Small Groups and their Leaders. Programs will be coached, monitored, and evaluated from 6 months to up to a year.
UPCOMING 2024
In 2024 we will target more specifically IDP’s in these camps. Our focus is to do the same programs described above, instead of 400 women we aim to reach 500 women. Our strategy is to empower and train local women who have attended our programs to become leaders and reach together with us, this group of new women.
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FOUND is a non profit, registered at the room of chamber in the Netherlands, aiming to help discover talents of women from disadvantaged backgrounds worldwide by organizing interactive and religious (group) education programs with psycho-education to increase their self-esteem and resilience.
The foundation does not aim to make a profit. All donations go to FOUND programs.