Women and Widows Protect the Livelihoods of 2,700 Women and Widows During this crisis, poor women and widows are among the most vulnerable, not only tending to their children at home but worrying about how to provide food for them as their work is threatened. TARGET: £100,000 IMPACT: 2,700 Women & Widows Offer Hope to Widows in Egypt - £30,000 supports 300 widows to survive and thrive - £2,000 enables eight widows to set up their own businesses - £250 allows a widow to work and continue providing for her family Alfanar is helping The Future Eve Foundation's Amal Project to empower widows and female breadwinners through microfinance, social funds, widow banks, value chains and skills training. ACT NOW: HELP WIDOWS Help Women Farmers to Sustain their Families - £45,000 helps 450 female farmers to secure their livelihoods - £1,300 allows 10 women to farm more efficiently - £130 helps one female farmer to improve crop yields Alfanar is working with Life Vision to sustainably help hundreds of women across Minya, Egypt to improve crop yields and sustain their families. ACT NOW: HELP WOMEN FARMERS Give Poor Rural Women Dignified Work - £20,000 creates safe jobs for 1,800 women in Upper Egypt - £1,500 secures dignified work free from exploitation for 100 female agricultural workers Alfanar is working with Takafoo to develop a growth strategy that creates more dignified and safe farm work for poor women in Minya, Upper Egypt. ACT NOW: GIVE WOMEN WORK Protect and Care for the Elderly - £10,000 trains and employs 150 disadvantaged women as caregivers - £300 trains and employs five disadvantaged women in Cairo as caregivers to the elderly Alfanar is helping Together for You expand two centres in Cairo that provide high-quality in-home elderly care at this critical moment. ACT NOW: CARE FOR THE ELDERLY Manage Cookie Preferences