Project Information Raising rural women entrepreneurs and leaders for sustainable livelihoods. Describe the need affecting community The young girls in this community are subjected to female genital mutilation, teenage pregnancies, early marriage and prostitution as their families cannot afford high school education. They are subjected to child labor to assist their families raise an income to meet basic needs such as food, water and healthcare. The women on the other hand suffer domestic violence and are voiceless. A few lose their lives to treatable common diseases and complications during childbirth. How will this Advance project help to address the need? The project will help address this need through our four areas of focus: 1. Servant Leadership training – Recognizes that all persons are equal and contribute significantly to the development of any community. 2. Economic Empowerment – a) Identification and management of micro & small-scale businesses; b) Bookkeeping and Financial Management 3. Animal Husbandry – Imparting rural women and young girls with skills in rearing healthy farm animals for domestic and commercial purpose. 4. Conservation Agriculture – Agribusiness while healing the land through Farming God’s Way.