Gender Equality Indonesia Project #73710

Empower Women with Sustainable Livelihood

by Yayasan Lembaga Kajian Pengembangan Pendidikan Sosial Agama dan Kebudayaan (INFEST)

Project Report | Feb 1, 2026
When Women Have Choices, Futures Change

By Edi Purwanto | Project Staff

Poverty is not only about a lack of income—it is about a lack of choices.

For many disadvantaged women in rural Indonesia, limited access to skills and livelihood opportunities means limited control over their future. The Empower Disadvantaged Women with Sustainable Livelihoods project exists to change that reality by opening pathways to skills, income, and independence.

Through practical training, mentoring, and support for women-led enterprises, this project helps women:

Choose safe and dignified work
Support their children’s education and well-being
Build resilience against economic shocks
Contribute confidently to their communities

When women gain real choices, families become stronger and communities more resilient. This is not short-term assistance—it is an investment in long-term empowerment.

Support women to choose dignity, stability, and opportunity.

Support the project here:

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/empower-disadvantaged-women-with-sustainable-live/

Your support helps turn limited options into lasting futures.

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