USNC for UN Women - Philadelphia Chapter

The friends of the Philadelphia Chapter of the USNC - UN Women will support UN Women in their mission towards gender equality and the empowerment of women globally. 

USNC’s financial support and advocacy benefits UN Women projects, such as:

• Opening women’s access to finance and expanding employment options in Pakistan, resulting in secure employment for 1,000 women and growing
• Training more than 6,000 women in marketing and business management in Ethiopia
• Extending paralegal services for survivors of domestic violence in the marginalized Roma communities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, leading to a 50-per-cent increase in requests for help
• Launching “Safe Cities Free of Violence against Women and Girls” in several cities