SayPro, in collaboration with the United States Peace Corps, is leading efforts to economically empower women in rural communities. SayPro understands that when women are economically empowered, entire families and communities benefit from improved education, health, and prosperity. To achieve this, SayPro provides skills training in agriculture, crafts, small business management, and digital literacy tailored to local markets. Women are supported with startup kits, equipment, and access to microloans to launch or expand income-generating activities. With Peace Corps support, SayPro also connects women to regional cooperatives and mentorship networks that offer long-term guidance. SayPro ensures that its programs are inclusive of all women, including single mothers, widows, and women with disabilities. By equipping women with tools and confidence to succeed, SayPro helps create self-reliant families and more resilient rural economies.
SayPro integrates financial literacy and savings education into every program, helping women understand budgeting, record-keeping, and investment planning. These skills enable women to manage profits responsibly and plan for future growth. SayPro encourages group savings models such as village savings and loan associations (VSLAs), where women pool funds and provide each other with loans and support. This collective model builds community trust, solidarity, and shared success. Peace Corps volunteers contribute by organizing business development workshops and connecting local women to global e-commerce platforms for handmade products. SayPro also trains participants on customer service, quality control, and branding to help them compete in broader markets. Through exposure to both local and international opportunities, SayPro transforms small home businesses into thriving ventures that lift families out of poverty and reshape community dynamics.
SayPro also advocates for structural changes that remove barriers to women’s participation in the economy. SayPro works with local governments to improve market infrastructure, childcare services, and transportation access. These improvements make it easier for women to attend trainings, reach customers, and balance responsibilities. SayPro runs public awareness campaigns that challenge gender norms and promote the value of women’s work, both unpaid and paid. By shifting societal attitudes and encouraging shared household responsibilities, SayPro helps create an environment where women’s ambitions are supported and celebrated. Peace Corps volunteers assist in conducting gender equity audits and designing inclusive local policies. SayPro ensures that women’s voices are included in decision-making spaces, from village councils to trade associations. These structural changes make women’s economic empowerment not just an individual journey—but a collective transformation.
SayPro believes that rural development is incomplete without women at the center. Through its partnership with the United States Peace Corps, SayPro is building inclusive economies where women lead, innovate, and thrive. The organization’s holistic approach combines skills training, financial empowerment, community support, and policy change to ensure long-term success. SayPro’s initiatives are transforming gender roles, increasing household incomes, and inspiring future generations of girls to dream bigger. With SayPro’s leadership, economic empowerment becomes a pathway to dignity, equality, and lasting impact.