Women's Centers International 
  
    Unverified non-profit organisation
    
       
    
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  Women’s Centers International (WCI) is an American NGO that develops community-based centres for women affected by chronic poverty and war. The centres provide training programmes that empower members to identify their potential and to create progressive and sustainable life and work options. Each centre works with local partners. WCI provides active mentoring to ensure a self-sustaining process of individual and community transformation. The organisation’s current focus is East Africa. 
Baraka Center in Nairobi serves 462 women living in slums with four core programmes:  Entrepreneur and Leadership Training, Literacy Training and Sexual Violence Response and Health Education.
  
    Website
    http://www.womenscentersintl.org
    Year established
    2011
    
Organisation annual cash turnover (in US$ equivalent)
    Less than 500,000
    
Participant in relevant networks
    Local partners include LBSI, MEGEN and Adult Education Department of the Ministry of Education, the Equity Group Foundation.
 
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    About this organisation
  
    Partnership types
    Doing business with the poor; Project funding; Provision of goods
    
Regions / countries / territories
    Americas: United States
    
Global issues
    Children, youth and family welfare; Education and training; Gender issues; HIV/AIDS,...
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- Children, youth and family welfare
- Education and training
- Gender issues
- HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, health and medical
Goods categories
    Computer hardware & software; Furniture & furnishings; Packaging & paper...
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- Computer hardware & software
- Furniture & furnishings
- Packaging & paper products
- Transportation
Business sectors
    Community and social services; Education and training; Finance; Media and PR;...
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- Community and social services
- Education and training
- Finance
- Media and PR
- Telecommunications and IT products and services