HERO WOMEN RISING INC

Engages in grassroots advocacy for peace, women's rights, rights for the disabled, Indigenous rights, community rights, rights for nature, and the right to a future for children in eastern D.R. Congo, and highlights systemic gender-based oppression.

HERO WOMEN RISING INC engages in grassroots advocacy for peace, women's rights, rights for the disabled, Indigenous rights, community rights, rights for nature, and the right to a future for children in eastern D.R. Congo. This includes highlighting systemic gender-based oppression and conducting awareness campaigns to destigmatize menstruation.

Engages in grassroots advocacy to advance peace, women's rights, rights for people with disabilities, Indigenous rights, community rights, rights for nature, and children’s right to a future in eastern DRC. Highlights systemic gender-based oppression including child marriage and sexual violence.

The organization directs funds to grassroots, women-led projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and provides free computer training and internet access to women. They also acquire equipment, such as sewing machines, to support young seamstresses and provide income opportunities.

Directs funding and resources—including sewing machines and training infrastructure—to grassroots, women-led economic and educational initiatives in eastern DRC to strengthen local organizational capacity.

Directs funds to grassroots, women-led projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and acquires equipment like sewing machines to support income generation for women.

Provides free computer training and internet access to women in eastern DRC and operates a modern school building in Itombwe for girls. Also provides university scholarships to promising girls to support their education and career development.

Provides free computer training and internet access to women in eastern DRC, along with literacy training and university scholarships for girls to support education and career development.

Operates a modern, well-equipped school building for girls in Itombwe, provides free computer training and internet access to women, offers university scholarships to promising girls, and operates sewing machines to provide income opportunities for young seamstresses.

Trains and mentors university-aged young women as "Girl Ambassadors for Peace" to perform theater skits on radio or in person, host a radio show ("La Force de la Femme"), and write and perform theater pieces in rural communities to raise awareness about women's and girls' rights and equality in East Congo. The program also provides literacy training.

Trains and mentors university-aged young women as "Girl Ambassadors for Peace" who perform theater skits and host radio shows to raise awareness about women's and girls' rights in eastern DRC. The program has reached 250 women annually since 2014 and provided literacy training to 100 women.

The "Girl Ambassadors for Peace" program trains and mentors university-aged young women to raise awareness about women's and girls' rights and value in East Congo. These ambassadors perform theater skits on radio or in person, host a radio show called "La Force de la Femme," and conduct literacy training for women, reaching 250 women annually.

Conducts advocacy campaigns on women's rights, gender-based violence, menstruation stigma, and climate justice through radio programs, theater performances, community outreach, and media engagement in eastern DRC.

Directs funds to grassroots, women-led projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and supports their operational capacity, such as acquiring sewing machines through donations to expand income-generating opportunities for young seamstresses.

Implements the Mama Shujaa program in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to support women through advocacy training, economic empowerment, and community leadership development.

Implements the Mama Shujaa program in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to support women through rights advocacy training, economic empowerment, education, and technology access. The program also builds capacity for grassroots women's organizations.

Supports women, families, and communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by implementing programs that use education and technology to amplify women's voices, train women in rights advocacy, build economic capacity, and support the development of grassroots women's organizations.

HERO WOMEN RISING INC supports women, families, and communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by implementing programs that amplify women's voices, train them in rights advocacy, build economic capacity, and support grassroots women's organizations. This includes specific support for women giving birth and sustaining life amidst conflict.

Trains and employs women and people with disabilities in tailoring and crafts production, including bags, clothes, dolls, and jewelry under the SHAKOSHI brand, which are marketed in the US. The initiative includes operating nine sewing machines and has employed at least 31 women and 27 people with disabilities (24 women) as tailors.

Produces the SHAKOSHI brand line of products, including bags, tablecloths, napkins, dolls, and jewelry, by training and employing people with disabilities (primarily women) as tailors, and markets these products in the US to enable women to provide for themselves and their families.

The organization produces and markets the SHAKOSHI brand line of products, including bags, tablecloths, napkins, dolls, and jewelry. This initiative trains and employs individuals with disabilities, primarily women, to create these products, enabling them to earn income and provide for their families. Products are marketed in the US.

Produces and markets the SHAKOSHI brand line of handmade products—including bags, jewelry, dolls, and textiles—crafted by women and people with disabilities in eastern DRC, with proceeds supporting economic self-sufficiency.

Produces and distributes "Keep Girls in School" kits, including washable, reusable feminine hygiene pads, to help girls stay in school in remote villages like Itombwe. The program has reached thousands of girls and includes a comprehensive awareness campaign to destigmatize menstruation.

The organization produces and distributes "Keep Girls in School" kits, including washable, reusable feminine hygiene pads, to girls in remote villages like Itombwe, reaching over 6,500 girls. They also operate a modern school building for girls in Itombwe and provide university scholarships to promising girls.

Produces and distributes "Keep Girls in School" kits containing washable, reusable feminine hygiene pads and other supplies to help girls stay in school; reached over 6,500 girls in Itombwe since inception.

Produces and distributes "Keep Girls in School" kits containing washable, reusable feminine hygiene pads to help girls stay in education. Over 6,500 kits have been distributed in the remote village of Itombwe, reaching that many girls through the program.

Operates four tree nurseries in different villages, employing women, and plants tens of thousands of trees annually (averaging 50,000 per year). The organization also provides environmental education for local communities and conducts livelihood development activities to reduce dependence on natural forests.

HERO WOMEN RISING INC operates four tree nurseries in four different villages, employing women full-time, and plants tens of thousands of trees annually (averaging 50,000 trees per year). The organization also provides environmental education to local communities and conducts livelihood development activities to reduce dependence on natural forests.

Operates four tree nurseries in different villages, employs three women full-time per nursery, and plants tens of thousands of trees annually—averaging 50,000 per year, with 70,000 planted to date. Conducts environmental education and livelihood activities to reduce dependence on the Itombwe forest.

Operates four tree nurseries in different villages in eastern DRC, employs nine women full-time, and plants an average of 50,000–70,000 trees annually to support environmental restoration and reduce dependence on forest resources.