{"id":251517,"date":"2024-05-22T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/how-were-helping-to-advance-sustainability-and-address\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T16:10:00","slug":"how-were-helping-to-advance-sustainability-and-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/how-were-helping-to-advance-sustainability-and-address\/","title":{"rendered":"How We\u2019re Helping To Advance Sustainability and Address"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/carousel_2x\/public\/images\/1-kenya-farm-lead_Dow_051624.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\">Our reason for investing in a sustainable future is simple \u2013 to support the people in our communities.<\/p>\n<p>Dow\u2019s All <em>IN<\/em> ERG Fund continues to contribute to the promotion of sustainability and the resolution of gender disparities in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>A sustainable world is one where people \u2013 no matter who they are or where they live \u2013 have access to the resources they need to thrive today and for future generations. Today, we\u2019re not quite there yet. In communities around the globe, gender inequities remain a cultural norm \u2013 and a barrier to a sustainable future. What can we do to change that? Like our partners at Fikia Dada, a rescue center for women and young girls in Kenya, we believe that one route is empowering women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><strong>THE CHALLENGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Kenya, young women from rural communities can face challenges like forced marriages, gender-based violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), sexual abuse and early pregnancies.<\/p>\n<p>What can we do to help these women not just be safe, but thrive <em><strong>and<\/strong><\/em> contribute to a more sustainable future for their community?<\/p>\n<p>A common barrier to addressing these inequities is often a lack of access to education. And the reality is that some of the communities with the most significant challenges possess the fewest resources to help, to educate and to equip their residents with the skills needed to be safe and adopt more environmentally and financially sustainable lifestyles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><strong>THE SOLUTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fikia Dada, meaning \u201cReach a Girl,\u201d is a non-profit organization in Kiambu County, Kenya, that provides housing to those young women dealing with forced marriages, gender-based violence, FGM, sexual abuse and early pregnancies. At Fikia Dada, women have a safe space to heal, raise their children and prepare for a future where they can find security through financial independence.<\/p>\n<p>Through Dow\u2019s ALL <em>IN<\/em> ERG fund, a fund that empowers employee resource group participants to address local inclusion, diversity and equity needs, Fikia Dada received funding from our Company to establish a brand-new route to independence \u2013 a demonstration farm where the center\u2019s residents and community members learn the technical skills needed to grow and harvest sustainable crops, helping address food insecurity and, ultimately, empower them to be able to support themselves financially.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-align-center\"><strong>THE RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The impact of our contributions extends beyond the construction of the demonstration farm. Fikia Dada was also able to update the facility\u2019s equipment, support maintenance costs, and assist with helping residents gain access to health insurance.<\/p>\n<p>As for the residents, they learned the necessary skills to develop their own small-scale farming operations back in their hometowns. Through their training, they have helped produce various crops for use at Fikia Dada, including cabbage, carrots, spinach, coriander, green pepper and kale.<\/p>\n<p>Team Dow was also able to help further sustainable agriculture practices at the farm by introducing black soldier fly (BSF), which consumes sanitation and agricultural waste and turns it into organic manure, helping ensure soil fertility. The center also uses the BSF larvae as protein-rich chicken feed.<\/p>\n<p>Our reason for investing in a sustainable future is simple \u2013 to support the people in our communities. Through their incredible grassroots work, we can help advance long-term positive change.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/news\/how-dow-helping-advance-sustainability-and-address-gender-inequities-kenya\"target=\"_blank\">Read the article originally published at www.3blmedia.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our reason for investing in a sustainable future is simple \u2013 to support the people in our communities. Dow\u2019s All IN ERG Fund continues to contribute to the promotion of sustainability and the resolution of gender disparities in Kenya. A sustainable world is one where people \u2013 no matter who they are or where they [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":251518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[385],"tags":[1029,6036,6037,1028,484,4675],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.0 (Yoast SEO v20.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How We\u2019re Helping To Advance Sustainability and Address - Republic of Green News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.3blmedia.com\/news\/how-dow-helping-advance-sustainability-and-address-gender-inequities-kenya\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How We\u2019re Helping To Advance Sustainability and Address\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our reason for investing in a sustainable future is simple \u2013 to support the people in our communities. 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