WORTH - A Global Women's Empowerment Program

Dependency is NOT Empowering

You may have heard of microfinance before, but chances are you haven’t heard about the WORTH program’s unique savings based methods. Instead of giving women money to start businesses, WORTH teaches women how to save their own money. Women gain basic literacy and numeracy, as well as the skills needed to become their own bankers. Groups of women are united to support each other as they save and learn together. They become successful businesswomen, creating better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Giving the Boot to Poverty

WORTH is proud to announce its recent partnership with a brand-new company, a line of custom-couture boots, Anna Lunna. Anna Lunna has generously decided to give 10% of all proceeds to the WORTH program! These boots are custom-made by hand with only the finest leather, resulting in an article of clothing that is entirely unique and sure to last. This support shown by Anna Lunna will translate into more chances for women in impoverished nations to become WORTH members, changing their lives and creating opportunities that had eluded them before. Anna Lunna launched July 20th, so for more information you can go to annalunna.com, or read the full launch release.

Success in Nepal

Five years after the end of Pact’s formal program support for WORTH in Nepal, we went back to see how WORTH women were faring. Despite civil war and the collapse of national governance, we found great successes.

To find out more read the summary or complete report [PDFs].