Buildher
Empower Women in Construction
Buildher equips disadvantaged women aged 18-35 years from informal settlements with accredited construction skills, increasing employment opportunities and incomes. While promoting gender equality within the industry. Buildher’s model focuses on four pillars: Accredited Construction Skills Training, Life Skills Development, Women & Family Support, Advocacy & Routes to Employment. Buildher’s approach addresses the interrelated socioeconomic barriers keeping women from accessing vocational training opportunities and bridges soft-skill-gaps created by historic inequities to promote professional success and women-friendly workplace and policies.
This is a wonderful project, as the women not only receive professional training, but are also given comprehensive support: in addition to technical competence, mental factors are also taken into account, which are just as important for asserting oneself in male-dominated professions. An important step for equality and strengthening women's rights.
WINNER STATEMENTBuildher is excited to learn of our selection for IF Social Impact Prize 2022! We are deeply appreciative of your support. This grant will help us transition more women to high skill high-paying jobs and promote gender equality in the male dominated construction sector. Ultimately, our work will contribute to the attainment of SDGs 4, 5, 8, and 11.
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