SKIC’s mission – to bring entrepreneurship, education, and empowerment to women in Lebu, Chile and Mutare, Zimbabwe –  is a mission that extends beyond providing loans to SKIC participants so that their businesses can begin to take shape.

Our charity also works with women to build the confidence they need to network, act upon their goals, stand up to oppressive figures in their lives, and adopt healthy lifestyles. In doing so, we are able to help combat both physical and psychological health issues that many women in Lebu and Mutare have to face. By equipping them with concrete skills and self-esteem, they are given the courage to create supportive infrastructures of their own that are independent of the political ones that oppress them. With strong support systems and positive attitudes, many of these women are able to avoid mental health issues and even to deflect physical ones.

Listen in on this podcast to hear more about the complications that many women face in Chile and Zimbabwe – and how the confidence they develop in SKIC programs can help them surpass these health-related obstacles.