Every day 1,000 women die giving life - one woman every 90 seconds; 99% of these deaths occur in the developing world.
IFPD promotes the health, education and empowerment of women in developing countries by providing them with effective means to fight poverty and improve their own and their children's living conditions in a sustainable way.
Women perform 66% of the world’s work, produce 50% of the food - but earn 10 percent of the income.
If you educate a man,
You educate one person

If you educate a woman,
You educate a whole family.
Indian Proverb
Women represent 70% of the world's poor and two thirds of the world's 776 million illiterate adults.

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WOMEN, CHILDREN & POVERTY

Caring for Women is Caring for Children

"Experience shows that educated women are more likely to marry later, and have healthy and better-educated children, who will pass on these benefits from one generation to the next."

Fight Against Poverty: Where We Stand and What Is At Stake

In a world that reached 7 billion inhabitants in October 2011, poverty affects us all; it is not only of concern to its immediate victims but also breeds many forms of violence, insecurity and environmental damage everywhere in the world.

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Caring for Women is Caring for Children

Fight Against Poverty: Where We Stand and What Is At Stake