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Seeding artisans and entrepreneurs with hope

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Too often, victims of gender abuse remain in abusive relationships because they are afraid they won't be able to support themselves or their families on their own. Many of these clients come with entrepreneural spirits and skills. VIP works with victims of abuse to remove obstacles and help them regain their personal and financial independence. Through our Economic Empowerment Services (EES), we provide survivors of domestic violence with the necessary tools to begin to walk on the path to financial self sustainability. Our Exploring Entrepreneurship and Manos De Esperanza components provide survivors with the hard skills necessary to develop or legitimize a small business. Manos de Esperanza, will work with survivors who are artisans, and have expressed their interest in starting a business in making and selling environmentally friendly crafts such as jewelry, containers, ornamental flower arrangements, puppets, etc., and developing a cooperative. Key to the success of this project is the fact that the course will be taught by a one of our former undocumented immigrant clients, who transitioned from victim to survivor to promotora, to U.S. citizen, to leader, and is now a graduate of the Green Worker Cooperative. She has come back to VIP and hopes to share her skills by supporting other survivors interested in this business model that builds community. We anticipate that the Manos De Esperanza project will prepare 20 survivors this year.