Read the Report - Chevron
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Members of BWI, CHF and <strong>Chevron</strong> Liberia Limited with students participating in <strong>the</strong> BWI Agricultural Compost ProjectEmpowering Women with YAIYouth Action International (YAI) wasestablished in 2005 to develop andimplement programs that alleviate<strong>the</strong> suffering of children and youthaffected by war and empower<strong>the</strong>m to reach <strong>the</strong>ir full potential.The organization has a mission toprovide education, health care andeconomic empowerment for itstarget beneficiaries.<strong>Chevron</strong> Liberia Limited joined<strong>the</strong> Alabaster Foundation, BurtFamily Foundation, Cellcom and <strong>the</strong>Manifest Foundation in sponsoringYAI’s Centers for Women’sEmpowerment. These centers train600 women each year through <strong>the</strong>irempowerment curriculum, whichincludes counseling, workshops onsmall business enterprise, marketingand adult literacy; YAI also puts<strong>the</strong> women through a month-longapprenticeship.At <strong>the</strong> conclusion of <strong>the</strong> program,<strong>the</strong> participants will createcooperatives and receive a microcreditloan to start a new business,which can include: crafts, traditionalcloth making, jewelry, bakeries andbeauty salons. Within two years, YAIwill train 3,000 women in Buchanan,Gbarnga and Monrovia.Youth Action International’s Centers for Women’s Empowerment empowers women to start a new business, which can include craft-making operations2012 Corporate Responsibility <strong>Report</strong> | 11