Charity Partner

This year the Legal Business Awards will support the charity Hand in Hand International with a silent auction. Worldwide, around 400 million women and girls live below the poverty line of US $2.15 a day. Every day, Hand in Hand equips under-served women with skills and resources to earn more, ignite local economies and lift nations out of poverty.

This year, the charity celebrated an incredible milestone: 10 million jobs created and 5.6 million women empowered. That’s 5.6 million women earning more money and shaping the future they want.  Supporting women to earn their own income – and decide how they spend it – means more children in school, and more families with access to healthcare.

Women like Jane Kasyoka from Kenya. For Jane and her children life was a constant struggle. But, with business skills and new agriculture techniques provided by Hand in Hand, Jane has scaled up her farm – increasing yields and income from £12.84 a month to £184. Looking back Jane says, “If I had not acquired this knowledge I could not be in a place where I am now, with one child finishing school and one going to college.”

You can support Hand in Hand’s work by donating via Hand in Hand’s website or by bidding in the fabulous charity auction at the awards dinner.