EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

Sophia Over

Team Comsewogue

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
187 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

22

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

1.0

donation

made

Sophia's actions

Women and Girls

Connect With A Nonprofit

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will spend 4 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Fund Family Planning

#7 Family Planning

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

When family planning focuses on healthcare provision and meeting the expressed needs of women, it results in empowerment, equality, and well-being, and the benefits to the planet are side effects. Why is family planning an important civil rights consideration?
Sophia Over 4/04/2019 8:15 AM
Family planning is important because everyone knows what is needed and how much you are able to spend on food, clothes and other accessories to stay within budget

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. How can you better support communities by supporting women? Can you share any past experiences that may help others take action?
Sophia Over 4/04/2019 8:12 AM
I believe that men and woman should invest the same amount of earning in the family. If you support women then you support life! Without women there would not be any life, we are extremely important :)

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

What are the most pressing issues for women and girls in your community?
Sophia Over 4/03/2019 8:35 AM
In my opinion, women are disrespected or other people have less respect for woman than for men. Women are catcalled and made uncomfortable sometimes on a daily basis because men do not have enough respect for us.

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