South African Orion Duet Ministries

Women's Global Pathways-New Mexico 

 Empowerment 

 
News Release:  Open To The Public

Contact:  Babsy Sinandile  505  620-7486               Nkazi Sinandile   505   435-5741

Albuquerque: New Mexico Women's Global Pathways Presents

An Eclectic Movement Fashion Show Fund-Raiser

In Commemoration of World Refugee Day

Date: Saturday June 23rd 2012

Venue:   North Fourth Art Center
Theater, 4904 4th NW
Albuquerque, NM  87107

Time is 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m.

• Donation  $20.00 :
• Door Prize
• Afro=Asian Food Sampler/Refreshments
• A chance to purchase or order merchandise created by artisans of Global Pathways.

 All proceeds benefit New Mexico Women's Global Pathways

For Ticket Information and R.S.V.P.  womensglobalpathways@gmail.com

New Mexico Women's Global Pathways is a not for profit organization
incorporated in New Mexico and its fiscal sponsor is La Mesa
Presbyterian church, 7401 Copper Ave. NE, Albuquerque, 87108 ( 505
255-8095).To send donations for NMWGP please make check to the church
with a memo line of: Global Pathways.

Thanks to the following organizations:  VSA North 4th Art Center
Self Development of People- Presbyterian Church U.S.A.
La  Mesa Presbyterian Church, volunteers/sponsors and all those helping to promote our event
Community members donating fabrics and other materials

 History

Women’s Global Pathways –NM is a grassroots organization by and for refugee, immigrant  and low income local women girls and their families, who reside in New Mexico.We have decided to take control of our financial situations by confronting the social systems that oppress us.  Our main goal is to rise out of poverty in a dignified manner that respects our self worth and dignity.We have conceived  a program designed to help us to become self sufficient.  

We collaborate with local organizations, and are committed to help empower, motivate and support ourselves , our families, while promoting our social, economic, and political well-being.     

During these hard economic times, with some of us not finding jobs, and others finding jobs only to loose them, we have decided to take control of our lives in an effort to  move from being dependent on social services,  to "self  help” by providing a nurturing environment while helping ourselves create entrepreneurial businesses.

We are currently working hard to create a sustainable economical development center where we seek to train in sewing , English As A Second language, Life, business, computer skills, weaving and beading, in our quest to improve our earning power.  Our greatest need is funds and any assistance that can be given us to create a sustainable project to help us become self sufficient.  

 Goal For Women's

Global Pathways New Mexico

 By the way our program serves men and children as well especially in the English education program.

We work to improve our economic conditions in all aspects, including:

• Leadership development;
• Capitalizing on our strengths, knowledge and skills
• Promoting cultural understanding and tolerance among all of us;
• Promoting our rich heritage through art;
• Providing opportunities for us (artisans in training) to prosper in our communities;

Youth  Children's Sewing Track                

The economical development center we are trying to create is a donated 14 x 60 mobile home that we received after  one of us staged a 16 refugee awareness Hunger Strike April 2010. 

We continue to work hard to avail ourselves of opportunities to learn to sew and are creating products for sale while in training.

 Needs:  Non Monetary

• adequate mode of transportation ( 15 seater) van
• World Fabrics, sewing, weaving, beading materials;
• Education Toys for program participants children;
• Rosetta Stone English Software;
• Lap tops;
• manequins

Send monetary donations to La Mesa Presbyterian church,( fiscal agent)  7401 Copper Ave. NE, Albuquerque, 87108 c/o Rev. Trey Hammond: Memo Women's Global Pathways New Mexico. 

Services

We offer the following services:

• Work experience
• Entrepreneurial training;
• Job readiness training;
• Basic literacy skills;
• Training in crafts such as  sewing, weaving, and other needlework arts;
• Provide English as a second Language classes;
• Provide venues at which women can sell their products;

 Did You Know?

According to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, there are approximately 50 million uprooted people around the world - refugees who have sought safety in another country and people displaced within their own country. Between 75-80 per cent of them are women and children.

The women often carry the heaviest burden of survival for themselves and their families.  Most of the refugee women who resettle in Albuquerque, for example, have no formal education and suffer from a wide range of problems, including:

• The need to learn a new language

• Finding and retaining employment

• Disproportionate responsibility at home, which limits livelihood opportunities

• Skills not readily transferable to the U.S.

• Lack of community support

Women's Global Pathways-NM operates as an all volunteer, not-for-profit organization and is fiscally sponsored by La Mesa Presbyterian Church.

La Mesa Presbyterian Church has helped the South African Orion Duet with the refugee outreach since 2007; hosting events, sponsoring children for a weekly Kidz Club and supporting families by providing clothes and emergency monetary aid for utilities payments.