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Empowering women and girls in municipalities

Village of Rogersville supports and encourages women of all ages with new Femmes Fortes initiative

by McCAIE A
Empowering women and girls in municipalities Municipally run sessions support women and girls: The main objective of the Femmes Fortes program is to further develop the independence and autonomy of women as well as to improve their self-confidence.
Published in April 2021 - Page 19

The concept of the “Femmes Fortes” (Strong Women) project is simple: to offer free, useful, and varied workshops that are accessible to women and girls of all ages in the Village of Rogersville community.

Two years ago, a comment from a recently widowed woman really disturbed me. She told me that since her husband passed away, she felt helpless and useless. She went on to say that she now realizes how much she was dependent

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