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U. S. Department of State
Wezesha Project
As an alumni of the US Department of State Mandela Washington Fellowship Program, Catherine partnered with a long-standing colleague from her previous work in public health who is based in the United States.
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United States African Development Foundation
Hatua Project
The project aimed to build the capacity of these additional 130 rural women who wished to work full-time for VB, through training that would demonstrate the kinds of high-end skills needed to produce baskets suitable for regional and international markets. The project also provided badly needed funds for renting reliable transport to access their villages.