CLinked is a global women's organization that educates and empowers women to become leaders in their local communities. Vulnerable women learn how to give voice to their stories, build peer to peer relationships and take actionable steps to finding solutions to challenging social issues.
CLinked believes that those closest to the problem are closest to finding a solution to the problem. Ongoing leadership training and education of women and children in their communities creates a sustainable snowflake effect.
CLinked has taught 270 community leaders and they have pledged to train
1,929 high risk women, men and children in the
United States, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
In partnership with Jesuits Refugee Service, CLinked trained 16 leaders in the Northern Myanmar state of Kachin, which is in the midst of ongoing civil conflict.
The leaders taught the teachers, villagers, catechists and children in the refugee camps and the orphanage about human trafficking awareness and safety. The video shows 7th grader demonstrating what they learned through roll-playing.
CLInked's Singapore Campaign with Daughters of Tomorrow was officially launched in January 2018!
In 2017 CLinked began training Daughters of Tomorrow leadership team to help local women address the critical need for safe and reliable childcare.
The 2018 campaign will build a network of women in need of child care working together with women committed to child minding children in their community.
Education
Education is at the core of CLinked's mission. CLinked's team has conducted workshops, campaigns, life skill training and radio programing with dozens of non profits in 7 countries.
Leadership
CLinked empowers women to tell their stories, develop their leadership skills and connect with other women in their communities to collectively take action.
COMMUNITY
Community organizing and campaign building creates sustainable change. Coaching and training is conducted by Junko Yoda an experienced Teaching Fellow for Professor Marshall Ganz from Harvard University Kennedy School.
From Siti
For me, it really opened my eyes to what our women have been going through. It made me feel that I lead a sheltered life. I teared up when one of the ladies spoke about losing her brother. This 28th Feb 2018, my brother would have been gone a year right after Ra'eesa's 6th birthday. I have felt empty until I heard hope in their voices when they know what they would be doing in this campaign would help others. I agree with Jagi, they will try their best. We will do our best. You and your coaches made a difference when you conducted the workshop. You listened to us, the core team, what we thought the ladies needed and how it would need to be presented to them. You and the coaches gave the ladies a voice and a safe place to tell their stories just like you did with the core team, with me. You have empowered us, strength in numbers. Thank you to you and your team for all your hard work, time and patience with us and the ladies. I look forward to learning more from you and your team. Do send my gratitude to them for making the time for our workshop, Junko.
Appreciate it alot.
Let's get our snowflake teams grow, Junko... :) - SITI