WELLNESS
for
GROWTH
FOUNDATION
Empowering women since 2012
Program Ambassadors and Beneficiaries
FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
Successful Programs
Since 2012, the Wellness for Growth Foundation has successfully implemented ongoing integral health and wellness education programs and community workshops. Thanks to the support of our volunteers, facilitators, partners, and sponsors, and to the dedicated commitment of our program participants, we have empowered over 900 underprivileged families!
VISION
Develop a sustainable and replicable global model that will provide underserved minority women the foundations to become catalysts for socioeconomic growth and wellbeing in their communities.
MISSION
Empower underprivileged Hispanic women through integral wellness education and skills for economic growth to improve their own and their families' wellbeing.
The Wellness for Growth Foundation was
created in 2012 as a comprehensive wellbeing and socioeconomic growth program that empowers underprivileged Hispanic women to become catalysts for change in their families and communities.
“The Wellness for Growth Foundation is a social initiative that is changing the lives of many underserved families.
During the last ten years, our core focus has been empowering women to become catalyst for personal and economic growth in our community through our integral adult education programs.”
Eirasmin Lokpez-Cobo
Wellness For Growth Foundation CEO
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HEALTH & WELLNESS EDUCATION
Informational and motivational wellness workshops on nutrition, physical activity, spirituality and personal relationships.
FOCUSED ON WHAT MATTERS
SKILLS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
Practical training on basic skills for personal and economic growth: computer, English, personal finance, leadership, and artisan skills.
“My dream is to have my own business and a better life for me and my children.”
Rosa
Program Beneficiary from Cuba
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"We are transforming a challenge into a great opportunity to expand the reach of our programs"
The Wellness for Growth Team
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
FACILITATION
Entrepreneurship education and support for participants to learn basic concepts as the foundation to plan and launch a small business or grow their current businesses.
INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES
Product-selling support: opportunities to sell their hand-made products and generate an income based on the product-crafting and financial skills learned throughout the program.
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