What We Do
Women around the world endure abandonment, exploitation, and abuse. Samaritan’s Purse works to reach these vulnerable women with the Gospel. We meet their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs through programmes like abuse prevention, safe migration and trafficking awareness, maternal health, vocational training, and discipleship.
Help Protect Vulnerable Women
Through such projects as maternal child health, vocational training, and Bible-based literacy classes, Samaritan’s Purse is helping vulnerable women and telling them about the eternal hope and dignity found in Jesus Christ. You can help protect a victim of gender-based violence, provide basic education, or meet other needs to ease a woman's daily struggle for survival.
“Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.”
Proverbs 31:25, NASB
How We Help
Maternal and Child Health
Obstetric supplies, medicine, vitamins, and specialised training are among the ways we improve the well-being of pregnant women and mothers of newborns in remote villages and impoverished communities. This fills a critical gap in healthcare, provides peace of mind for young mothers, and helps save the lives of women and babies.
Gender-Based Violence
Samaritan’s Purse trains pastors and ministry leaders on how to counsel and rehabilitate victims of gender-based abuse. We teach men and women how to live together in a God-honouring way to prevent further cases, and provide biblical materials and other support for educational programmes conducted by church partners.
Exploitation
We provide help to women in desperate situations, including victims of exploitation and sex trafficking. We work with Christian partners to protect vulnerable women and restore victims of exploitation.
Vocational Training
With little education and no job skills, many women – particularly single mothers – must beg or scavenge to provide for themselves and their families. Samaritan's Purse provides training and equipment for sewing, food service, and other productive livelihoods.
Give to Women At Risk
There’s so much more to be done! With your help we will continue to honour vulnerable women and children so they can be safe, protected, restored and free.
Stories From The Field
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Samaritan's Purse Rushes Aid to Typhoon Survivors in Vietnam
Our teams are on the ground near Hanoi, the nation's capital, distributing essential supplies and equipment after Typhoon Kajiki tore through the region only weeks ago. -
Bones Made Straight and Souls Refreshed
Dozens of men, women, and children in Nigeria receive life-changing surgeries and hear the Gospel–many for the first time–through a Samaritan's Purse orthopaedic surgical team. -
Seeing the World with Joy
Sight-restoring surgery takes a teenager from shame to hope in Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Sewing Peace in South Sudan
Through Samaritan's Purse livelihoods training, God is rebuilding lives in a land still reeling from war. -
Bringing Hope to Fire-Ravaged Community
A young girl and her family are encouraged through the outreach of Operation Christmas Child after a fire destroyed their neighbourhood. -
Vegetables Save Lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
As a young boy suffered from malnutrition in the wake of conflict, Samaritan’s Purse provided critical nutrition, along with skills and supplies for his family to grow abundant harvests.
Will contribute to life saving education and training for a mother to prepare her for birth and provide essential post-natal care.
Will contribute to the counselling and rehabilitation of victims of gender-based violence and provide them with skills to reclaim their dignity.
Will provide a future after slavery by providing shelter, rehabilitation and vocational training to a woman or child who has been rescued.
