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What the YWCA is doing with $20 million from Mackenzie Scott - NEXTpittsburgh

In the isolated and impoverished nation of Bhutan in Asia’s Himalayan mountains, many women don’t have access to education. For those who have landed in Pittsburgh to forge a better life, their lack of literacy puts them at a severe disadvantage in job opportunities, obtaining health care and even getting a driver’s license because they can’t read road signs and study testing materials, says Khara Timsina, executive director of the Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh. With a $20,000 grant from the YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, the association is providing local Bhutanese women with programs that can help them thrive in a new homeland, including driving lessons, ...

nextpittsburgh.com     Sep 14, 2023