By Pete Winn November 5, 2012
(CNSNews.com) - The U.S. is spending $900,000 to help women start businesses and create jobs--in Peru and El Salvador.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the new Women's Entrepreneurship Trust Fund last month on visit to the Peruvian capital of Lima. “The United States is making an initial contribution of $900,000 to launch pilot programs here in Peru and in El Salvador,” Clinton said on October 16. “But we need more partners and more contributors to the trust fund, so I’d like to invite other governments and businesses to contribute.” The money, according to Clinton, will be used to train rural women in Peru and in El Salvador for jobs as entrepreneurs and small business owners. To Read More.....
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