Mission
To foster the empowerment of women worldwide and drive sustainable change
Vision
To see a world where all women can be empowered
11 Years of Empowerment!
Ready To Empower's History
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2013Ready to Empower began in 2013 when our founder, Amanda Ready, met a community of at-risk women in Costa Rica (CR) and saw a need to provide better mental health and job training resources for the women in the community. She decided to put her education and experience working in social services & the mental health field into action. She spent 3 months in Costa Rica forming relationships, surveying needs, building programs, & cultivating leaders to carry out her vision of empowerment.
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2014After returning to the US, Amanda created Ready to Empower (RTE), a US-based non-profit, and co-founded Árbol De Esperanza (ADE), a CR-based organization to work in partnership with RTE and be solely run by Costa Ricans. During this time, Amanda raised temporary funds to kickstart her plan of action. Her plan included offering Costa Rican leaders financial support to carry out the program, while providing program guidance, organizational training, and mentoring to help support at-risk women in their communities.
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2015The Empowerment Program, a two-fold process that empowers leaders of women focused organizations to help elevate women, was finalized in 2015. The Empowerment Program provides the tools needed to equip women with mental health wellness, job training and the education needed to reach their goals and empower themselves.
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2016-2021From 2016 to 2021, RTE continued steadily empowering impact & growth with women participants, partnering leaders, volunteer support & fundraising. To learn more about RTE's impact, click here.
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2022- Present DayGrowth and expansion is an ongoing effort. RTE is presently forming a new partnership with Destined to Empower Women (DEW) in India, and is working in collaboration with both partnerships to create sustainable plans of action.
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"Human needs human & we all need support at some point in our lives.
I have gotten help along the way in my journey & I am just doing what
I would want people to do for me and my family." Founder of RTE
I have gotten help along the way in my journey & I am just doing what
I would want people to do for me and my family." Founder of RTE
