Wal-Mart helps CARE for women

WASHINGTON Wal-Mart's philanthropic arm, The Wal-Mart Foundation, announced a $1 million grant to CARE, a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Projects funded by this grant will focus on empowering impoverished young women around the world through education, job-training and entrepreneurial support programs.

According to Margaret McKenna, Wal-Mart Foundation president, "CARE is at the forefront of a global effort to create better lives for millions of young women around the world. For many of these women, education, training and entrepreneurship are critical to breaking the vicious cycle of poverty - and with CARE, women around the world will benefit from the Wal-Mart Foundation's commitment to creating opportunities so people can live better."

The Wal-Mart Foundation awards grants that seek to address the educational needs of underserved young people ages 12 to 25. This year on International Women's Day, Wal-Mart donated $25,000 to CARE's "Power Within" program. This program focuses on girls' education and leadership, helping more than 10 million girls complete primary school and develop leadership skills in 20 countries around the world.