Partner ​​​

Climate Resilience for All (CRA) is a women-led NGO dedicated to strengthening and supporting women and vulnerable communities who are facing the impacts of extreme heat. 
 
The Howden Foundation supports CRA’s work with informal female workers in India through their ‘Women’s Climate Shock Insurance and Livelihood Initiative’ (WCSI), which provides financial support and wage protection when it becomes too hot and dangerous for women to work. 

In its first year, CRA provided close to $600,000 in extreme heat insurance and cash through the WCSI, protecting 50,000 women and their families. By giving these women with the choice of whether to risk working in dangerous temperatures, the programme resulted in increased family income and food security, as well as reduced illness, injury, and exploitation. Up to 250,000 women are expected to participate in the second year of the programme.