our mission
E.V.E.’s mission is to aid women with the educational tools necessary to combat obesity, domestic abuse, and human trafficking.
Who we are.
E.V.E Foundation is a non-profit organization that will consist of two branches: E.V.E Women’s Health and Education Center and a women and children’s shelter. The foundation’s current priority is to release the first branch, E.V.E Women’s Health and Education Center.
Key objectives will include:
•Offering self-defense courses to help combat abuse and trafficking. Women will obtain a certificate of sufficiency at the end of training. Goal: Train 1000 women within 2 years.
•Teach women to recognize signs of abuse and human trafficking.
•Utilize the fitness center and Zumba classes to help decrease obesity in Houston.
•Expand and open a women and children’s shelter within 5 years
fixing the problem.
Abuse and Human Trafficking in Texas
About 1 in 4 women have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime and reported some form of IPV (intimate partner violence) related impact (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
Additionally, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Texas is ranked number 2 behind California in human trafficking. Houston is number 1 among all cities in Texas.
Some prevention strategies include teaching skills to prevent sexual violence and providing opportunities to empower and support girls and women. E.V.E. seeks to inform women by instilling modern techniques and methods that will help shield them from potential threats and safety risks.
Obesity
In Texas, approximately one in three residents are obese, putting the state in 10th place (tied with Oklahoma) for the highest obesity rates in the U.S. (Kowalick, 2019). Data from the March of Dimes 2019 research shows that 32.6% of women between 18-44 in Texas are obese.
Obesity levels are closely tied to social and economic factors, with lower-income individuals being more at risk. Therefore, E.V.E believes that offering free fitness alternatives will enable women to fully focus on their health and contribute toward the reduction of obesity in the process.