The document discusses the LEAP program of the Port Sudan Association for Small Enterprises Development (PASED) in Sudan. [1] The LEAP program aims to empower the poorest women through forming women's associations that apply the Gender Action Learning System (GALS) process. [2] Key activities of LEAP include assessing members' poverty levels, providing skills training, and strengthening women's leadership and participation in their communities. [3] The program has helped increase women's access to financial services and control over household and community assets.