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Alliance for African Women Initiative (AFAWI) is a non governmental, non profit grassroots organisation working in support women and vulnerable children across Ghana. Our work concentrate on economic women empowerment, promotion of women right, advocacy towards obtaining sustainable development for women and children in Ghana and also building partnership such as offering volunteering and internship opportunities in support of women and children.
FAS develops and implements programmes that fall in 4 main objectives: Fostering, supporting and promoting women’s initiatives in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts in Africa, and for the respect of their rights; Strengthening women’s leadership capacity, including at the grassroots, to restore and maintain peace in their countries; Engendering policies, structures, programmes and the peace process for the attainment of durable peace and human security in Africa; Advocating at the national, regional and international levels for African women’s rights and concerns, and their critical role on issues of peace and security.
Zawadisha provides small loans for items with big impact to rural Kenyan women to help finance their livelihoods. Loans for solar lamps get toxic and expensive paraffin out of homes and make it easier for children to study. Rain water harvesting tanks free up nearly six hours per day so women can spend time tending to their small businesses. Loans for clean cook stoves reduce the entire family’s dependence upon charcoal, a costly and harmful fuel responsible for deforestation and disease. We follow up with leadership and business training to help these women maximize the potential of their loans, test out ideas, cultivate businesses, and develop their leadership skills.
http://www.thewomensfoundationhk.org
We are a non-profit organisation established in 2004 and dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls in Hong Kong through ground-breaking research, impactful and innovative community programmes, and education, media engagement and advocacy. Our three key focus areas are challenging gender stereotypes, increasing the number of women in decision-making and leadership positions, and empowering women in poverty to achieve a better quality of life for themselves and their families.
For more than two decades the National Foundation of Australian Women (NFAW) has set the agenda for women’s issues nationally and given weight to the collective voice of Australian women. Today as we progress the interests of women and maintain and make accessible an extraordinary record of achievement, we keep the aspirations of women alive to be handed on to new generations.
The South Australian Country Women’s Association has been serving the community since 1929. We are not for profit, non party political and non sectarian. The organisation is made up of volunteers who work to promote the welfare and conditions of life for women and children, of all ages, whether in the city or country.
http://www.womensnetwork.com.au/index.cfm
We are a membership-based organisation that empowers women to reach their full potential in business. For over two decades we have been educating, guiding and supporting women in their pursuit of success, helping them to turn their start up or newly founded businesses into profitable enterprises.
European Feminist Initiative IFE-EFI was founded in 2003 as a feminist network. It is based in France and is represented in 13 countries in Europe. Members of IFE-EFI are indepedant organizations and individuals. IFE-EFI develops solidarity cooperation and is building partnerships with feminist organizations in Europe and whole Mediterranean area.
http://www.womenlobby.org/?lang=en
The EWL’s mission is to promote real and effective equality between women and men, in all spheres of public and private life, across the EU.
Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) is an international network of over 100 women’s, environmental and health organisations implementing projects in 40 countries and advocating globally for a healthy environment for all.
http://www.arcusfoundation.org
The Arcus Foundation lends special emphasis to programs and organizations which recognize that members of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) community deserve to be welcomed and celebrated. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the Arcus Foundation devotes many of its philanthropic resources to improving the quality of life in Southwestern Michigan.
http://www.bostonwomensfund.org
For the past twenty years, the Boston Women’s Fund has been the only foundation in northeastern Massachusetts to exclusively support community–based organizations run by women and girls. We fund low–income women, women of color, lesbians, women with disabilities, older women, and girls who are working to create a society based on racial, social and economic justice.
Chicago Foundation for Women raises money to fund and support organizations that help women and girls—it’s all about making smarter connections between need, money and solutions. We improve the lives of women and girls through grants, advocacy, leadership development, and public and grantee education.
We provide technology and financial educational training programs for economically disadvantaged youth’s, Veterans, domestic violence survivors and underprivileged individuals. We provide safe housing for Veterans, domestic violence survivors and their children and homeless women and their children. In addition, we provide basic needs to hundreds of families and individuals requesting our assistance throughout southeastern Michigan during these challenging times.
It is the mission of the Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) to bring about a just society by supporting the empowerment of all women and girls throughout the state of Iowa.
The Michigan Women’s Foundation seeks to help women and girls: achieve economic justice, experience their communities as safe places, value and have equal access to education and training, address gender discrimination in all forms, transform society.
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/issues/fairness/
From protecting women’s health, promoting patient- and family-centered health care, winning paid sick days, advancing flex-time, promoting paid family leave insurance, working to eliminate the wage gap and much more, we have fought for every major policy advance that has helped women and families.
The New York Women’s Foundation was established in 1987 as a voice for women and a force for change. We combine hands–on philanthropy with community–driven projects to change the lives of low–income women and girls. The New York Women’s Foundation funds organizations and programs within the five boroughs of New York City that have developed strategies to move low–income women and girls towards long–term economic security.
Open Meadows Foundation is a grant-making organization seeking projects that promote gender/racial/economic justice. The projects must be led by and benefit women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable communities
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Founded in 1998, the Fund for Women and Girls is a passionate group of donors dedicated to supporting girls and the women who raise them throughout the greater Mercer County (New Jersey) region.
http://www.saxenafoundation.com
Founded in 2002, Saxena Family Foundation’s mission is to advance inventive and effective ways of promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education in the United States and empowering young women so that they have equal rights later in life.
http://www.annbancroftfoundation.org
The Ann Bancroft Foundation is working to create a world where every girl has a chance to live her wild dream and reach her full potential.Since 1997, ABF has awarded Dare to Dream and Let Me Play Grants to more than 3,000 Minnesota girls.
http://www.patrinafoundation.org/grants.php
The Patrina Foundation makes grants to 501 (c) (3) organizations in the Greater New York Metropolitan Area which support girls and women in their pursuit of a better life for themselves and their families.
The Sister Fund is a private foundation that supports and gives voice to the marginalized, especially women working for healing in the world from a faith-based perspective. The Sister Fund believes that women can transform faith, and faith can transform feminism. We fund this kind of transformation in a variety of contexts. We are committed to woman-centered philanthropy and the empowerment of faith-based women, because we believe the energy of Love heals. The Sister Fund provides grants, technical support, communication tools and networking opportunities in a variety of forms.
http://www.valentinefoundation.org
The Valentine Foundation is a Philadelphia-area grantmaking organization that, for over 25 years, has been providing charitable funds to organizations and programs which result in the empowerment of women and girls. The Foundation is committed to funding programs and organizations that effect fundamental social change and result in substantive change in systemic attitudes, practices and policies thatpreventwomen and girls from realizing their full potential.
http://www.vermontwomensfund.org
The Vermont Women’s Fund works to improve the lives of young women and girls in Vermont by targeting philanthropic giving, forging statewide strategic partnerships, funding research, and supporting programs that address their fundamental economic, educational, and social needs. In an effort to achieve a deeper and more strategic impact with our funding dollars, we focus on programs that are specific to young women, ages 15-25, which is a critical time of transition.
We work toward a just and equitable California, in which all people and communities, in every region of the state, thrive. For over 30 years, the Foundation has been not just a grantmaker, but a relentless advocate for social change. As a publicly supported foundation, we raise every dollar that we use for strategic grantmaking, public policy, and bringing together innovative women leaders. We have built up a dynamic network comprised of dedicated donor activists, leaders and grassroots organizations working throughout the state.
Since 1987, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado has been a leader in conducting research, bringing together resources, impacting policy and investing in community partners who share our goals and impact our ability to dramatically change the lives of women and girls in our state.
http://www.womensfoundation.org
To promote economic self-sufficiency for women and girls through grant making and education. We invite women of all financial means to open their heart—and their purse—to help their fellow women. Your heart holds the power to change someone’s life. And your purse holds the power to change the world.
Founded in 1983 as the very first statewide women’s foundation in the country, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota invests in social change to achieve equality for all women and girls in Minnesota. We fund and build the capacity of innovative social-change programs across Minnesota through grantmaking, research, public policy and building women’s philanthropy. Each year, we make nearly $2 million in grants to nonprofits across the state to fund innovative projects that address the root causes of gender inequality. Our grantmaking funds: Social Change Fund, girlsBEST Fund, and MN Girls Are Not For Sale Fund.
The Women’s Foundation of Montana is the leading funder of change for women and girls in our state. We are raising money to build an endowment to provide a permanent source of grants to invest in economic self-sufficiency for women and brighter futures for girls. We believe that when women and girls prosper, communities thrive.
The Women’s Fund of Long Island consists of dedicated women and men who have worked together for over twenty years to empower women and girls on Long Island through our three program areas: Impactful Grantmaking, Young Women’s Leadership Program, and Education and Awareness.
http://thewomensfoundation.org
Washington Area Women’s Foundation is one of the fastest growing women’s funds in the nation. Our innovative programs and grants offer unique opportunities for donors and non-profit organizations to make a critical difference in improving the economic women and girls. We mobilize our community to ensure that economically vulnerable women and girls in the Washington region have the resources they need to thrive.
W.H.O. was established in 1993 in support of the philosophy: Women Helping Others. Since its inception, the W.H.O. Foundation has granted more than $5.1 million to other non-profit ogranizations.
Established in 1995, WFGM is one of the fastest growing women’s foundations in the country that is dedicated to securing and granting funds to programs that enable women and their families to become economically stable. We are considered to be on the leading edge of economic and community development focused on moving families living at or below the poverty level above the lines toward economic security.
http://www.womensfoundationarkansas.org
The mission of the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) is to promote philanthropy among women and to help women and girls achieve their full potential.
Women’s Funding Alliance envisions a world where all women and girls have the opportunity to live, lead and thrive. We build leadership, drive community investments and accelerate systemic change to improve the lives of women and girls in Washington State.
http://www.womensfundofcentraltexas.org
The Women’s Fund of Central Texas engages women of all ages to combine their resources to award grants annually to improve the lives of women and children in our community, whether through arts and culture, education, or health and human service programs. A program of the Austin Community Foundation, the Women’s Fund also includes the Women’s Fund Endowment to provide for future needs.
CAFRA is a regional network of feminists, individual researchers, activists and women’s organisations that define feminist politics as a matter of both consciousness and action.
Working with a variety of partners, our programmes promote women’s ability to secure decent jobs, accumulate assets, and influence institutions and public policies determining growth and development. One critical area of focus involves advocacy to measure women’s unpaid care work, and to take actions so women and men can more readily combine it with paid employment.
Welcome to AWID! The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) is an international, feminist, membership organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women’s human rights. A dynamic network of women and men around the world, AWID members are researchers, academics, students, educators, activists, business people, policy-makers, development practitioners, funders, and more.
Equality Now is an organization that advocates for the human rights of women and girls around the world by raising international visibility of individual cases of abuse, mobilizing public support through our global membership, and wielding strategic political pressure to ensure that governments enact or enforce laws and policies that uphold the rights of women and girls. With offices in New York, Nairobi and London and presences in Amman, Jordan and Washington, DC, our areas of focus include Discrimination in Law, Sexual Violence, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Trafficking.
We are the leading nonprofit organization bringing the voice of women around the world directly to decision-makers in Washington, D.C.
