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Support the Women of the DRC

More than 5 million people have died in the Congo since war broke out in 1996. Although the war is technically over, women and girls still face rape and sexual violence on a daily basis.

TAKE ACTION to end violence against women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo!

SEND A LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA NOW!

Send a letter to President Obama encouraging him to act to protect the women of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, encourage the international community to investigate leaders who use sexual violence, and work with U.S. lawmakers to pass the International Violence Against Women Act.

Support Women and Families in Zimbabwe!

Urge the U.S. State Department to focus on the humanitarian crisis affecting millions in Zimbabwe.

TAKE ACTION to support women and families affected by the political and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe!

Sign our petition to support the people of Zimbabwe and jailed human rights activist Jestina Mukoko

The Southern African nation of Zimbabwe is in the throes of a humanitarian crisis. Rapid currency devaluation and record-breaking inflation are thrusting millions into acute poverty. A cholera epidemic that broke out in November has already caused more than 3,000 deaths and has affected another 60,000 people.

The Tides Reproductive Justice Fund

In order to achieve social and economic justice in this country, women and girls need quality, affordable health care; the right to bear and parent children; access to safe and legal abortions; a commitment to end domestic violence; and the removal of environmental health threats, just to name a few critical issues. The Tides Reproductive Justice Fund (RJF) addresses these issues head-on.

Delta Research and Education Foundation

The Delta Research and Educational Foundation (DREF) is the premier national and global research and educational organization supporting the socio-economic empowerment of African-American women and their families.

DREF was established by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation. A major component and program of DREF, The Center for Research for African  American Women serves as a comprehensive database and resource on Africa-American Women and honors their roles and contributions in building the United States.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (Associate Member)

Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.

AARP Foundation (Associate Member)

The AARP Foundation is AARP’s affiliated charity. We offer direct community services, education programs and information that provide security, protection and empowerment as people age.

 

Institute for Women's Policy Research (Associate Member)

The Institute for Women's Policy Research conducts rigorous research and disseminates its findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialogue, and strengthen families, communities, and societies.

Fund for Global Human Rights, Women's Rights Fund

The Women's Rights Fund enables the Fund for Global Human Rights to highlight the work of more than eighty women’s rights grantees; underscore the connection between legal, economic and social discrimination against women throughout the world; and attract new financial resources to the Fund—enabling us to expand our grant-making on the range of critical human rights issues affecting women’s everyday lives.

Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres | Central American Women's Fund

Our vision is a Central America in which young women are guaranteed
their right to physical and emotional integrity, to economic justice
and to participate as leaders in making decisions that will affect
their lives and their communities.

By bringing groups of young women from diverse communities and
cultures throughout Central America together, the Fund contributes to
the construction of a regional movement that seeks new and creative
solutions to problems young women face in their communities.

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