Your gift will enable Equality Now to produce and distribute Women's Action campaign alerts to approximately 100 members of the Women's Action Network, who voice their opposition to human rights violations against women and girls by contacting government authorities, circulating petitions and raising awareness in their communities. When governments encounter protest from around the world, they know they are being held accountable for these human...

Your gift of $50 will help us to hold our Voter Registration Drive at AFG on August 8th from 11am - 3pm. We are not promoting one party or another; we are just educating our community on the importance of voting and providing them the opportunity to register that day. We are working hard to publicize this event not only to our AFG participants but...

Your donation buys a quality rug loom for a weaver whose earnings are the sole source of income for her family. By providing a loom for a weaver, you support sustainable income for women in Afghanistan - many of whom have become widows during the war and are responsible for single-handedly supporting the entire family.

A $1000 loan can help a woman in Afhanistan create a business and use the profits to rebuild her home. And you're providing a self-employment loan, not a gift. Your donation will build discipline, responsibility, and self-confidence as women create their own business. And as each loan is repaid, the borrower's line of credit increases by an amount equal to her accumulated savings.

Update: April 22, 2009 Due to recent political events in Sudan, CHF International is one of 13 international aid organizations in Darfur that has been asked by the Sudanese government to leave the Darfur region. CHF International regrets the decision of the Sudanese government and remains committed to working with the Sudanese government in order to continue to provide humanitarian assistance and development to the...

Your donation will educate one child for 1 year in night school. The Barefoot College began Night Schools for the children of the working poor in 1975 to provide an education that draws on the knowledge of the community. Literate young men and women in the community are selected and trained for 6 months to become Barefoot Teachers. By providing the learning environment of the...

This gift will send an African girl with a high aptitude for science and math to an elite secondary school for a week. Your gift includes not only school fees, but also room, board, books and mentoring by some of Africa's leading women scientists.

A gift of $5 will allow a group like the Union for the Emancipation of Indigenous Women to provide school supplies and school fees for 10 indigenous girls, daughters of the displaced survivors of the Rwandan Genocide, in the South-Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Your donation will give one Runway Peace Project kit to a community or campus library. Runway Peace Project is a popular education tool that educates on militarism and helps community groups organize anti-war fashion shows. The kit includes the documentary, “Fashion Resistance to Militarism," which challenges viewers to consider the prevalence of militarism in popular culture, a fact sheet titled, “The 411: What Every Girl...

Your gift will provide take-home food rations to girls in school for six months to help ease the economic burden on parents. This will help convince parents to keep their daughters in school and free them from their household chores. This gives girls, who otherwise may stay at home, the chance to learn. By promoting education for girls, the World Food Program (WFP) will improve...

A $5000 contribution can sponsor an entire FINCA Village Banking group (25-30 members) for three loan cycles, or one year. FINCA agrees to raise the additional loan capital needed to support the group in later cycles. And you're providing a self-employment loan, not a gift. Your donation will build discipline, responsibility, and self-confidence as women create their own business. And as each loan is repaid,...

Your gift will help a woman acquire the skills she needs to develop her career. 5 sessions at a Dress for Success Career Center will provide a woman with career guidance, technology skills and support in her job search. In addition, your gift will provide her with resources that are vital to entering the workforce, such as an Internet-accessible computer lab with cutting-edge job placement...

Your gift will help a woman acquire the skills she needs to develop her career. One day at a Dress for Success Career Center will provide a woman with career guidance, technology skills and support in her job search. In addition, your gift will provide her with resources that are vital to entering the workforce, such as an Internet-accessible computer lab with cutting-edge job placement...

WOCCU plans an annual Women's Leadership Forum to discuss business management issues run by- and for- women credit union CEOs only. The confidential peer advocate session will give women a chance to coach, confide and share in an open and trusting environment of their peers. Your $100 will support the registration fee of a women CEO from a developing country whose credit union cannot afford...

Your gift will sponsor a woman for one year so that she can participate in the full range of Dress for Success programs including Suiting, Career Center, Professional Women’s Group, Women 2 Women Mentoring and more. This will provide her with the necessary tools to gain employment, retain employment and become self-sufficient.

  $1,589 helps 83 adolescent and teenage girls resist early marriage by giving them real alternatives and a chance to choose their own path.

Your gift will enable Equality Now to produce and distribute fourteen copies of Awaken, our twice-yearly bulletin on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) that is distributed free of charge to grassroots organizations and member of practicing communities. Awaken is printed in English, French and Arabic. Each issue of Awaken presents updates by country on the efforts and challenges faced by our grantees and others working and...

Your gift will focus on providing a clean and safe delivery for mother and child. A clean delivery kit, with sterile gloves, gauze, scissors and antibiotic ointment, will greatly reduce the chances of infection. And continuing care after delivery will ensure that mother and child stay healthy. The gift you give your loved one will stand out – a clean and safe delivery for a...

Leading a women’s fund is never easy. Equipping an international woman to lead such an endeavor truly takes a global village. WFN prioritizes bringing leaders from the around the world to our Member Conference for several reasons. First, we offer our American member funds the opportunity to learn from, and be inspired by, their success. Secondly, the right conference offering the right tools can bolster...

Your gift of $60 buys 10 midwife supply kits for graduates of Women for Women International’s Health Training Workshops. Classes teach women about basic prenatal, maternal and infant and child health care, giving women the skills they need to educate other women in their communities about prenatal care and provide safer, more hygienic, deliveries. The kits include basic materials such as iodine, forceps, and clean...