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WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH $1,406,000UNITED STATESA. POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTSBetter World Fund: $25,000 For its project, RH Reality Check, which seeks (a) to foster evidence-based coverage in the online, broadcast, and print media of sexual and reproductive rights, health and justice issues; (b) provide rapid response to distortions of these issues; and (c) offer a platform through which members of the reproductive and sexual health communities can share ideas. www.RHRealitycheck.org National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA): $30,000 For its project to address the infrastructure challenges facing family planning service providers in the wake of health care reform. www.nfprha.org National Health Law Program (NheLP): $30,000 For its Initiative to Promote Reproductive Health Access, which works to protect and expand low-income women's access to reproductive health services, including support for healthy pregnancies, pregnancy prevention and abortion. www.healthlaw.org National Partnership for Women and Families $140,000 For general support of this organization, which promotes public polices and business practices that expand opportunities for women and improve the well being of U.S. families ($50,000); and for its endowment campaign, designed to provide financial stability and flexibility for the organization in the years to come ($75,000). www.nationalpartnership.org National Women's Health Network: $40,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to ensure that women have self-determination in all aspects of their reproductive and sexual health; to establish universal health care that meets the needs of diverse women; and challenge the inappropriate medicalization of women's sexual and reproductive lives. www.nwhn.org National Women's Law Center (NWLC): $85,000 For general support of this organization, which works to protect and advance progress for women and girls, including efforts to improve access to reproductive health services ($65,000); and for the third installment of a $100,000 grant for its endowment ($20,000). www.nwlc.org B. NEW VOICES AND NEW LEADERS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICEAdvocates for Youth (AFY): $25,000 For general support of this organization, which champions efforts that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. www.advocatesforyouth.org Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice (ACRJ): $20,000 For general support of this organization, which promotes reproductive justice through local and national organizing, leadership development, alliance building, and education. www.reproductivejustice.org Black Women's Health Imperative: $30,000 For general support of this organization, which advocates for the health and well-being of African American women and girls and their families. www.blackwomenshealth.org Choice USA: $30,000 For general support of this organization, which mobilizes and provides ongoing support to the diverse, upcoming generation of leaders who promote and protect reproductive choice both now and in the future. www.choiceusa.org Christian Community: $20,000 For its Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing, which works at the intersection of sexuality and religion to advance sexual health, sexuality education, and sexual and reproductive justice in America's faith communities and society at large. www.religiousinstitute.org DC Abortion Fund: $10,000 For general support of this organization, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that makes grants and no-interest loans in the DC Region to women who cannot afford the full cost of an abortion. www.dcabortionfund.org Exhale: $15,000 For general support of this organization, which provides services, training, and education to promote post-abortion health and well-being, and to create a social climate where each person's unique experience with abortion is respected, supported, and free from stigma. www.4exhale.org Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ): $60,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to develop legal expertise and leadership for the future of reproductive freedom in the US and around the world ($30,000); and to launch a Reproductive Justice Fellowship Program, designed to build the capacity of RJ organizations and build a pipeline for RJ lawyers ($30,000). www.lsrj.org National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH): $40,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to promote the reproductive health, dignity and rights of Latinas. www.latinainstitute.org National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF): $30,000 For general support of this organization, which works to increase access to abortion and full reproductive health care for women who face the greatest barriers: low-income women, women of color, immigrant women, and young women. www.nnaf.org Tides Center: $105,000 For its Generations Ahead project, which works to build the capacity of social justice leaders and organizations so that they can effectively address emerging reproductive and genetic technologies ($30,000); for its Catalyst Fund, which works to increase resources for US-based women of color-led efforts in the reproductive justice arena in order to build a more inclusive and effective movement for sexual and reproductive health and rights( $40,000); and for its National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF) project, which seeks to build a movement of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women and girls in the U.S. to advance social justice and human rights.($35,000). www.tides.org and www.napawf.org and www.generationsahead.org INTERNATIONALD. POPULATION, HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICECatholics for Choice: $25,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to shape and advance sexual and reproductive ethics that are based on justice, reflect a commitment to women's well being, and respect, and affirm the moral capacity of women and men to make moral decisions about their lives. www.catholicsforchoice.org Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) : $60,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to ensure that U.S. policy and funding levels promote and advance women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. www.genderhealth.org Funders Concerned About AIDS (CPATH): $500 For general support of this organization, which conducts outreach to reproductive health funders to deepen the connection between reproductive health and HIV/AIDS programs. www.fcaaids.org The Funders Network on Population, Reproductive Health and Rights: $3,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to improve communication, foster collaboration, increase resources and enhance the overall effectiveness of grantmakers in this field. www.fundersnet.org
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) : $25,000 For general support of this organization, which seeks to promote access to medicines for people in developing countries by changing norms and practices on university patenting and licensing; encourage development of treatments for neglected diseases that disproportionately affect the poorest patients in the world; and empower students to respond to the access and innovation crisis. www.essentialmedicine.org E. WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTSAsylum Access: $35,000 For general support of this organization, which advocates for the rights of refugees - particularly female refugees - through direct legal services and through policy advocacy at the national and international levels. www.asylumaccess.org Human Rights Watch (HRW): $30,000 For its Women’s Rights Division, which seeks to assist women in the fight for their rights and end widespread impunity for violence and discrimination against them. International Rescue Committee (IRC): $40,000 For its Women’s Refugee Commission, and specifically, for its Detention and Asylum Program, which promotes reforms in U.S. law, policy, and practice to ensure human rights protections for women, children, and families who are fleeing persecution and seeking asylum. www.womensrefugeecommission.org Legal Momentum $30,000 For its Immigrant Women's Program, which strives to help immigrant women - particularly those who are victims of domestic violence - to live safe and economically secure lives, so they may fulfill their dreams for themselves and their children in the United States. www.legalmomentum.org Tahirih Justice Center: $65,000 For general support of this organization, which enables immigrant women and girls fleeing gender-based violence to access justice under US law. www.tarhirih.org University of California Hastings College of Law: $30,000 For its Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, which works to advance women's human rights by protecting women and girls seeking asylum in the U.S. while simultaneously addressing the systemic gender-based human rights abuses that force them to flee their home countries. www.cgrs.uchastings.edu Urgent Action Fund (UAF): $20,000 For general support of this organization, which promotes the human rights of women and girls through rapid response grantmaking; research and publications about women in conflict areas; and collaborative programs to promote women's participation in conflict prevention and resolution, peace building, and post-conflict reconstruction. www.urgentactionfund.org Women’s Link Worldwide: $30,000 For general support of this organization, which is dedicated to advancing women's rights, with a special focus on sexual and reproductive rights, gender violence, and gender discrimination, through the development and strategic implementation of human rights law worldwide. www.womenslinkworldwide.org World Organization for Human Rights USA: $40,000 For general support of this organization, which uses litigation to advance compliance with international human rights norms in the U.S and to protect refugees from gender-based violence. www.humanrightsusa.org F. WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AT THE COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY LEVELCatholics for Choice: $20,000 Recommended for Instancia por la Salud y el Desarrollo de las Mujeres (Coalition for the Health and Development of Women), which educates policymakers, health officials, advocates and the public about policies to improve women's health in Guatemala. www.catholicsforchoice.org Central American Women’s Fund (CAWF): $30,000 For general support of this organization, which provides direct grants to women's organizations in Central America that are committed to advancing women's human rights. www.fcmujeres.org Fund for Global Human Rights (FGHR): $80,000 Recommended for Minga Perú, which produces educational radio programs and trains a network of community promoters to provide culturally appropriate health and income generation education in indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon. ($30,000); and Centro Mujeres (CM), a community health and rights organization dedicated to fostering the empowerment and well-being of women, adolescents, and migrant workers; providing community health education and leadership training; and advocating for changes in policies and programs that promote respect for reproductive and sexual rights in Baja California Sur, Mexico. ($50,000). www.mingaperu.org and www.centromujeres.org San Miguel - CASA, Inc: $50,000 For general support of this organization, which raises funds for the Centro para los Adolescentes de San Miguel de Allende (CASA); CASA trains peer promoters and develops young leaders, operates Mexico's first nationally accredited midwifery college, and provides reproductive health services and education in the state of Guanajuáto, Mexico. www.casa.org.mx |
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