Global Population and Women’s Empowerment
Population pressures exacerbate many of the fundamental obstacles to sustainable development: degradation of natural resources, income disparity, gender inequality, and poor maternal and child health. The Fund believes that we can uphold women’s human rights by expanding their reproductive health choices, thereby reducing unwanted childbearing and improving the lives of women and their families.
Advocates for Youth - $100,000
For international youth advocacy targeting the need to improve the U.S. government’s international family planning and global HIV prevention strategies.
Boston Medical Center - $33,000
In support of evaluating, updating and distributing the Childbirth Picture Book, a resource on women’s reproductive health developed by the late Fran Hosken.
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevolkerung - $50,000
For a project entitled, “Euromapping: Going Global”, an effort to promote sexual and reproductive health in the foreign assistance programs of European donor governments.
Equilibres et Populations - $50,000
To support policy and program work combating female genital mutilation/cutting in the Kayes region of Mali.
Feminist Majority Foundation - $75,000
To galvanize activism on U.S. college campuses on issues of U.S. international family planning policies and funding, sweatshops, poverty, and violence against women around the world.
Global Fairness Initiative - $50,000 For the Synapse Market Access Fund, an innovative investment fund that facilitates market access for poor grassroots producers.
Guttmacher Institute - $100,000
In support of the Fast Forward Initiative, an expansion and reinvigoration of the organization’s advocacy, communications and outreach capacity on global reproductive health and rights.
International Center for Research on Women - $80,000
For advocacy and strategic communications in support of the goal of reducing the incidence of early marriage and childbearing in developing countries.
International Women’s Health Coalition - $75,000
In support of research, policy outreach and international partnerships focused on empowering girls and young women around the world.
Ipas - $100,000
In support of the project “Advocacy and Action on Abortion Worldwide.”
Land is Life/Save America’s Forests - $30,000
In support of Indigenous Women in Action Program, a program of small grants targeting indigenous women’s rights, natural resource preservation and sustainable livelihoods.
Mothers2mothers - $50,000
For the expansion of a community-based HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment project for HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers into seven sub-Saharan African countries.
National Wildlife Federation - $50,000
In support of advocacy, grassroots organizing and leadership development on global population and environment issues.
Pathfinder International - $40,000
To continue to mount legal challenges against the “anti-prostitution loyalty oath,” a policy requirement in U.S. funding for global HIV/AIDS programs, and to document the impact of U.S. policies on family planning and HIV/AIDS programs around the world.
Population Action International - $25,000
In support of the Caucus for Evidence-Based Prevention, a collaboration among Population Action International, Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, and the Foundation for AIDS Research.
Population Action International - $75,000
For core support and a strategic retreat for the International Family Planning Coalition.
RainBo - $50,000
For projects to eradicate female genital mutilation in Kenya and the Sudan in collaboration with local partner organizations.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States - $12,000
For a joint advocacy training program focused on domestic and international sexual and reproductive health and rights in partnership with the Sierra Club, Population Connection, and Advocates for Youth.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States - $50,000
In support of the newsletter International Right Wing Watch and related activities documenting conservative opposition to reproductive health and rights.
Sierra Club Foundation - $85,000
In support of efforts to elevate population issues within the environmental community and improve the advocacy skills of the Club’s population activists.
Women’s Edge Coalition - $35,000
For a planning grant to examine current themes and trends in donor support for women’s health and rights in the Muslim world.
Women for Women International - $50,000
To strengthen the organization’s microcredit and sustainable livelihood strategies for women in post-conflict settings.
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