MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.

Mission

MADRE works in partnership with community-based women's organizations worldwide to address issues of health and reproductive rights, economic development, and other human rights. MADRE provides resources and training to enable our sister organizations to meet concrete needs in their communities and develop long-term solutions to the crises they face. MADRE addresses the negative impacts of US actions abroad and empowers people in the US to challenge and change destructive government policies.

Programs

MADRE addresses the following issues within a human rights framework, recognizing that the enjoyment of any specific right—such as the right to food, education, or freedom from violence—depends on protecting the full spectrum of human rights: War, Recovery, and Building Peace; Women’s Health and Sexual and Reproductive Rights; Trade, Aid, and Economic Justice; The Right to Food, Water, and Environmental Sustainability; and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Resources.

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Safe Houses for Iraqi Women	Disaster Relief for Survivors of Hurricane Felix	Urgent Action: Aid to Women and Children in Darfur	Empower Women to Fight HIV and End FGM in Kenya
Send Aid to Women and Families in Lebanon and Gaza	Urgent Aid Needed for Earthquake Victims in Peru	Sudan: Unify and Empower Women in Crisis	Guatemala: Pigs for Women Farmers

Personnel Overview

Rebecca Lolosoli - Director, Umoja Uaso Women's Group
Rebecca Lolosoli is an Indigenous Samburu woman from Kenya who has transformed her life and her community. Rebecca is the founder of Umoja, a women-run village in rural Kenya which has declared itself a "Violence against Women Free Zone."

Lucy Mulenkei - Executive Director, Indigenous Information Network
Ms. Mulenkei is an experienced Maasai leader, as well as a leader of Indigenous women in East Africa. She currently serves on the UN Commission for Sustainable Development.

Personnel Statistics

Vivian Stromberg,
Executive Director
Founded in 1983
Employees: 11
Volunteers: 500