MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org. - Disaster Relief for Survivors of Hurricane Felix

Address

MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.
121 West 27th Street #301
New York, NY 10001
United States
212.627.0444
http://www.MADRE.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.

Personnel Overview

Vivian Stromberg - Executive Director
Ms. Stromberg is an educator and expert on gender, women’s economic development, US foreign policy, human rights, sexual violence, and child development. She has been an activist in the peace and social justice movements for over 45 years.

Mirna Cunningham - Director, CADPI
Dr. Cunningham is Vice-President of the Indigenous Initiative for Peace and Director of the Center for Indigenous People’s Autonomy and Development (CADPI), was trained as a surgeon and teacher, and has a Masters in Public Health. She is an Indigenous Miskita and a former member of the National Assembly of Nicaragua who also served as Minister of Health and as Governor of the North Atlantic Coast.

Personnel Statistics

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