MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org. - Safe Houses for Iraqi Women

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MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org. - Safe Houses for Iraqi Women

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.

MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.'s Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Support Midwives for Peace in Palestine	Nicaragua: Filtering Water, Saving Lives	Stand with Afghan Women Fighting for Their Rights	Sudanese Women Farmers Bring Food Aid to Darfur
Help Plant Family Gardens in Nicaragua	Colombia: No Child Should be a Soldier

MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.'s Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Guatemala: Pigs for Women Farmers	Disaster Relief for Survivors of Hurricane Felix	Sudan: Unify and Empower Women in Crisis	Urgent Aid Needed for Earthquake Victims in Peru
Empower Women to Fight HIV and End FGM in Kenya	Send Aid to Women and Families in Lebanon and Gaza	Safe Houses for Iraqi Women	Urgent Action: Aid to Women and Children in Darfur
Women's Wheels: Bicycles for Rural Development	Help Bring Medical Aid to the Women of Gaza	Art Action for Peace: Support Young Iraqi Artists

Personnel Overview

Yanar Mohammed - Chairperson, OWFI
Through OWFI, Yanar Mohammed has committed herself to stop atrocities against Iraqi women and defend their rights. She is an important and passionate speaker on behalf of Iraqi women worldwide. Ms. Mohammed, her then-husband, and their infant son left Iraq in 1993 and settled in Canada in 1995, where she worked with other Iraqi women to establish the Defense of Iraqi Women's Rights in 1998.

Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq - OWFI
OWFI was formed in 1992 in the north of Iraq by volunteers, in order to provide shelter services (including armed protection, safe dwelling, and legal services) for women. OWFI has a history of collaborative engagement in the region and a range of projects that build and sustain a culture dedicated to women’s human rights, including publication and distribution of an independent newspaper.

Personnel Statistics

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