MADRE INC

MADRE IS AN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION AND FUND THAT PARTNERS WITH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS AND LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 1983, MADRE HAS DISBURSED ABOUT $75 MILLION IN GRANTS AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN AFRICA, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND THE US. USING THREE INTERCONNECTED STRATEGIESGRANTMAKING, CAPACITY BRIDGING, AND LEGAL ADVOCACYWE MEET URGENT NEEDS IN COMMUNITIES WHILE ADVANCING LONG-TERM SOCIAL CHANGE. MADRE'S WORK SPANS THREE PROGRAM AREAS: (1) ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT GENDER-BASED ABUSE AND PURSUE JUSTICE FOR THOSE IT IMPACTS; (2) ADVANCING CLIMATE JUSTICE TO IMPLEMENT HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED SOLUTIONS TO CLIMATE BREAKDOWN; AND (3) BUILDING A JUST PEACE TO RESPOND TO THE DRIVERS AND IMPACTS OF ARMED VIOLENCE AND CULTIVATE PEACE BASED ON EQUALITY, JUSTICE, AND DIGNITY.WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE DISBURSED NEARLY $5M IN FUNDS WITH 436 GRANTS TO 113 FRONTLINE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE CLOSE OF FY24 (ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.)EXAMPLES OF RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY24:1.ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: MADRE WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WE SUPPORT WOMEN AND GIRLS TO HEAL FROM ABUSE AND BECOME POWERFUL ADVOCATES FOR EVERY PERSON'S RIGHT TO A LIFE FREE FROM VIOLENCE.- WITH MADRE'S SUPPORT, OUR PARTNER IN COLOMBIA PROVIDED 223 GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT DESIGNED TO DEVELOP RESILIENCE TO CULTURAL AND SOCIAL NORMS THAT PUT GIRLS AT INCREASED RISK OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR PARTNER FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS AND TRAINING ON PROVIDING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS FOR 100 COMMUNITY LEADERS, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIFFERENT REGIONAL GIRLS' GROUPS, TEACHERS, AND OFFICIALS.2. ADVANCING CLIMATE JUSTICE: MADRE'S APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESOURCES THE COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY CLIMATE DISASTER AS THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO THIS GLOBAL CRISIS. OUR PROGRAMMING ENSURES THAT WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE ABLE TO ADAPT TO AND MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND CLIMATE CATASTROPHE ON THEIR LAND, LIVELIHOODS, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. - IN NEPAL, MADRE RESOURCES ENABLED OUR PARTNER TO DELIVER SPECIALIZED TRAINING ON ORGANIC TOMATO FARMING TO 22 WOMEN FARMERS, EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR LOCAL PARTNER LED A TWO-DAY CLIMATE-SMART FARMING TRAINING FOR 25 WOMEN FARMERS, WITH THE AIM OF BUILDING THEIR SKILLS TO COMMERCIALLY FARM LOCAL SEED VARIETIES. 3. BUILDING A JUST PEACE: MADRE ADVOCATES FOR WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' REPRESENTATION, PARTICIPATION, AND LEADERSHIP IN CONFLICT PREVENTION, PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, AND RECONSTRUCTION POLICYMAKING. WE RESOURCE OUR PARTNERS AT THE FRONTLINES OF MILITARIZED CONFLICT TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING HUMANITARIAN AID, COUNSELING, SHELTERS, AND HEALTH SERVICES WHILE ALSO ENSURING THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE TOOLS AND ACCESS TO PARTICIPATE AS LEADERS IN PEACE PROCESSES.- IN GUATEMALA, MADRE GRANTS SUPPORT OUR LOCAL PARTNER'S OPERATION OF AN INTERGENERATIONAL WEAVING COLLECTIVE AND POLITICAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN AND GIRL SURVIVORS OF ARMED CONFLICT. OUR PARTNER'S PROGRAMMING ENABLED 75 WOMEN AND GIRLS ACROSS THREE MUNICIPALITIES TO PRODUCE AND SELL WEAVING AND TRAINED 150 WOMEN ON THEIR CIVIC AND POLITICAL RIGHTS TO ORGANIZE, VOTE, AND RUN IN LOCAL ELECTIONS.