Meet MADRE
We know that the world has reached a tipping point in its ability to absorb the harmful impacts of unsustainable resource use, economic greed and militarism. This planet-wide crisis is the defining issue of our time and a keen reminder that there are no single issues: global problems are interrelated and so are smart solutions.
MADRE is driven by a commitment to solutions.
Over the past 27 years, MADRE has built a network of community-based women's organizations worldwide. This network encompasses thousands of women and families - in Sudan, Iraq, Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti, Guatemala, Kenya, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Palestine and elsewhere - who are on the frontlines of our global crisis. Yet, as part of the MADRE network, they know that change is not only possible - it is already happening.
Through our programs in peace building, women's health & combating violence against women, and economic & environmental justice, MADRE develops innovative social and political strategies that:
- deliver resources and support to women and families,
- use human rights advocacy to promote social justice,
- research and offer alternative solutions to educate and inspire people to action, and
- work for an equitable distribution of resources to sustain social change.
