We fund work to meet urgent needs in communities, enhance women's leadership and build strong local institutions.
We strengthen the skills of individuals and organizations to mobilize in communities, influence policies and sustain movements.
We mobilize our team of advocates and lawyers to train and accompany partners in shared campaigns for policy change.
We work with women leaders who protect and provide for communities facing war and disaster. Together, we build skills, strengthen local organizations, advance progressive movements, and advocate for rights.
The Taliban Takes Power, After 20 Years of a Failed US War
The US must remain accountable for the harms they've committed in Afghanistan for two decades. MADRE stands with the women on the ground who are taking action, defending their rights, and supporting their communities.
A More Feminist Foreign Policy
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the "war on terror," MADRE joins our Feminist Peace Initiative partners, Women Cross DMZ and Global Grassroots Justice Alliance, to share our vision for what's next.
On Afghanistan, Biden Must Listen to Pro-Peace Feminists
Two decades ago, the march to the war in Afghanistan used the cover of women's rights to justify military violence. Those actions left Afghan women vulnerable then and now. Yifat Susskind and Diana Duarte discuss what it means to be pro-peace and prioritize feminist solutions 20 years after the start of the "war on terror.
In this TED Talk, MADRE Executive Director Yifat Susskind presents a message that we need right now: think like a mother.
