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“• OuradvocacyplayedakeyroleintheWhiteHouse,theStateDepartment,andtheU.S.AgencyforInternationalDevelopment(USAID),prioritizing gender equality, andensuringthat100%ofUSAIDdollarsimprovethelivesofwomenandgirls.
• WomenThriveempowered women to be their own advocateswithpolicymakersintheircountries,andalsoamplifiedtheirvoicesinWashington,D.C.
• WomenThriveis recognized as a leading voice in Washington, D.C.advocating24/7onbehalfofwomenandgirlslivinginpoverty,andbringingtogetheradiversecoalitionformaximumimpact.
Women Thrive Worldwide successfully put women and
girls at the center of billions of dollars in U.S. international
assistance in 2011 and 2012.
No one knows their way
around the policy world
in Washington, D.C. better
than Women Thrive. The
work they do to bring the
voices of women living
in poverty to the most
powerful decision makers
in the U.S. government is
astounding and incredibly
effective.
Maria Bello, Actor and Haiti Activist
Having Women Thrive visit
Members’ offices, and talk
to them about priorities,
can make an extraordinary
difference in building
support for foreign aid.
Nita M. Lowey, (NY)Ranking Member,House Appropriations Committee“
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“Women Thrive’s work with local women’s groups in the countries where we operate has been invaluable in ensuring that MCC projects meet the highest standards for gender integration and inclusion, and boost economic opportunity for men as well as women.
Daniel W. Yohannes,Chief Executive Officer,Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
2012wastheyearpolicymakersreallyheardwomen’svoicesandmadetheirempowermentofficialU.S.policy.
USAID’snewPolicy for Gender Equality and Female EmpowermentmakeswomenandgirlscentraltoallU.S.internationalassistance,worthbillions of dollars:whetherinhealth,education,foodsecurity,economicgrowth,democracy-building,orhumanitarianassistance.
Insteadofmakingsmallinvestmentsinseparate“women’sempowermentprojects,”theU.S.Governmentis now accountable for ensuring that all of its aid programs include women and girls,whoarehalftheworld’spopulationandthemajorityoftheworld’spoor.
Thischangeistransformativeandhas the potential to impact hundreds of millions of womenthroughthousandsofprojectsallovertheworld.
WomenThrivehaschampionedsuchanapproachsinceitsinceptionin1998,leading the advocacy efforts of the international aid community andpushingtomakegenderintegrationU.S.law.
This is the power of advocacy.
Gender Equality at the Center of All U.S. Assistance Programs
USAID
How Policy Change Transforms Women’s Lives
Lookingahead,wewillmonitortheseprogramsintandemwithourpartnersaroundtheworldtoensurethattheyarecreatingrealchangefortheworld’spoorestwomenandgirls.
Separate Women’s Empowerment Projects
Impact on Women Impact on Women
Gender Integration Across the Board
BEFORE 2012 AFTER 2012USAID
USAID ProgramsUSAID Programs
Gender-basedviolencetakesmanyforms:domesticabuse,sexualviolence,trafficking,childmarriage,andrapeusedasaweaponofwar.Itisperhapsthe greatest human rights violation around the world,affectingoneinthreewomenglobally.
Butwomenandgirlsnowhaveanewally.The2012WhiteHouseStrategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence GloballyputstheweightofU.S.diplomacyandinternationalassistancebehindendingviolenceagainstwomen.
ThepolicyappliestotheentireU.S.governmentincludingtheStateDepartment,USAID,theCentersforDiseaseControl,andmanyotherswithinternationalprograms.It promotes locally-based solutions,bysupportingsuccessfulprogramsbywomen’sgroups,community-basedorganizationsandfaithleaderswhoareworkingtoendviolenceagainstwomenandgirls.
WomenThrivehas co-led a coalition of more than 200 organizations since 2005topushforsuchacomprehensiveapproachtoaddressgender-basedviolence.InCongress,we have championed the International Violence Against Women Act,legislationthatmakesendingglobalviolenceagainstwomenandgirlsnotjustthepolicyofonePresident,butthepermanentlawoftheland.
Violence Against Women and Girls: No More Business As Usual
”Left: The U.S. Government’s new strategy to end gender-based violence, released in 2012.
“ For years, Women Thrive
has worked to ensure
that women and girls
remain a central focus
of development efforts
around the world. I have
welcomed the deeply
meaningful and valuable
role they play in making
sure there is sustained
attention to the importance
of women’s empowerment
in global development.
Raj Shah, Administrator, USAID
Ending Hunger And Promoting Food Security
Long-termagricultureandnutritionprograms that prevent food crises, instead of solely shipping food aid tofamine-strickenareas,arethefocusofthenewPresidentialinitiativeFeed the Future.
Thisiscrucialforwomen,whoarethemajority of small farmers worldwide.Womenalsoholdprimaryresponsibilityforfeedingtheirchildrenandfamilies,andofteneatlastandleast.
WomenThriveadvocatedtoensurethatFeed the Futureincluded women not as a ‘special group’, but as a central focus.
Wewillnowworkwithourpartnersaroundtheworldtoensurethatwomengainaccesstotheland,seeds,fertilizer,credit,marketsandothersupportthattheyneedtosucceed.
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Food security is an issue
that crosses gender lines
and affects all nations,
races and ages...more
and more women are on
the front lines of efforts
to end hunger
Senator Amy Klobuchar, MN at Women Thrive’s 3rd International Women’s Day event, March 2011
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Lydiagrewupfarming,likemanyyounggirlsinGhana.Herfamilyneverhadenoughtoeat.Determinedtochangethat,she started the Development Action Association (DAA), bringingtogetherwomenin50communitiestopushforchange.
In2010,DAAteamedupwithWomenThrive.WetrainedLydiaandherstaffonhowtoadvocateforthewomentheyrepresent.Sharingmanyofourtried-and-trueadvocacytactics,wehelpedLydiastrengthenherabilitytohelphercommunity.
Hervoicehasrungtrueandclear.LydiatraveledtoWashington,D.C.threetimestomeetwithU.S.policymakersandpushfortheneedsofwomenfarmersinU.S.assistanceprograms.ShehasaddressedpolicymakerforainNewYorkandGeneva,andisavaluedpartneronwomenandagriculturewiththeGhanaiangovernment.Shecontinuestotrainhundredsofwomentospeakupfortheircommunities.
Partner Spotlight
Women Thrive and DAA all work as a team, as a family, which has inspired me. Whatever I learn, I bring it
back (to Ghana). Lydia Sasu, Founder, DAA, on her work with Women Thrive Worldwide
Lydia Sasu: Farmer, Advocate, African Leader
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In2011,underpressuretoreducethedeficit,Congress proposed steep cuts to global programs focused on the poorest, the majority of whom are women.WomenThrivePresidentRituSharmajoinedAmbassadorandformerCongressmanTonyHallandtwootherNGOCEOstolaunchHungerFast,fastinginsolidarityuntilthecutswerereversed.TheyattractedmajormediacoverageandwerejoinedbyseveralMembersofCongress,40NGOs,andover30,000individuals.Mostofthebudgetcuts,totalingabout$4billion,werereversed.
Thoughsmallinsize,WomenThriveexcelsatbringingtogetherdiverseorganizationstoadvocateonbehalfofwomenlivinginpoverty.Ourcoalitionhasunitedmorethan250organizationsoverthepasttwoyearstospeakwithonevoice.Herearetwoexamplesofourcollectiveimpact.
Leading through Partnership and Coalition
Tokeepupthepressure,WomenThrivehostedanAdvocacyDayinFall2011where individuals, veterans, people of faith, business leaders, and our organizational partners metwithCongressionalofficesresponsibleforbudgetdecisions.Raisingthesepowerfulanddiversevoicesinsupportofwomenensuredthatcriticalprogramsremainedintact.
Top: Women Thrive President Ritu Sharma (third from right) with five women Members of Congress who fasted against budget cuts during Hungerfast, April 2011
Left: Women Thrive staff with constituents, NGOs, business and faith leaders met with Congressional offices to protest harmful budget cuts during our Advocacy Day, October 2011
Our partner Edna Adan Ismail, founder of Edna Adan Hospital in Hargeisa, Somaliland, speaks in Washington, D.C., March 2012
Our partner Pooja Taparia, Founder and CEO of Arpan, India, receives a national NGO award from the Indian government, August 2012 for her work on child abuse
Our Global Partners: Keeping Our Advocacy Grounded
Ourpartnershipswithorganizationsindevelopingcountriesinformourentireadvocacyagenda.WomenThrive’snewGlobalPartnershipNetwork,launchedinFall2012,alreadyincludes50organizationsinover20countriesaroundtheworld,allworkingtoempowerwomen.Forafulllistofourpartnersvisitwww.womenthrive.org/global-partnership-network.
Speaking Out for Women Worldwide
Raisingthevoicesandconcernsofwomenaroundtheworld,andkeepingthemontheagendaofpolicymakersandthepublic,arecoretoWomenThrive’smission.Wehavereceivedunprecedentedmediacoverageinthelasttwoyears.
Judy Woodruff, Anchor, PBS Newshour, speaks during Women Thrive’s 4th Annual International Women’s Day event, March 2012
HumanitariansBloomingdale’s Brightline InteractiveFull Circle Living, Inc.GlobalGiving Foundation Hagerty Consulting, Inc.Joseph Keefe Pam Grissom Susan B. Plimpton
ChampionsAdriana Quinones Alonzo Fulgham Benjamin Fund, Inc. The Brzezinski Family
Foundation Carol Bilzi Carol Head Carol Pearson Corby CollectionCreative Associates
International Daffy’s Foundation, Inc. Doyle Collection Eileen Fisher FoundationEILEEN FISHER COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION
Elizabeth Colton Eugenia McGill Fontheim International, LLC Foundation Beyond Belief Girls Rights Project Glickenhaus Foundation Hamed Borhanian International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers
The Joan & David Hadden Charitable Gift Account
Linda and Sheldon Zelizer Marjorie Randolph Mary Kay, Inc.Michael Stars and Cohen
Family Foundation Michael Stars, Inc. Microsoft Giving Campaign Nancy Reier Nancy Van Sciver Neiman Marcus Tysons
Galleria Paola Gianturco The StylelinerT. Beck Foundation
Trade, Aid & Security CoalitionThe William Davidson Institute
at the University of Michigan
Women’s Division, Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church
AdvocatesAhmad Mesdaq Amelia Scharrer Amy Reed Andrea O’Connell Anita Taylor Anne Johnson Annie Biggs Anonymous Anonymous, via City of Seattle
employee giving programAshley McCown Audrey Huon-DumentatBarbara Franklin Batamaka Somé Belinda Walker Bob and Janet Neary Carey F. Head Carin Giddings Carmita Sanchez-Fong Carol Larsen Carol McIntyre Carol Wood Carole Egigian-Nichols Carrie Elston Catherine Lockman Catherine Raphael Cecelia Puz Charlene Ellington Charles Miles IIIChristine A. JacobsColleen Keenan Concepcion Gaxiola Connie Fenchel D&A Industries Daniel and Evelyn Rappaport Daryle Burke David Rodgers Debora Granneman Democracy In Action Denise Berger Denise Cavanaugh Dianne Stebbins Dolores Perera Donna Manning
Dr. Darcy Ashman Ecolab Foundation Edan SchwarczEleanor Powell Stanley Elizabeth Devlin-Foltz Elizabeth Sawi Emily Derstine Emily Kahn Estelle Parsons Farhiya Noor Frankie Van Horn Harris Gary Matthews Glenda BeckerGoodSearch Greer Goodman Greg Curtin Gretchen Stuart Hannah and Louis Herman Hannah EkoHarriett Harper Heather Beach Helene Solomon Henry Lerner Hollister & Co. Holly Roettger J. Sage Wheeler James Kelly Janet Davis Jean-Marie GaulJeffrey Pukatch Jennifer Hall Jennifer Tomkins Joan Stringfield Jodi Ecker Detjen John PickardJon CaseyJulian Chachula Jr. Karen Davenport Karen Martin Karin Bartimole Karl Costenbader Kate Snyder Kathleen McQuiggan Kathryn Hirt Kathy Rulon Kayann Short Kehinde Togun Kim Hjort Kimberly OxholmLauren SupinaLeslie Levine Linda Beg Linda Luke
Linn Kincannon Lois Stovall Lori Shindler Marcy Shaffer Margaret Cliggett Reynolds Mary Chris Gay Mary Leskovac Matthew Law Mei Powers Melissa Bruhl Melissa CableMichelle MattisonMolly Moen Namae Ntumae Nandkishor Lamture Pamela CollinsPhyllis Beatty Prince Communications Priscilla Petrosky Prospect Hill Foundation Randal Mason Rhonda Landis Richard Porter Robert Karem Robin Byler Thomas Sandra Bornstein Sarah Frankel Sharon Hake Sivaramya Rajakumar St. Peter Catholic Church St. Timothy Church Women of
the ELCA Stephanie Eglinton Stephen Skolozynski Su Ann Ng Susan Hadler Suzanne Biegel Suzanne Smith Tasneem Ismailji Teresa Van Hoesen Trinh Nguyen-PhanTumbleweed Bead Co. Tyra Brown Victoria Jaycox Walter Locke Wendy Goulston Will Kanteres Zona Hostetler
*Also thank you to the additional 356 donors giving at the Friend level.
American Sun Yat-Sen Spartacus Charitable Remainder Unitrust (ASYSS CRT)
Anonymous
The Clara Fund
Combined Federal Campaign
Coxe Fund, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation
The Dobkin Family Foundation
Eileen Fisher, Inc.
Eileen Mancera
Elise Fiber Smith
Elizabeth K. Blake
Ford Foundation
French American Charitable Trust
The Howard G. Buffett Foundation
Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Mark Blackden
NoVo Foundation
Open Square Charitable Gift Fund at Schwab Charitable Fund
Oswald Family Foundation
Pax World Management LLC
The Peter C. Cornell Trust
Stephenie Foster
Suzanne Lerner
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Visionaries
2011 and 2012 Donors
Women Thrive Worldwide Leadership
Board of Directors 2011-2012
Officers
Co-Founder and Founding ChairElise Fiber Smith
ChairJoseph Keefe
Vice Chair Trevor Tomkins
SecretaryCarol Head
TreasurerEileen Kotecki Mancera
Pro Bono CounselCarol Bilzi
MembersAdriana Quinones
Alonzo Fulgham
Asif Shaikh
Batamaka Some
Cathy Novelli
Elizabeth Blake
Farhiya Noor
Eugenia McGill
Mark Blackden
Mike Caggiano
Stephenie Foster
Susan Plimpton
Suzanne Lerner
Staff Leadership Team
Ritu SharmaCo Founder and President
Melanie RichardsonChief Operating Officer
Elise YoungVice President, Policy and Government Affairs
Anugraha PalanVice President, Communications and Partnerships
Lauren SupinaVice President, Organizational Advancement
Our Vision
Our Mission
Women Thrive Worldwide
advocates for change at the U.S.
and global levels so that women
and men can share equally in
the enjoyment of opportunities,
economic prosperity, voice, and
freedom from fear and violence.
We ground our work in the realities
of women living in poverty, partner
with locally-based organizations,
and create powerful coalitions to
advance the interests of the women
and girls we serve.
Women Thrive Worldwide works to create a world in which women and men work together as equals so that they, their families and their communities can thrive.
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