MUSLIM WOMEN’S FUNDA SPECIAL PROJECT OF ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS

Strengthens Women. Benefits Families and Communities. Builds Bridges to Peace.

July 2009

WHY NOW

There are 600 million Muslim women in the world—representing nearly 1/10th of humanity—most of whom are:• Impoverished• Illiterate• Unemployed• Likely to die young

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THE TIME IS HERE …“The struggle for women's equality continues in many aspects of American life, and in countries around the world...Our daughters can contribute just as much to

society as our sons, and our common prosperity will be advanced by allowing all humanity - men and women -

to reach their full potential … The United States will partner with any Muslim majority country to support expanded literacy for girls, and to help young women

pursue employment through micro financing, that helps people live their dreams.”

~ President Barack Obama Address to the Muslim World

Cairo, EgyptJune 4th, 2009

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MISSION

MWF’s mission is to enable women to reclaim

their human rights in Islam through education and economic empowerment.

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WHAT DOES MWF DO ?

• Supports and educates Muslim women to embrace their Islamic rights and responsibilities

• Promotes women’s economic independence, dignity, and development

• Raises funds and disperses through grassroots NGOs which implement programs

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OUTCOMES:• Empowers women to contribute to families and communities

• Builds bridges for peace

WHAT MAKES MWF UNIQUE ?

• Led by and for Muslim women

• Focuses on women’s inherent faith based rights

• Targets a market defined by religion

• Currently no global philanthropic vehicle is directed at empowering Muslim women

• Secular non-governmental organizations cannot reach values-based social entrepreneurs

• Values-based initiatives under invest in economic empowerment

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MWF WORKS BY…

• Raising funds domestically and internationally from individuals, foundations, government programs, and UN agencies

• Being credible, transparent and accountable• Partnering with experienced NGOs and advisors• Dispersing grants to trusted, local grassroots NGOs • Funding innovative projects to empower women• Evaluating impact and return on investment

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WOMEN’S FUNDING MOVEMENT

• 141 women's funds in US and six continents

• $50 million per year in global investment in women and girls

• No global Muslim women’s fund … MWF fills this void

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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH

MUSLIM WOMEN

• United Nations Organizations (UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Foundation)

• World Bank & International Monetary Fund• Women’s Funding Network• Global Fund for Women• American India Foundation• Ashoka: Innovators for the public• Churches engaged in AIDS, poverty alleviation in

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WHO WE ARE DAISY KHAN

Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement Started the Women’s Islamic Initiative for Spirituality and Equality (WISE), and Muslim Leaders of TomorrowEducation: B.A.

NADIA S. MALIKBanker: Brown Brothers Harriman, CoreStates Bank, after many acquisitions now Wells FargoM.B.A., William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, University of RochesterExecutive Education, Harvard & Columbia Business School

SARWAT S. MALIK, MD, F.A.C.P. C.E.O Sarwat Malik M.D. P.C. Founding President of Medical Women’s Association of Rochester, NY Patron, Center for Interfaith Studies & Dialogue (CISD), Nazareth CollegeMember, CISD Advisory Board

AYESHA MATTUPhilanthropy Consultant: Grassroots International, Global Fund for Women, Muslim AdvocatesB.A., English Literature, Clark University

SHAHNAZ TAPLIN CHINOYStrategic Communications Specialist: Planned Parenthood, Goldman Environmental Prize, Ford Foundation, UNICEFM.A., Stanford University

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SECURITY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH via MWF

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Religious Renewal in Islam

Economic Strategies

Women

Families

Communities

Nations MWF

Human Security,Economic, & Social Growthvia MWF

ROI to Investors and Partners:

•Peace and security

•Economic development of Muslim women

Investors

Partners

TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT

“Study after study has shown that there is no effective development strategy in which women do

not play a central role. When women are fully involved, the benefits can be seen immediately –

families are healthier and better fed, their income, savings, and reinvestment go up. And what is true of families is also true of communities and in the

long run of whole countries.”

~ UN Secretary General Kofi Annan 2003 International Women’s Day Celebration

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FIRST PROJECTS MWF WILL FUND

• Global:– Sponsor religious education for girls in

Pakistan– Eradicate female genital mutilation in

Cairo, Egypt

• United States: – Train Muslim women immigrants to start

their own businesses – Provide entrepreneurial training through

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PROJECT #1PAKISTANI MADRASAS FOR GIRLS

• Cost of women’s and human rights in Islam curriculum training for 23 teachers in girls’ madrasas

$8,500.00

• Teachers reach 805 girls a year

• Assume positive outcomes for 100% of students (805) – cost per student annually is

$10.55

• Assume positive outcomes for 50% of students (402) – cost per student annually is

$21.14

• Estimated annual expenditure per pupil in Pakistan is Rs. 2000 per year (World Bank)

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IMPACT

“…But I do believe that a woman who is denied an education is denied equality … And it is no

coincidence that countries where women are well-educated are far

more likely to be prosperous.”

~ President Obama

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PROJECT #2Eradication of Female Genital Mutilation in

CairoProblem:• The midwife performs 196 procedures threatening the lives of

200 girls a year and earns $980/year (100 Egyptian pounds per procedure)

• The barber performs 120 procedures a year, threatening 120 girls’ lives a year and earns 6,000 pounds/year or $300

MWF’s Solution:• In the case of 1 midwife, we gave her a grant of $2,000 to start

a new grocery store to offset her loss of income through FGM• In the case of 1 barber, we gave him a grant of $2,000 to

remodel his shop so that he can attract more customers• ROI:

• For $10.20 we can save a girl’s life by investing in a midwife

• For $16.66 we can save a girl’s life by investing in a barber16

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PROJECT #3Micro Enterprises in Bay area & U.S.

Initial investment in training and

technical assistance for 10 women: $20,000

Revenue 18 months out: $182,000

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64% increased household incomes: $28,000

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PROJECTS WITH HIGH ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RETURN

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VISION

The Muslim Women’s Fund envisions just societies where Muslim women:

• Have human rights, dignity and security• Are stakeholders in economic and civic growth• Are engaged in political and religious reform

So that: • Families, communities, and countries are

economically stronger and healthier• The faith advances peacefully

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SPECIAL THANKS TO …

•The Sister Fund

•Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

•The Women’s Funding Network

•Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation

•Ms. Foundation

•ASMA Society

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HONORARY BOARDLOREEN ARBUS LEAH HUNT-HENDRIXPresident, Loreen Arbus Productions Ph.D. CandidateLoreen Arbus Foundation Princeton UniversityThe Goldenson-Arbus Foundation

GRAY HENRY – BLAKEMORE JAMAL A. KHOKHARFounder & Director, Canadian DiplomatFons Vitae & Quinta Essentia Former Former Chief of Staff to President,Writer & Video Producer Inter-American

Development Bank

TALAT HASSAN CARL POPEChairperson & CEO , Sensys Instruments Executive Director, Sierra ClubFounder, Nurul Hasan Educational Foundation

HELEN LAKELLY HUNT, PH. D. DR. NAFIS SADIK Founder , The Sister Fund Special Advisor to the UNPhilanthropist Secretary General

GLORIA STEINEM Founding President, Ms. Foundation for Women, Writer, Lecturer, Editor, Feminist Activist

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APPENDIX

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STATUS OF MUSLIM WOMEN

• Local culture supersedes religious ethics• Poverty, illiteracy, and patriarchy isolate

women• Religious texts—in Arabic—inaccessible to

75%

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FACTS ON HEALTH

A Woman's Lifetime Risk of Dying from Maternal Causes is:

• 1 in 18 in Nigeria• 1 in 74 in Pakistan• 1 in 220 in Egypt• And 1 in 4,800 in America

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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUMDevelopment Rankings

(65 countries)

• Bangladesh - 39 • Malaysia - 40• Indonesia - 46• India - 53• Jordan - 55• Pakistan - 56• Turkey - 57• Egypt - 58

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TOP 10 LARGEST MUSLIM COUNTRIES

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http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-top-ten/world-top-ten-countries-with-largest-muslim-populations-map.html

 

TOP 10 LARGEST MUSLIM POPULATIONS

Country #

Muslims1. Indonesia 188,619,000

2. Pakistan 144,788,000

3. India 131,213,000

4. Bangladesh 118,512,000

5. Turkey 67,864,000

6. Iran 67,610,000

7. Egypt 64,647,000

8. Nigeria 54,891,000

9. Algeria 31,729,000

10. Morocco 31,642,000 

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57 OIC Countries

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Afghanistan Guyana PakistanAlbania Indonesia PalestineAlgeria Iran QatarAzerbaijan Iraq Saudi ArabiaBahrain Jordan SenegalBangladesh Kazakhstan Sierra LeoneBenin Kuwait SomaliaBrunei Kyrgyzstan SudanBurkina Faso Lebanon SurinameCameroon Libya Syrian Arab RepublicChad Malaysia TajikistanComoros Maldives TogoCote d’Ivoire Mali TunisiaDjibouti Mauritania TurkeyEgypt Morocco TurkmenistanGabon Mozambique UgandaGambia Niger United Arab EmiratesGuinea Nigeria UzbekistanGuinea-Bissau Oman Yemen Arab Republic

ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE(OIC)

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VALUE OF INVESTING IN WOMEN

“Women brought so much more benefit to the family than the same amount of

money going to the family through men. If she makes money, she takes care of

the children ... improves the household.”

~ Muhammad Yunus Founder, Grameen Bank

Nobel Prize winner

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