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UNFCU Foundation Announces 2020 Grant Recipients

UNFCU Foundation Announces 2020 Grant Recipients

Published 01-31-20

Submitted by UNFCU Foundation

UNFCU Foundation announced its 2020 grant recipients today. The work of each of the 15 organizations aligns with the Foundation’s mission to sustain a path out of poverty through healthcare and education for women and children.

“We are proud to work with partners whose programs are transforming the lives of marginalized women, youth, and entire communities,” said Pamela Agnone, president and director of the UNFCU Foundation. “Through the strength of these projects and the participants’ dedication, we look forward to an impactful year ahead.”

The organizations and goals of the projects supported by the UNFCU Foundation in 2020 are:

AVSI – USA (Association of Volunteers in International Service): improve the economic and psychosocial resilience of young women living in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

Batey Relief Alliance: provide technical assistance, agricultural inputs, and small loans to empower vulnerable women in the Dominican Republic

The BOMA Project: enroll ultra-poor women living in Northern Kenya in a two-year program that includes financial, life skills, and business training

Bottomless Closet: empower marginalized women in New York City to enter the workforce and achieve success

Building Tomorrow: provide children with access to education in underserved communities in Uganda

The Floating Hospital: support the hospital’s Behavioral Health Program for women and girls in New York City

International Rescue Committee (IRC)support IRC's employability services for women, a subset of IRC's broader Economic Empowerment Program 

Kilimanjaro initiative (KI): empower youth in Kibera, Nairobi through the power of sports and self-belief

MindLeaps: use dance to teach children in Ugandan refugee settlements cognitive and socio-emotional skills to increase their likelihood of attending primary school successfully

Together We Bake: help women in the Washington, DC area find employment within 3 months of graduating from the program

Trickle Up: economically empower poor indigenous youth, women, and people with disabilities using the Graduation Approach in Guatemala 

Girl Up Initiative of UN Foundation: protect adolescent girls in India from child marriage and adolescent pregnancy through Girl Up's support of UNFPA's Action for Adolescent Girls initiative

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA): provide livelihood training to obstetric fistula survivors in Nigeria

Women for Women International: support WfWI’s 12-month program in Nigeria that provides for the formation of savings and loan groups

Win (Women in Need): strengthen and expand Win's Income Building Program (IBP) in partnership with the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation

 

About UNFCU Foundation

UNFCU Foundation is a New York-based, non-profit corporation launched in 2015. It was established by the United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) with a mission to sustain the path out of poverty through healthcare and education for women and youth. To learn more, follow UNFCU Foundation’s progress on YouTube, on Twitter at @UNFCUFoundation and on Facebook at facebook.com/unfcufoundation.

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United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU) launched the UNFCU Foundation in February 2015, with the purpose of funding projects that reduce poverty through education and healthcare, especially among women and children in developing countries, the Washington, DC-area, and New York City.

The UNFCU Foundation, a New York based 501(c)(3) organization, supports initiatives that:

  • Work to eradicate poverty and hunger
  • Empower women and youth by offering them opportunities for self-development and economic advancement
  • Promote well-being and provide access to healthcare for women and their families
  • Provide disaster relief

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