Indigenous Women's Fund - Vision, Mission & Goals

Vision

The Indigenous Women's Fund envisions a global harmony in which there is full and effective participation of Indigenous women in all levels and spheres, and they are able to fully perform their role as leaders in the realization of the individual and collective human rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Mission

Through its pioneer philosophy of Intercultural Philanthropy1, the Indigenous Women's Fund's mission is to invest in Indigenous women by making grants to support building the capacity of the Indigenous women's movement, developing the leadership of Indigenous women, and strengthening institutions that advance Indigenous women's rights.

Goals

  1. To strengthen the institutional capacity of the Indigenous women's movement, invest in the leadership development of Indigenous women, and facilitate alliances, partnerships, and dialogue aimed at advancing Indigenous women's individual and collective human rights.

  2. To provide Indigenous women and Indigenous women's institutions with financial resources and technical assistance for capacity-building, strategic planning, collaboration, networking, and leadership development.
  3. To engage Indigenous women and their communities in the process of cultivating and distributing financial resources for their own development and for defending the human rights of Indigenous Peoples.
  4. To develop innovative approaches to grantmaking that promote social justice and are based in a commitment to interculturalism, equitable distribution of resources, and human rights.


Go to Grantmaking Programs

End Notes

1. Intercultural Philanthropy: articulation of the bases of the traditional indigenous economy base on the principles of reciprocity, solidarity and complementarity's. It represents the current ways of indigenous community economic models for a "health living" seeking development that allows you to maintain your identity (desarrollo con identidad).