CAFAmerica helps US based public/private partnership distribute
over $500,000 to charities in its first year
3 June 2009
CAFAmerica, part of the
Charities Aid Foundation’s international network, today celebrated
the first grants worth over $500,000 made through a public/private
partnership to empower women across countries with significant
Muslim populations.
The One Woman Initiative (OWI) announced its first grants to
five grassroots organisations in Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Pakistan
and the Philippines. CAFAmerica is managing the funds raised for
OWI from individuals and companies, making the grants, and using
its knowledge of civil society and charities to provide the
initiative with an independent voice.
The OWI grants are being made to locally focused organisations
for programmes providing women access to legal rights, political
participation, and economic development. It is hoped that the
initiative will raise funds and award grants worth more than $100
million over the course of 5 years.
Susan Saxon-Harrold, CEO of CAFAmerica said, "This is an
exciting initiative to be involved in. The OWI was attracted to
partnering with us because of CAFAmerica’s 17 years of experience
in making safe and timely global grants, and in this instance our
knowledge of local charities around the world that can make an
impact in the area of women and empowerment."
For more information on the grants awarded, including the
recipient organizations, please follow the link below
Visit the One Woman Initiative
website >>
Notes to Editors
The One Woman Initiative
The One Woman Initiative is an international women’s empowerment
fund launched on 12 May 2008, with the Secretary of State and
representatives of the diplomatic corps and NGO community at the US
State Department.
With the pragmatic goals of engaging 10 corporate partners and
working with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the
US Department of State, OWI’s objective is that some $100 million
dollars will be applied to empower women to achieve a local
difference and a global impact, in five years.
Visit the One Woman Initiative
web site >>
CAFAmerica
CAFAmerica was founded in 1992 as a member organization of the
Charities Aid Foundation International Network, which provides
charitable financial services to nonprofits, individuals and
companies.
The CAF International Network spans 6 continents and has over $4
billion of charitable funds under management. CAFAmerica is
dedicated to expanding borderless charitable giving by providing
guidance and international grant-making options for donors.
CAFAmerica’s range of innovative charitable solutions for US
donors and overseas nonprofits include Donor Advised Gifts, Donor
Advised Funds, Matching Donor Advised Fund and most recently, the
‘Friends of’ Charity Fund.
Visit the CAFAmerica web site
>>
Charities Aid Foundation
The Charities Aid Foundation is a charity set up to help other
charities by working with donors, companies and charities to
encourage and facilitate a culture of giving. They do this by
offering products and services that make giving easier, tax
efficient and help charities to make the most of donations through
their banking and fundraising support services.
Media contacts
James Ketchell
Press Officer
Charities Aid Foundation
T: 0207 832 3014 (Out of office - 07846 484 192)
E: jketchell@cafonline.org
Mandy Pursey
Head of PR
Charities Aid Foundation
T: 0207 832 3012
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