Mission-driven organizations typically know what we want to achieve and why. We know what we value, don’t we? But why should organizational values, those passion-filled words and phrases that guide our work, stay stagnant, when organizations themselves grow, adapt, and change? As a learning organization, the WomenStrong International team regularly…
When was the last time you read about a process evaluation conducted by a grantmaking organization? If you love nerding out on these topics like me, maybe it wasn’t so long ago. There are some foundations out there leading the way, like the Headwaters Foundation, which produces and publishes an…
Femicide, the deliberate killing of women and girls because of their gender, has increased globally in recent times, and Kenya has not been left behind. These killings have sparked a lot of debate and concerns in the community, with different groups staging demonstrations to condemn gender-based violence. Women and girls…
Interview with Montserrat Arévalo, Executive Director — Mujeres Transformando, El Salvador Interpretation support provided by WomenStrong’s Hannah Barrueta Sacksteder. Montserrat Arévalo serves as the Executive Director of Mujeres Transformando (Women Transforming), an organization dedicated to safeguarding the rights of women, with a specific focus on women employed in maquilas,…
In the evolving landscape of the non-profit sector’s role in international development, what could meaningful shifts in the power dynamics between practitioners and donors look like? Can we create collective guiding principles to help women-led organizations advance their work more effectively while redressing the balance of power? These are the…
I am thrilled to announce that Ms. Laura Cansicio has joined WomenStrong as our new Chief Development Officer. In line with WomenStrong’s 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, which outlines our clear commitment to ensuring future organizational growth and development, Laura will drive our fundraising and donor relations strategies to broaden…
This Human Rights Day, as we bear witness to an epidemic of human rights atrocities across the globe, let us also celebrate the human rights defenders who continue to speak out and push forward to advance human rights for all. We need to celebrate and amplify the voices of the…
