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UAF & BoldeReach2009 Update from Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights Non-Confidential 2008 Rapid Response Grants List
Altufula: Pedagogical and Multipurpose Women's Center Israel $5,000 Provided funds to recreate real-time feminist responses to escalating violence in the region.
Anti-Violence Network of Georgia (AVNG) Georgia $4,900 Provided funds to document human rights violations committed against women during the conflict in Georgia to present before the European Union Court and Hague Military Tribunal.
Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW) Cambodia $5,000 Supported an awareness raising campaign in response to a newly implemented law that criminalizes prostitution in Cambodia and has resulted in widespread violations against women sex workers.
Asociacion De Mujeres Amor Lesbico (AMAL) Bolivia $4,150 Enabled group to increase the security of threatened activists and organize an awareness raising campaign after antigovernment protests became violent and targeted marginalized groups including members of AMAL.
Asociacion De Mujeres Amor Lesbico (AMAL) Bolivia $3,800 Provided a second grant to increase the protection and security of threatened lesbian activists.
Asociación Instituto Vida Peru $2,700 Supported an awareness raising campaign regarding an escalation in state persecution after three women activists were labeled as 'terrorists' for organizing a peaceful protest.
Asociacion de Mujeres para la Integracion de la Familia en Nicaragua (AMIFANIC) Nicaragua $5,000 Funded a massive mobilization and awareness raising campaign to respond to increasing violence and political repression in Nicaragua.
Association "Women and Development" Georgia $2,980 Provided funds to respond to the post-conflict environment in Georgia's buffer zones via an education campaign highlighting how women can increase their security during occupation.
BARGAD Pakistan $5,000 In response to the unanticipated repeal of a 24-year ban on student unions, UAF supported BARGAD to advocate for a precedent-setting 33% quota for women students in university unions.
Blue Veins (Women Welfare and Relief Services) Pakistan $5,000 Enabled group to purchase a vehicle to provide safe transportation for women members of the organization facing increasing threats and harassment from the Taliban.
Bridge of Friendship "Kartlosi" Georgia $3,410 Enabled group to react to the conflict in Georgia by organizing a peaceful protest and ensuring that human rights violations against women are documented.
Centro de la Mujer Acción Ya (CMAY) Nicaragua $5,000 Supported an awareness raising campaign to address the government crackdown on women's rights organizations and the nine activists who are facing an escalation in threats.
Centro Ecuatoriano para la Promoción y Accion de la Mujer (CEPAM) Ecuador $5,000 In response to the unexpected backlash by the Catholic Church following a newly proposed pro-choice amendment, UAF funded CEPAM to initiate an awareness raising campaign to highlight the importance of women's reproductive rights.
Centro Ecuatoriano para la Promoción y Accion de la Mujer CEPAM) Ecuador $5,000 In response to the unanticipated escalation of anti-rights groups' pressure on the government, UAF supported CEPAM’s awareness raising campaign highlighting the importance of women and minority groups' rights.
Corporación Contigo Mujer (CCM) Colombia $5,000 Provided funds to increase the protection and security of a woman activist threatened due to her work.
Corporación Contigo Mujer (CCM) Colombia $5,000 Provided funds to ensure a culturally competent and fair trial against Indigenous women arrested after performing female circumcision, a practice thought to have been eradicated in Colombia.
DAH Theatre Research Center (DTRC) Serbia $4,920 Provided funds to increase the security of DTRC office after a theft and arson in response to their political theater performances denouncing militarism, nationalism and gender inequality.
Federation of Suara Bangsamoro Women Organizations (FSBWO) Philippines $5,000 Provided funds to increase the protection and security of a woman activist threatened due to her work.
Federación Nacional de Mujeres Campesinas Artesanas Indigenas Nativas y Asalariadas del Perú (FEMUCARINAP) Peru $5,000 Supported a massive awareness raising campaign regarding the impact of newly implemented anti-terrorism legislation and its' effects on Indigenous women and civil society.
Federation of Suara Bangsamoro Women Organizations (FSBWO) Philippines $4,475 Provided funds to increase the security of a threatened woman human rights defender.
Fondo para Ayudas de Emergencia y Fortalecimiento Organizacional en Proteccion y Autoproteccion (FFP) Colombia $25,000 Support the re-granting partnership established in 2006 and enabled FFP to continue their rapid response grantmaking program on behalf of threatened women activists in Colombia.
Fondo para Ayudas de Emergencia y Fortalecimiento Organizacional en Proteccion y Autoproteccion (FFP) Colombia $5,000 Provided funds to increase the security of members of FFP who were facing an escalation of threats.
Gandhian Unit for Integrated Development Education (GUIDE) India $4,975 Supported campaign in response to the unanticipated announcement to rescind the Coastal Zone Management Notification which would have a deleterious impact on women and the environment. Cambodia $5,000 Supported an awareness raising campaign to ensure women leaders are involved in a precedent-setting case to support the struggle for land rights.
Helsinki Committee For Human Rights (HCHR) Serbia $5,000 Provided funds to provide security for the threatened woman leader of the organization.
Karapatan Task Force on Women and Children (KTFWC) Philippines $4,200 Provided funds to increase the protection and security of a woman activist threatened because of her human rights' work.
Kay Fanm Haiti $5,000 Supported an awareness raising campaign to pressure the government to act in response to the increase in sexual violence against women due to the lawlessness and impunity in post-hurricane Haiti.
Khadidja-Davao Philippines $5,000 Provided funds to increase the protection and security of a threatened woman activist.
Khadidja-Davao Philippines $3,700 Provided funds to increase the safety of a Moro woman human rights defender facing threats.
LABRIS Lesbian Human Rights Organization (LABRIS) Serbia $4,980 Supported an awareness raising campaign regarding the potentially precedent-setting legal case to prosecute the perpetrators of hate crimes committed during the Queer Belgrade Festival in September 2008.
La Federación de Juntas Vecinales de la ciudad de El Alto (FEJUVE) Bolivia $5,000 Supported an awareness raising campaign in the months leading up to the constitutional referendum to highlight precedent-setting changes to the Bolivian constitution to secure political, cultural, and economic rights for women and Indigenous peoples.
Liga nga Kabataang Moro-Lanao (League of Moro Youth – Lanao Chapter) (LKM) Philippines $5,000 Enabled group to respond to an escalation of the conflict between the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) and the Philippine Armed Forces through an anti-war campaign and a fact-finding mission to document abuses against women in Moro Muslim dominated areas.
MADRE Nicaragua $5,000 Provided funds to prepare affidavits for the unexpected announcement that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will review the case against Nicaragua's ban on therapeutic abortions.
Maryknoll Sisters Philippines $2,900 Provided funds to increase the security of a threatened woman activist.
Movimiento por la Defensa de la Anticoncepción (MDA) Chile $5,000 Supported a campaign to raise awareness regarding women's reproductive rights after the prohibition of emergency contraception was unexpectedly announced by the Chilean Constitutional Court.
Mongolian Women's Fund (MONES) Mongolia $5,000 Supported an awareness raising campaign to highlight the murder of a woman human rights defender targeted because of her anti-violence against women work.
Movimiento Autonomo de Mujeres (MAM) Nicaragua $5,000 Supported an awareness raising campaign to draw national and international attention to the government's crackdown on women's rights organizations and nine individual women activists.
Mujer Sin Límite (MSL) Honduras $5,000 Provided funds to increase the security of their organization after hate crimes left their office's security system destroyed.
Mujer Sin Límite Honduras $5,000 Provided funds to increase the security of lesbian and bisexual activists facing increased threats.
Nacionalidad Zapara de la Amazonia Ecuatoriana (NAZAE) Ecuador $5,000 Enabled group to increase the protection of a woman human rights defender facing increased threats due to her activism on behalf of the Zapara Indigenous community. NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia Foundation (NARAL) United States $5,000 Supported a grassroots awareness raising campaign to ensure women are aware of the precedent-setting opening of a "Pro-Life" pharmacy in their community.
National Network of Mongolian Women's NGOs (MONFEMNET) Mongolia $5,000 Supported a campaign to oppose the Mongolian parliament's unanticipated decision to repeal the 30% quota for women candidates in parliamentary elections.
Nirnaya Trust India $5,000 Provided support of women's peacebuilding initiatives in response to unanticipated communal violence in Orissa.
New Generation of Women's Initiatives (ngoWI) Lithuania $5,000 Supported a campaign in favor of women's reproductive rights in reaction to an anti-choice bill, which was unexpectedly introduced in the Lithuanian parliament.
Novi Sad Lesbian Organization (NLO) Serbia $2,320 Provided funds to increase the security of NLO's office after a highly publicized lesbian festival resulted in threats against the organization.
Organization Q (OQ) Bosnia $5,000 Provided funds to increase the security of their Queer Sarajevo Festival after receiving threats in the days leading up to the event.
Red Flag Women's Movement (RFWM) Sri Lanka $2,900 Supported an awareness raising campaign to promote the rights of domestic workers in response to unanticipated decision by the government to streamline Sri Lanka's labor laws.
Rural Poor Women's Apostolate RMP- Northern Mindanao (RMP) Philippines $5,000 Enabled group to provide increased security for RMP's main organizer and to launch an awareness raising campaign to highlight government aggression against women human rights defenders.
Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres (RPM) Colombia $5,000 Provided funds to ensure grassroots women's voices are included in the implementation of a precedent-setting decree that increases the rights of displaced women via trainings and an awareness raising campaign.
Samahan ng Maralitang Kababaihang Nagkakaisa (Organization of United Urban Poor Women) (SAMAKANA) Philippines $4,800 Provided funds for the increased protection and security of a threatened woman activist.
Samahan ng mga Maralitang Kababaihang Nagkakaisa - Northern Mindanao Region (SAMAKANA-NMR) Philippines $5,000 Enabled group to increase the protection and security of three threatened women activists.
Solidarity Action Group for Indigenous Peoples (SAGIP) Philippines $4,925 Provided funds to ensure the protection and security of an Indigenous woman leader facing increased threats from the military.
Taller Salud Puerto Rico $3,625 Supported theater forums on LGBTIQ and women's rights in response to an unanticipated revision of Puerto Rico’s Civil Code that would erode gains for women's and LGBTIQ rights.
Vida Integracion Desarrollo Amor (VIDA) Peru $2,850 Provided funds to increase the security of activists who were attacked after an action celebrating International Day for Human Rights and to launch an awareness raising campaign condemning hate crimes against the LGBTIQ community.
Voice of Difference (VOD) Serbia $4,900 Supported a campaign to encourage Serbian women to vote in upcoming early elections in the midst of an increasingly nationalistic and isolationist movement.
Women Against War (WAW) Israel $5,000 Provided funds to mobilize a peaceful protest against the Israeli invasion and attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Zakher Association for the Development of Palestinian Women's Capabilities/Skills/Strength (ZAKHER) Palestine $5,000 Supported an awareness raising campaign regarding the escalation of violence in Gaza including Hamas' crack down on 120 local NGOs resulting in the destruction of ZAKHER's office.
Zamboanga Peninsula Center for Indigenous People's Women Concern (ZPCIPWC) Philippines $2,700 Provided funds to increase the security and protection of two threatened women activists.
Zamboanga Peninsula Center for Indigenous People's Women Concern (ZPCIPWC) Philippines $3,700 Provided funds to evacuate four women activists and their families threatened due to their work.
UAF also made 64 confidential grants in the following countries in 2008: Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Colombia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and the United States.
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