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From reproductive freedom to human rights activism, everyone has a cause. Explore these links for places where you can give back in your own community.
Body and Health Concerns American Cancer Society
Participate in a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraising event and help make breast cancer a thing of the past.
Black Women's Health Imperative
A leading African American health education, research, advocacy and leadership development institution.
The Center for Young Women's Health
Offering health information, clinical care and a variety of programs and services designed to educate and empower girls and young women ages 12-22.
EngenderHealth
Improving women's health worldwide. National Breast Cancer Coalition
Grassroots advocacy in action.
National Latina Health Network
Dedicated to developing culturally appropriate and value-based health prevention programs that empower Latinas to make informed decisions about the most intimate aspects of their lives and those of their families.
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
The leading ovarian cancer public information and education organization in the U.S.
The Sister Study
A national study to learn how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer.
Women's Environmental Network
Campaigning on environment and health issues from a female perspective.
Women's Health Specialists - Feminist Women's Health Center
Empowers women through support, education, self-help and services to be able to make the best health care decisions for themselves. Gender Discrimination American Association of University Women
Promoting education and equity for women and girls.
Business and Professional Women U.S.A.
Working to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information.
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action
A dynamic coalition of over 50 Canadian women's equality-seeking and related organizations.
Count Me In
Champions the cause for women's economic independence by providing access to business loans, consultation and education.
Equality Now
Working to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world through the mobilization of public pressure.
Equal Rights Advocates
Leading the fight for equal rights and economic opportunities for women and girls.
Feminist Majority Foundation
A cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence.
Institute for Women's Policy Research
A public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on issues of critical importance to women and their families.
The Ms. Foundation National Women's Fund
Change the way the world works.
National Committee on Pay Equity
A coalition of women's and civil rights organizations; labor unions; religious, professional, legal, and educational associations, commissions on women, state and local pay equity coalitions and individuals working to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination and to achieve pay equity.
National Council of Women's Organizations
One woman can change the world but it's easier if you work in groups.
National Organization of Women
The largest organization of feminist activists in the United States.
National Partnership for Women & Families
A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.
Oxfam Canada
Supports community programmes in food security, health, nutrition and democratic development with an emphasis on working with women.
Third Wave Foundation
Striving to combat inequalities that we face as a result of our age, gender, race, sexual orientation, economic status or level of education. By empowering young women, Third Wave is building a lasting foundation for social activism around the country.
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women
Working for women's empowerment and gender equality.
The White House Project
Advancing women's leadership.
Wider Opportunities for Women
Helping women learn to earn, with programs emphasizing literacy, technical and nontraditional skills, the welfare-to-work transition and career development.
Women's Environment and Development Organization
For a healthy and peaceful planet, economic and social justice, and human rights for all.
Younger Women's Task Force
A nationwide, diverse and inclusive grassroots movement dedicated to organizing younger women and their allies to take action on issues that matter most to them. Human Rights Action Against Hunger
Innovative programs in the fight against hunger.
American Civil Liberties Union
Our nation's guardian of liberty.
American Red Cross
The nation's premier emergency response organization.
Amnesty International
Working together to protect human rights worldwide.
AntiRacismNet.org
Features news that contextualizes present day racism, promotes anti-racism organizations, and highlights actions in the fight against racism.
Anti-Slavery International
Today's fight for tomorrow's freedom.
CODEPINK: Women for Peace
A women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities.
Direct Relief International
Working to improve the quality of life for people in need.
Feminists for Free Expression
A group of diverse feminists working to preserve the individual's right and responsibility to read, listen, view and produce materials of her choice, without the intervention of the state "for her own good."
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
Global Exchange
An international human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social justice. Through programs such as Reality Tours, Public Education, Human Rights, and Fair Trade Retail, Global Exchange works for human rights and social and economic justice through grassroots citizen empowerment.
Habitat for Humanity
Building simple, decent, affordable houses in partnership with those who lack adequate shelter.
Human Rights Campaign
Working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights.
Idealist.org
Where the nonprofit world meets.
Isis International
Linking women. Sharing knowledge. Engendering change.
Unicef
Health, education, equality, protection. Advance humanity.
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women
The womens fund at the United Nations, providing financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women's empowerment and gender equality.
United Nations Women Watch
Information and resources on gender equality and empowerment of women.
Women for Women International
Helps women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives by giving them financial aid, emotional support, job skills training, rights education, access to capital and assistance for small business development.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Working to achieve through peaceful means world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, an end to all forms of violence, and to establish those political, social, and psychological conditions which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all.
World Organisation Against Torture The worlds largest coalition of non-governmental organisations fighting against arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence. Politics Emily's List
Dedicated to taking back our country from the radical right wing by electing pro-choice Democratic women to federal, state, and local office.
Equal Voice
A group of women and men who are deeply concerned about Canadian politics and have formed a multi-partisan action committee devoted to the still-bold idea that more women must be elected to every level of government in Canada.
League of Women Voters
A nonpartisan political organization fighting to improve our systems of government and impact public policies through citizen education and advocacy.
People for the American Way
An energetic advocate for the values and institutions that sustain a diverse democratic society.
Project Vote Smart
Providing you with the necessary tools to self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information.
Rock the Vote
Political power for young people. Reproductive Freedom Cabaret4Choice
An independently produced show and CD recording to benefit freedom of choice. Center for Reproductive Rights
Using the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental right that all governments are obligated to protect, respect and fulfill.
Emily's List
Dedicated to taking back our country from the radical right wing by electing pro-choice Democratic women to federal, state, and local office.
Equal Voice
A group of women and men who are deeply concerned about Canadian politics and have formed a multi-partisan action committee devoted to the still-bold idea that more women must be elected to every level of government in Canada. NARAL Pro-Choice America
The only organization with a proven history and expertise to combat an aggressive anti-choice movement intent on taking away our rights and freedoms.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Providing high quality, affordable reproductive health care and sexual health information.
Pro-Choice Public Education Project
Educating young women ages 16-25 about reproductive freedom and choice, thereby developing a new generation of pro-choice leaders and supporters.
Save Roe
Fighting for and expanding reproductive rights through litigation, lobbying, education, and grassroots organizing.
Youth Coalition
An international organization of young people between the ages of 15 & 29 committed to promoting youth sexual and reproductive rights at the national, regional and international levels. Stop Violence & Sexual Assault American Women's Self-Defense Association
An international, non-profit, educational organization, made up of women and men who are dedicated to ending violence against women by providing training programs for instructors and services for women, designed to increase their awareness of self defense and rape prevention.
AWARE: Arming Women Against Rape & Endangerment
Effective self-protection for intelligent women who want help, not hype.
Break the Cycle
Empowering youth to end domestic violence.
Defendu.com
The award-winning site for self-defense, security and personal protection information and techniques.
Dru's Voice
Don't let what happened to me happen to anyone else.
Gendercide.org
Seeks to confront acts of gender-selective mass killing around the world.
Girls Fight Back
A 90-120 minute personal safety and self-defense seminar for women and girls, which combines life-saving techniques with empowerment and fun.
Join Together
Taking action against substance abuse and gun violence.
Men Can Stop Rape
Empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Break the silence, make the call.
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)
The nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization.
Sanctuary for Families
Offering a broad range of high-quality services including shelter, legal assistance, and counseling. They work to end domestic violence and its far-reaching impact through outreach, education, and advocacy, and to create a world where every woman and child lives with dignity.
Tolerance.org
Fight hate and promote tolerance.
V-Day
A global movement to stop violence against women and girls.
Women Empowered Against Violence
Works closely with adult and teen survivors of relationship violence and abuse, providing an innovative range of legal, counseling, economic and educational services.
Women In Need
A New York-based nonprofit organization that serves women and children who are homeless and disadvantaged.
World Organisation Against Torture
The world's largest coalition of non-governmental organisations fighting against arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence. |
