The following organizations were grantees of the Fall 2008 cycle.
Cervical Cancer Coalition of Tennessee
Whites Creek, TN - $1268
To support The Witness Project of Davidson County outreach and education about cervical cancer screening in the African American community.DIVAS for Social Justice
Brooklyn, NY - $1600
To support the Through My Lens Project, a collaborative media program with the Brooklyn Young Mothers Collective to produce four documentary style Public Service Announcements.
http://www.divasforsocialjustice.org/Empowerment Resource Center for Women, Inc.
Atlanta, GA - $1350
To support the Condom Dealin’ Skills Program providing what-if scenarios for women which focus on the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
http://www.empoweryoungwomen.org/EYW/default_eyw.htm
Girls At Work, Inc.
Goffstown, NH - $1600
To support the Building Relationship by Building Together program, a girls-at-risk mentoring program teaching woodworking to expand awareness of alternative career opportunities and receive guidance from a mentor throughout the school year.
http://www.girlswork.org/Magambo Women Development Organization
Budaka, Uganda - $1600
To support the Mushroom Farming Project through the contruction of the mushroom rooms and purchase of seeds as well as of tools and equipment.Sew Right
Corrales, NM - $1500
To support sewing classes in Custom Interior Design Fabrication for felon and mentally ill Mothers and their teen daughters in foster care.
http://www.sewrightinc.com/Singleton Moms
Scottsdale, AZ - $1000
To support Resources such as transportation to doctors, house cleaning, baby sitting, etc. for single mothers with cancer.
http://singletonmoms.org/Studio L. Productions
Oakland, CA - $1000
To support the development of a web site on homeless women and the Video: Bound, a documentary exploring homelessness, vulnerability, and visibility/invisibility.
http://ellenlake.com/indexfilmvideo.htmlThe Wig Bank of Caldwell County
Lenoir, NC - $1500
To support the Teaching Adolescents Breast Examination project which will provide life-saving information and training.
http://wigbank.org/The Women’s Debate Institute
Denton, TX - $1000
To support the program: Promoting Diversity in a Community of Debaters by providing travel money for Urban Debate League high school Students to attend the Women’s Debate Institute.
http://www.womensdebateinstitute.org/Twegate Women Group
Mbale, Uganda - $1550
To support the Piggery Farming Project with the purchase of 20 pigs, the improvement on the constructed piggery shed, the veterinary services, and the training of the women in piggery skills.The Jeanne Meurer Indigenous Women's Fund
Daughters of the Earth
Moorhead, MN - $1000
To support the revitalization of the different Native American Cultures through bi-weekly indigenous language classes (Lakota, Dakota, and Ojibwe) and ceremonial lessons six times a year.Donor Directed Funds
The PatsyLu Fund for Women’s Music Projects
Chattanooga Girls Choir
Chattanooga, TN - $1500
To support the CGC’s Ruth Dyer Scholarship fund for tuition costs for talented girls who otherwise would not be able to participate in this vocal music education and choral performing experience.
http://www.chattanoogagirlschoir.com/Columbus Women’s Chorus
Columbus, OH - $1000
To support the music materials and costs for Traveling Together, a joint concert between the Columbus Women’s Chorus and Windsong of Cleveland, a feminist Chorus.
http://www.cwchorus.org/Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica
Rome, Italy - $2000
To support Music for the Mind, a program which collects and sends second hand music, books, and CDs to countries where there are Women in Music organizations. For the year 2008/2009, the countries chosen are Costa Rica and Georgia.
http://www.donneinmusica.org/The Susan F. Eastman Fund for Environmental Activism
Full Bloom Productions
Eureka Springs, AR - $1000
To support the production of the video: The Disappearance of the Bees (sequel 2) which explores the pesticides/chemicals killing the bees and gives concrete solutions for what each person can do. The video will be housed on YouTube.com. The first video: The Disappearance of the Bees (sequel 1) can be viewed at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_XnvZAcM0U
Full Bloom Productions web site is:
http://www. FullBloomProductions.org/The India Fund
Andhra Pradesh Medical and Health Weaker Section Dev. Society
Ongole, India - $1400
To support an educational awareness building for tobacco/beedi women workers regarding their rights and health hazards as well as supplying the women with proper instruments, masks, and aprons.People’s Action in Development
Tirupati, India - $1200
To support campaigns and workshops for women achieving their rights and political empowerment.People’s Organization for Welfare and Education in Rural
Thiruvannamalai, India - $1400
To support nutritional security among Dalith women
and children through the development of mushroom culture in four villages.Sri K.Pitchi Reddy Educational & Welfare Society
Vempalli, India - $1428
To support a Handloom Weaving Program for widows and destitute women through the purchase of handlooms and start-up supplies.Women’s Action for National Integration
Pedakakani, India - $2000
To support the development of 10 Education and Training Centers for the Girl Child of Women Sex Workers.
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