Eradicating poverty and supporting economic growth is closely linked to the inclusion of women, who comprise over 50% of the population and make significant contributions in the areas of agriculture, manufacturing, and professional activities, as well as performing the unpaid work of caring for others. The eradication of poverty not only means that women have access to employment, but also to the best conditions to maintain their jobs. Without adequate transportation, childcare services, open schools, and a sociopolitical gender view of the economy, women will continue to be in situations of inequality.

The Economic Justice Fund is committed to supporting the financial development of women’s organizations and, consequently, of the women they serve, with grants targeted at promoting sustainable projects, capacity building, budget-increasing operational expenses, administrative restructuring and evaluation, and access to seed capital. All of these actions are contextualized within a feminist philanthropic model that respects the autonomy and knowledge of our grantees.

The fund works with the following areas: organizational sustainability and financial health, wage security, and organizational planning.

When women have access to decent jobs, workers’ rights, fair and equitable wages, and the economic power to make decisions that affect our lives; and when we have access to power in general and the possibility of transforming power structures, then we will be able to attain economic justice and help create an economy that responds to the needs of all women.