Women for Justice, Education and Awareness
$25,000 Grant from Cordaid
In March, MuJER was awarded a $25,000 (20,000 Euro) grant from Cordaid, an ngo based in the Netherlands. The grant will enable us to expand our operations and work with sex workers in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala’s second largest city. It also provided us with funding to maintain our current programs in Guatemala City and to hire a new Program Facilitator, Paola Hernandez. Paola is a member of the sex worker community who completed sixth grade via MuJER’s services.
In addition, we were awarded a $1600 grant from the Open Meadows Foundation. The grant will provide funds to conduct three workshops on Guatemala’s Anti-Trafficking Law as well as to continue with our weekly “travelling workshops/personal visits” at three red light districts in Guatemala City. We use these workshops to go door-to-door at La Linea, El Trebol, and Parque Concordia. With these visits, we maintain trust with the women, are made aware of their immediate needs as well as their long-term aspirations, and can also educate them about their legal rights, emotional health issues, sex worker concerns.
Our past financial awards include:
Cordaid (2009) $13,000
Starbucks Innovation Fund (2009) $15,000
Latin American and Caribbean Women’s Health Network (2008) $500
Global Fund for Women (2008) $5000
Mama Cash (2007) 10,000 Euro
Urgent Action Fund (2007) $4627
Democracy Council (2007) $1000
Youth Action Net Award (2007) $500
Jesuit Community of Loyola Marymount University (2006) $1000
Dean’s Office, Belarmine Collge, Loyola Marymount University (2006) $1000
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