Grantee name: Central American Women's Fund / Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres

Mission: The first foundation in the region dedicated to collecting funds in order to assist initiatives that promote and defend the rights of Central American women.

La primera Fundación con sede en la región dedicada a recaudar fondos para apoyar iniciativas que promueven y defienden los derechos de las mujeres centroamericanas.


Location: Managua, Nicaragua

Website: www.fcmujeres.org

Channel Grants: Channel made a grant to support the Central American Women's Fund “Strengthening Indigenous Young Women’s Leadership Project” in Guatemala (through the fiscal sponsorship of the Global Fund for Women). (2007)

Channel made a grant to the Central American Women's Fund (through the fiscal sponsorship of the Global Fund for Women) in support of their work on violence against women and reproductive rights. (2006)

Photos courtesy of the Central American Women's Fund.