fokus frauen
Stiftung fokus frauen
Zürich, Switzerland
About
fokus frauen is a grant-making foundation based in Zürich, Switzerland working on gender equality, peace & conflict, human rights +1 more.
fokus frauen is a non-profit foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, established through a private initiative. It funds selected projects run by third parties and projects it initiates and accompanies, aiming to strengthen the participation of women and girls who are affected by discrimination, oppression and poverty, so they can exercise their social, economic and political rights autonomously. Its focus areas are conflict and peace work, women's rights, the prevention of violence and discrimination, socially responsible economic activity and environmental protection. Projects are designed ideally by local women's organisations, are long-term and sustainable, and are intended to serve as models. The foundation works mainly with women-led partner organisations in the Global South and Eastern Europe, emphasising knowledge exchange, networking and the adaptation and replication of successful projects so that women become multipliers of their ideas. It is politically and denominationally independent, takes a feminist approach, and is guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international instruments. Its funds come from the foundation's capital and are used for specific purposes.
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Trabajo Digno
Human rights · Honduras
Supports domestic workers, mostly young women and girls, to claim their right to decent work through training, network building and legal advocacy. Implemented with Brücke Le Pont.
Solar Learning for Women
Environment & Climate · Kenya
Trains 300 women in solar technology and entrepreneurship, focusing on productive use of solar energy to reduce energy poverty.
Feminists Connecting for Peace
Peace & Conflict · Global
Strengthens a global network of peace activists run with Peace Women Across the Globe (PWAG), providing a platform for shared learning and advocacy.
Karamtna - Unsere Würde
Gender equality · Morocco
Improves the socio-economic position of unmarried mothers in precarious situations through medical and legal counselling and training, run with INSAF in Casablanca.
Zeltschule
Education · Lebanon
Provides education and vocational training for refugee youth, enabling teenage girls to attend secondary school or vocational workshops.
Mujeres Libres support
Justice & Legal aid · El Salvador
Supports women imprisoned for abortion to reintegrate into society and advocates for sexual and reproductive rights, with the Mujeres Libres collective.
Psychological and legal support for women survivors of violence
Human rights · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Helps women affected by gender-based violence, who are economically dependent, to break free through psychological support and legal advice, with Budućnost and IAMANEH.
Frutesól organic farming and solar cooking
Environment & Climate · Nicaragua
Shares organic agriculture and solar cooker and drying technology among women's organisations to counter climate change and support food security.
Women's cooperative marketing project (APERAB)
Poverty & Hunger · Bolivia
Supports smallholder women in the Alto Beni region to market organic food products together, with training in processing, quality control and business management, through Fundación RENACE.
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Brücke Le Pont, Centro de Estudios de la Mujer, Frauenkollektiv Mujeres libres, medico international, Frieda, INSAF, IAMANEH, Budućnost, Jerusalem Rape Crisis Centre, Stiftung Surgir, International Alliance of Women, Women Coalition for Empowerment Eastern Africa (WCEEA), Makani Association, Cuisine sans frontières, Solafrica, Solar Mtaani, Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker, ECO SOLIDAR, IDEMNNA, empAct, DESCO, Zeltschule e.V., Casa de Maria, Peace Women Across the Globe (PWAG), SAO Association, Katosi Women Development Trust (KWDT), Red Nacional de Mujeres, CENTRAP, Casa Ernestina Parra, Amica Educa, KAYAN Feminist Organization, Wakina Mama Shupavu, Fundación RENACE, Nagarik Aawaz, Asociación Kay Pacha, Fundación Machaqa Amawta, Instituto Cordilheira, Fundación Comunidad Plural, ColectivoCASA
