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WEEKLY NEWS // MARCH 23, 2022 // WFN Member Spotlight

FFC: Highlighting the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Chers collègues,

March 21 marked The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, [[link removed]] a day that holds a special significance for me and our work towards equality and justice. As the only women’s foundation in the entire country, Fonds pour les femmes Congolaises [[link removed]], or The Fund for Congolese Women, works toward the vision of a Democratic Republic of Congo without violence, where women and girls have rights to physical integrity and economic justice; and where women participate in all levels of decision-making that affect their lives and communities.

My colleagues, you may be surprised to learn that racial discrimination is a problem in Congo. Despite Article 12 of the Congolese National Law stating that all Congolese are entitled to equal protection, indigenous peoples face multiple challenges; their human rights are frequently violated.

This is why it is important to highlight this day, and the voices of the women in the Congo on the frontlines of this work. FFC addresses these racial inequalities head-on by funding projects that fight discrimination against indigenous women and girls in several provinces. We do this in close connection with local leaders and those most impacted — and I am proud to share with you a few of their stories, voices, and experiences.

Hear Stories from Leaders in the Congo Dismantling Racism [[link removed]]

A Vaillant Ceour,

Julienne Lusenge

Executive Director

The Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises (FFC)

The Fund for Congolese Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo

2021 International Woman of Courage Awardee [[link removed]], U.S. Department of State

WFN In the News

Three Ways to Actually Advance Women on International Women’s Day #IWD2022 [[link removed]]

Is It 2157 Yet? How Businesses and Policymakers Can Accelerate the Timeline for Equal Pay [[link removed]]

Ukraine Donations Go Further and Faster with Women’s Funds [[link removed]]

WFN Member News

The Women’s Foundation for the State of Arizona is hosting their 29th annual WFSA Luncheon [[link removed]] this Spring and virtual once more!

This year’s luncheon takes place over the lunch hour on April 12th (Research), 13th (Advocacy), and 14th (Community Impact) and is centered on the theme of ‘Women Thriving’.

To learn more, click here. [[link removed]]

In order to keep the conversation going about disruptors who are changing the power dynamics, The Women's Fund of Greater Milwaukee has been holding book discussions throughout the year.

Their next one [[link removed]] focuses on Funding Feminism by Joan Marie Johnson.

March 29, 2022 | 5:00pm-6:00pm Register here [[link removed]].

The Puerto Rico Women’s Foundation and the Friends of Puerto Rico Initiative, invite you to join a virtual panel [[link removed]] on the past, present, and future of reproductive justice in Puerto Rico.

March 24, 2022 | 6:00pm EST | Register here [[link removed]]

Opportunities and Resources

Check out the National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy's publication, Philanthropy Must Invest in Black-Led Organizations To Improve Maternal Morality [[link removed]].

The Population Council’s Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center and Evidence for Gender and Education Resource (EGER) program hosted the second virtual webinar of its From Data to Action Series, “Informing Menstrual Health Management Programs." To view the recording, click here [[link removed]].

How does gender affect giving to racial justice causes? Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) has released a new report, Women Give 2022: Racial Justice, Gender and Generosity [[link removed]]. This is the first study exploring attitudes towards the 2020 racial justice movement through a gender lens, examining who is giving, how much, and how that relates to various demographic variables.

The Roosevelt Institute and a panel of experts will convene for a virtual policy discussion [[link removed]] on how the US-EU Green Steel Deal could transform our economy and serve as a model for decarbonizing other industries.

March 22, 2022 | 12:00pm EST | Register here [[link removed]]

The Women's Forum for the Economy & Society has launched the second edition of WomenEntrepreneurs4Good [[link removed]]. After a successful first edition in 2021, their coalition has come together once again to deliver concrete support to women-led projects and accelerate the transition to a green economy.

WomenEntrepreneurs4Good is a unique accelerator programme dedicated to women entrepreneurs with early-stage green projects. The 7-month online programme provides them with coaching, resources and capabilities, visibility, and access to an ecosystem of stakeholders to scale up their sustainable business.

To learn more, click here [[link removed]]. Application deadline is April 30, 2022.

What We're Reading

Ukrainian women who escaped their country now go back to help fight the invasion. — C [[link removed]] NN [[link removed]]

Read an opinion piece via Fortune about Equal Pay Day from Cathrin Stickney, the founder of Parity.org:

Happy Equal Pay Day, (white) women! [[link removed]]

Women of the Year: When COVID-19 hit Hawaiian women hardest, Leela Bilmes Goldstein stepped up

— U [[link removed]] SA Today [[link removed]]

What We're Watching

WATCH: Last Wednesday marked Equal Pay Day in the U.S., a day that symbolizes how far into the new year a woman needs to work to earn as much as her male counterpart made in the previous year. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice discusses the day.

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