UNFCU Foundation

The Unfcu Foundation accepts grant applications, during the month of june, from us registered 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organizations and those working with un entities on the ground globally. During 2023, the Foundation reviewed 52 eligible grant applications and approved 19 projects that aligned with its mission to sustain a path out of poverty through healthcare and education for women and youth. In december 2023, funds totaling $645,000 were distributed. The grants approved by the Unfcu Foundation board of directors for the 2023 program year are the following:education:building tomorrow is a locally-led social impact organization ensuring children in rural uganda access foundational learning opportunities. Building tomorrow will recruit and train 100 new fellows on their roots to rise education program, bringing their active corps total to 200. The 200 fellows will recruit and train 3,200 new community education volunteers and impact an estimated 215,000 learners, more than half will be girls, across camps and their online ewaka learning platform.ywca brooklyn provides a holistic college access and leadership program (lead) for youth, services for immigrant women, and domestic violence prevention, anti-racism, civic engagement, and women's health and wellness initiatives with the goal of empowering women. Ywca brooklyn's lead program will serve 140 girls of color from poverty-impacted communities to support their timely graduation and acceptance to a four-year university, build financial literacy and career exposure and provide mentorship for alumni of the program.mindleaps creates positive life pathways for vulnerable children and youth in uganda through a creative arts program build on data-drive metrics, combined with holistic wrap-around services for the children, youth, their caretakers and communities. The "girls get it!" Program will provide programming to 60 girls between the ages of 12-18 who are at risk of early marriage and dropping out of school in kampala. The youth will attend the dance & data program, participate in mindleaps' virtual academy, and caretakers will enroll in the family strengthening program, providing business training classes.

Livelihood training:refushe's mission is to protect, educate, and empower orphaned, unaccompanied, and separated refugee girls and young women so they can build healthier and more resilient futures for themselves and their children. Refushe's artisan collective is a social enterprise that will graduate 20 young women into two-year apprenticeships to gain advanced tailoring skills, entrepreneurship education and access to small loans.global fund for widows is dedicated to empowering widows and female heads of households to overcome poverty through skills-based training, job creation, and micro-finance. Gfw will support 150 widows to create six savings and loan associations to bring economic security to over 1,650 individuals in kenya. The six savings and loans groups will be owned, managed and governed by 25 widows to provide financial inclusion and access to capital. 150 women will be trained in paralegal skills to instigate legal and social change. Hot bread kitchen creates economic opportunity for immigrant women and women of color in nyc, through job skills training, food entrepreneurship programs and an ecosystem of holistic care. Hbk will enroll 230 women in their culinary fundamentals training program across nyc. Graduated participants will be placed in high-quality jobs in the food industry within hbk's network of 200+ employer partners.sanctuary for families is new york's largest nonprofit provider of wrap-around services exclusively for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related forms of gender-based violence. Sanctuary's economic empowerment program (eep) will cover stipends for 150 women and youth to make internships accessible for participants and help prepare them for living-wage jobs.the boma project Inc. will enroll 165 ultra-poor women in the rural entrepreneur access project (reap). This poverty graduation initiative enrolls women in a two-year program that includes financial, life skills, and business training with the goal of increasing income sources, access to savings groups and access to credit.international rescue committee (irc) provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in america. Irc's women's employability program (wep) will provide specialized employment services to 75 refugee women.together we bake's (twb) mission is to provide a comprehensive workforce training and personal development program for underserved and underrepresented women. Twb will recruit and train 50 women, and provide post program support to 115 alumni team members. Alumni team members will receive post-program professional development support services through the workforce development specialist.trickle up works with ultra-poor women in guatemala to help them access financial inclusion services. The program works with local municipalities to assume the financial, administrative, and management requirements to implement its graduation approach. Trickle up will support 500 women and 200 youth through the livelihood training programs to provide financial inclusion services. In addition, trickle up will conduct 25 trainings to municipal staff to strengthen their technical capacity of organizing at least 25 savings and loan groups.street child us supports local organizations in sub-saharan africa to improve livelihoods and education to address the social, economic and structural issues that underpin poverty. Street child us will partner with ugandan organization imagine her to continue to expand a social enterprise and innovation incubator program, "imagine academy." The academy will enroll 500 women to participate in the program. The program training is an accelerated, mentored mba-style business, leadership and social entrepreneurship training course. Its participants will also be able to access tailored, start-up financing via interest free loans.mission for community development (mcode) empowers individuals to improve their lives and promote community driven development in rural areas of uganda. Mcode will support 200 young women in their organic agricultural vocational training program for the production of vegetables and bananas. They will provide coaching and mentorship through a horticulture training company to provide a market for the products, and support to achieve certifications at an accredited farming institute.girl up will provide 1,200 adolescent girls in three distinct communities in kenya with enhanced leadership development training linked to gender equality issue areas. Girl up will also reach between 3,000-4,000 girls in kenya and across the region with the skills needed to become community leaders and cultivate over 50 new girl up clubs. The training will also provide science, technology, engineering, and math (stem) for social good boot camp training for girls as well as adolescent sexual and reproductive health (asrh) training to girl up club members in the three specified communities. Girl up will train girls to use the online learning management system that will house leadership training curriculum and activities.village enterprise utilizes the graduation approach to address the challenges of women living in rural poverty in uganda by providing access to business savings groups, financial literacy, sustainability training, membership and a cash grant as seed capital. The program will start 32 business, impacting the lives of 96 women entrepreneurs, and form three new business savings groups.united nations population fund (unfpa) will provide support to the existing fistula treatment intervention in gombe state, where there is a high prevalence of women and girls affected by obstetric fistula. The grant will support enrollment of 40 indigent fistula survivors in small and medium-sized enterprises. The 40 women will receive training for various vocation and trade skills. Unfpa will support 200 fistula survivors' reintegration experiences through psychological counseling, and peer and community support.

Healthcare:mount sinai adolescent health center (msahc) will provide integrated medical, sexual and reproductive health, and behavioral and mental health services utilizing a wellness and preventative approach. They will provide these much needed services to 50 adolescent girls between the ages of 10 to 26. Their services will include a myriad of different high quality, comprehensive and integrated youth specific services. The floating hospital will continue to provide behavioral health services and support programs for over 700 women and children. Many of the women and children are experiencing domestic violence and other traumas, and are considered part of the "hidden homeless" population. Clients will receive behavioral-health screenings to evaluate level of care, will receive behavioral-health therapy appropriate to their level of need, and will be referred to tfh's life-skills department for additional services and assistance outside of mental health.medical teams international breaks barriers to health for people affected by poverty, disaster, and conflict. Mti works in uganda to support health care of over 800,000 refugees and over 380,000 nationals in eight districts. Mti works with village health teams (vhts) who are women of the beneficiary population. Mti will train vhts to provide health education, creative social behavior changes, provide referrals, and map vulnerable populations. This will result in decreased morbidity and mortality rates, increased access to life-saving health care, and improve access to comprehensive reproductive and maternal health in refugee settlements and among the host community in uganda.

Strategic initiatives fund-turkish philanthropy fund is the fiscal sponsor of the women's solidarity fund, an initiative helping female survivors of the earthquake in turkey. The women's solidarity fund works to reduce gender inequality, build qualified service distribution, and further the collaboration of grassroots women civil society organizations in the aftermath of the earthquake. The program provides solidarity packs to provide essentials to young women and mothers and supports dedicated journalists to give voice to women survivors, assess their needs and help them reach a larger audience for further support.nyaka global provides community-based solutions to address the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children in rural southwestern uganda through a comprehensive support system. Nyaka global will support 30 women and girls through their women employability through enterprise and skills development project to provide business planning training and mentorships. Participants will receive agricultural technical vocational education and training and receive funds for business start ups.american red cross will provide support to their Hawaii wildfire relief response in the aftermath of the wildfires in maui. American red cross will provide families and children in need with access to shelter, food, relief supplies, and health services.

Kilimanjaro initiative (ki) operations support-kilimanjaro initiative (ki) provides counseling, livelihood skills and income generation opportunities to young women. Ki organizes annual climbs of mt. Kilimanjaro with youth from disenfranchised communities in kenya, tanzania and the usa. The climb supports leadership and physical training courses. Ki also supports a network of boxing clubs and psycho-social support groups where youth become community role models. Ki is a unique platform that brings together individuals from different economic, social, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.