PROJECTS | HerRights

100% of your donations go toward funding programs and projects such as those noted on this page. Thank you for supporting our efforts to help women throughout the world.

HerRights projects are aligned to three action items:

We review, select and fund promising, high-impact projects presented by partner or sister organizations
Where gaps exist, we pilot our own programs
Our Grievance Cell Based Model (GCBM) projects offer help to victims and organizations who reach out to us with their stories, communicating an urgent need for support. GCBM projects are designed to offer anonymity to protect the victims and individuals involved.

Resource facilitation, victim support
and rehabilitation

Prevention and Awareness

Support, proliferation and implementation of human rights through policy-level intervention

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Let's Talk

Let's Talk is a series of guided conversations exploring gender roles and their effect on gender equality. The first two segments were held in Phoenix, Arizona on December 16th, 2017.

2017

Collaborations

Guria is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting child prostitution and sex trafficking in Northern India through education and vocational training programs offered in the Varanasi red light district.
Anka Cooperative is a social enterprise created to empower Syrian women refugees ro achieve cultural integration and self-sufficiency. The program teaches transferable skills and provides pathways to employment.
ASFI Acid Survivor Foundation India (ASFI) is one of the leading NGO’s in India for prevention of acid burn violence. As well, support services to acid survivors are provided through a network of chapters and partners.

Faces of Feminism photo by Aparajita Dutta

Venture for HerRights

Venture for HerRights is a novel concept for women's wearable safety devices. It was formulated with minimum viable product design and a draft business plan, and published on HerRights platforms to serve as a seed to to inspire technology and business ideas that foster social justice. HerRights believes the world can be made better through the multiplier effect: inspire and support great ideas, which in-turn, inspire more. We hope to spark like minds to create similar proposals that can be developed as open source projects for vested entrepreneurs to adopt and launch.

Faces of Feminism

Faces of Feminism features awareness videos that explore women's experiences in a patriarchal society. The effort is part of a larger multi-year endeavor,
Food For Thought, in which HerRights generates and publishes material that draws attention to women's issues, celebrates the triumphs of gender heroes, and highlights nuances of gender inequality.

2018

Let's Talk Event
This edition was held on October 6 , 2018 in partnership with New Leaf (previously AWEE). Titled Why Women Get Stuck, the event featured a panel discussion followed by workshops on career advancement to foster empowered employment and financial independence. Over 80 women attended, participated in mock interviews, and received training and mentorship to assist in job searches, career advancement and self-development.

2019

Women's Empowerment Summit
As part of the Maricopa Community Colleges 2019 Women's Empowerment Summit, HerRights led this brainstorming session at Mesa Community College. The focus was on issues affecting women worldwide and here at home. Topics included female genital mutilation, acid attack and child marriage, among others. The goal was to voice a call to action of local champions for global issues, and to form action plans for holistic gender equality. The event was attended by more than 100 women including nonprofit leaders, governement employees, and students.

Meet, Learn and Act Together
This HerRights event was held in Atta Galata, Bangalore, India to discuss women's rights, issues affecting women post-MeToo, and opportunities of collaborations between Indian and U.S. nonprofits focused on gender. The event was attended by prominent Bangalore nonprofits including Buzz Women, Child Free India, Noor Health, and Citizens for Bengaluru. Leaders connected on issues like women's health, tribal and economically marginalized women, and discrimination against childless wome. Two collaborations for further action formed as a result of the meeting.

2020

Knowledge

Power

#knowforher

Awareness Handouts on Acid Attacks and Sexual Harassment

An initiative to provide concise and accurate information on acid attacks and sexual harassment to both victims and allies. The goal is to promote awareness and knowledge that will help all of us to fight back.

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Knowledge

Power

Let's Talk goes virtual
During the pandemic, Let's Talk events were held virtually and focused on the impact of Covid-19 on gender inequality (notable exacerbation of all problems that existed prior). HerRights partner My Choices joined the dialogue in 2020, and showcased activists tenaciously working toward mitigation and awareness of domestic violence and female infanticide. Special guest Reicha Tanwar weighed in on the education of girls, and Jinat Rehana Islam, from Feminism.com offered insight on the struggle of low-income single mothers.

Love in the Time of COVID
A fundraiser to benefit women affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those facing unemployment and wage reduction.

Pandemic Impact on Women
How has the pandemic impacted women, and more so, women of color and those who live in poverty? Click the linked text here to learn and share with your network and loved ones.

2021-22

Gender Rights Crisis in Afghanistan
Since the exit of the United States from Afghanistan, women and LGBTQ communities have been abruptly placed in high risk situations. Most are facing a loss of freedom and access to work; many are in danger of losing their lives. As an immediate intervention, HerRights partnered with Afghan American activist, Nemat Sadat (Roshaniya, Behesht Collective) to help get high risk individuals out of the country. Roshaniya and Behesht continue to assist rescued LGBTQ individuals and those in distress by raising funds, organizing escape flights and asylum, and driving awareness on attacks and criminal persecution in Afghanistan against women and LGBTQ individuals. Between August and early September 2021, 253 individuals were assisted with evacuation and asylum-seeking in various countries including Pakistan, the UK and Uganda.

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Resource facilitation, victim support and rehabilitation

Prevention and Awareness

Support, proliferation and implementation of human rights through policy-level intervention

Let's Talk Let's Talk is a series of guided conversations exploring gender roles and their effect on gender equality. The first two segments were held in Phoenix, Arizona on December 16th, 2017.

Collaborations

Guria is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting child prostitution and sex trafficking in Northern India through education and vocational training programs offered in the Varanasi red light district.

​Anka Cooperative is a social enterprise created to empower Syrian women refugees ro achieve cultural integration and self-sufficiency. The program teaches transferable skills and provides pathways to employment.

ASFI Acid Survivor Foundation India (ASFI) is one of the leading NGO’s in India for prevention of acid burn violence. As well, support services to acid survivors are provided through a network of chapters and partners.

#knowforher

Love in the Time of COVID A fundraiser to benefit women affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those facing unemployment and wage reduction.

Pandemic Impact on Women How has the pandemic impacted women, and more so, women of color and those who live in poverty? Click the linked text here to learn and share with your network and loved ones.

"Behind every successful woman is a tribe of other successful women, who have her back"

Resource facilitation, victim support
and rehabilitation

Let's Talk

Let's Talk is a series of guided conversations exploring gender roles and their effect on gender equality. The first two segments were held in Phoenix, Arizona on December 16th, 2017.

Anka Cooperative is a social enterprise created to empower Syrian women refugees ro achieve cultural integration and self-sufficiency. The program teaches transferable skills and provides pathways to employment.

Love in the Time of COVID
A fundraiser to benefit women affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those facing unemployment and wage reduction.

Pandemic Impact on Women
How has the pandemic impacted women, and more so, women of color and those who live in poverty? Click the linked text here to learn and share with your network and loved ones.