Medical Teams International

Since its founding in 1979, Medical Teams International, MTI, has broken barriers to health care access for people affected by conflict, disaster, climate change, and poverty. Guided by the approach that “Every person matters,” MTI responds with compassionate care and solutions to ever growing long-term refugee situations and residents’ daily needs. From managing Ebola outbreaks […]

Global Fund for Widows

Founded in 2008, the Global Fund for Widows, GFW, is the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to serving widows. It focuses on serving this highly vulnerable group in low- and middle-income countries through economic and legal empowerment. Having earned United Nations Economic and Social Council accreditation, GFW has been advocating widows’ rights on a global […]

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, to Receive the UNFCU Foundation 2023 Women’s Empowerment Lifetime Achievement Award

UNFCU Foundation today announced that Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, is the recipient of its 2023 Women’s Empowerment Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented at UNFCU Foundation’s annual celebration of empowerment change-makers. The event will take place at 6:00pm ET on 11 October at the Midtown […]

YWCA of Brooklyn

The dream of college can become reality for girls of color who gain access to mentors, internships, and application assistance. We support introducing young women to intensive college exploration instruction and career exposure through our partner the YWCA of Brooklyn. Founded in 1888, YWCA of Brooklyn has been a champion for racial justice and gender […]

Imagine Her

When women have the skills and confidence to become social entrepreneurs, that can have a ripple effect that benefits their communities. We’re funding the expansion of the Imagine Academy to equip graduates with leadership training, access to capital, and networking through our partner Imagine Her. Imagine Her is a non-governmental organization that works through community […]

Village Enterprise

First-time entrepreneurs living in extreme poverty face innumerable challenges in starting their own businesses. We fund training, savings groups, and seed capital disbursements using the Graduation Approach deployed by our partner Village Enterprise. The Village Enterprise Fund was founded in 1987 to help poor individuals living in rural villages across Africa start micro-businesses. Through its […]

Mission for Community Development (MCODE)

Certification in organic farming and connecting to marketplaces are not always within reach for rural women farmers. We support the path to increase women’s capacity to offset local food insecurity and tap directly into global demand through our partner MCODE. Mission for Community Development (MCODE) is a nonprofit organization engaged in the development and empowerment […]

Hot Bread Kitchen

BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) communities and immigrant communities disproportionately encounter barriers to starting businesses and securing living wage employment. Our support of Hot Bread Kitchen helps provide the recipe for training and career growth in the food industry. Hot Bread Kitchen centers its work within the vibrant food industry in New York […]

UNFCU Foundation Announces its 2023 Grant Partners

UNFCU Foundation announced the 19 grantees it will be funding this year. The projects sustain pathways out of poverty for women and youth across three continents through access to health care, education, and livelihood training.