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EACH MONTH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS GATHER TO SHARE A MEAL AND TO LEARN ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE POOREST COMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD. COLLECTIVE GIVING FROM THESE GATHERINGS ARE USED TO HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS ESCAPE POVERTY. 2020 PROJECTS INCLUDED: INTEGRATE HEALTH: RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND EQUIP FEMALE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN TOGO TO PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, RESULTING IN FEWER DEATHS. CATALYST FOUNDATION: PROVIDE FAMILIES IN VIETNAM WITH DAILY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, PROPER SANITATION, HYGIENE, AND QUALITY MEDICAL CARE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. AFRICAN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE: MAINTAIN LIVING WALLS IN TANZANIA TO ENSURE LIVESTOCK SECURITY SO WOMEN AND GIRLS CAN PURSUE OTHER INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND MENTORING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. WOMEN'S MICROFINANCE INITIATIVE: EXPAND FINANCIAL ACCESS FOR RURAL WOMEN IN UGANDA BY FUNDING PERMANENT REVOLVING LOANS AND DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. GRANDMOTHER PROJECT: EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN A GRANDMOTHER-INCLUSIVE, INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM IN SENEGAL TO PROMOTE GIRLS EDUCATION AND DECREASE CHILD MARRIAGE, FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING (FGM/C), AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY. COMMUNITY CLOUD FOREST CONSERVATION: IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AGROECOLOGY LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND NUTRITION, WHICH WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT VILLAGES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF GUATEMALA. HEALTHRIGHT INTERNATIONAL INC: EXPAND THE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM TO TARGET SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES AND INTRODUCE A COST-EFFECTIVE, EARLY INTERVENTION THAT CAN BE DELIVERED BY LAY PRACTITIONERS. BOND STREET THEATRE: GIVE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CRISIS AREAS OF AFGHANISTAN, MYANMAR, AND MALAYSIA THE TOOLS AND TRAINING TO SPEAK OUT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS THROUGH THEATRE, LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY TRAINING, AND INFORMATIONAL PERFORMANCES. BLINKNOW FOUNDATION: CREATE A COMMUNITY OF EMPOWERED WOMEN IN NEPAL BY TEACHING THEM HOW TO EARN AN INCOME THROUGH A SKILL, EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS, AND PROVIDING COUNSELING. COLLATERAL REPAIR PROJECT: EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT TRAINING FOR REFUGEE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN JORDAN, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WOMEN'S COMPUTER CLASSES, EARLY CHILDHOOD/CHILDCARE ACTIVITIES. GARDENS FOR HEALTH INTERNATIONAL: MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM, FOCUSING ON PREGNANT WOMEN AND MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN RWANDA, TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION BEFORE IT BEGINS BY EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO GROW NUTRITIOUS FOOD. RIPPLE AFRICA: WILL BRING CCM COOK STOVES TO HOUSEHOLDS IN MALAWI. THESE COOK STOVES ARE FUEL-EFFICIENT AND CONSTRUCTED FROM LOCALLY-SOURCED MATERIALS. THESE STOVES HELP PREVENT DEFORESTATION, REDUCE BURN INCIDENTS, REDUCE COOKING TIME AND REDUCE SMOKE PRODUCTION. AFRICA DEVELOPMENT PROMISE: THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND, PROFESSIONALIZE, AND MODERNIZE A MUSHROOM CULTIVATION PROJECT AMONG MARGINALIZED WOMEN IN UGANDA, ALLOWING THEM TO EARN ADDITIONAL INCOME, IMPROVE FAMILY NUTRITION, AND ADDRESS POVERTY-RELATED CHALLENGES. CARE 2 COMMUNITIES: FUNDING A PILOT PROJECT WHICH INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM ACROSS C2C'S CLINIC NETWORK IN NORTHERN HAITI. THE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TARGETS GIRLS AGES 13 TO 20 WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN PREGNANT. GAIA VACCINE FOUNDATION: GAIA VF WILL ADDRESS THE RISK OF HIV INFECTION AMONG WOMEN AND GIRLS IN MALI WELL AS THE STIGMA OFTEN ATTACHED TO HIV. THIS PROJECT WILL USE STORYTELLING CLOTHS AS THE BASIS FOR AN OUTREACH PROGRAM TEACHING HIV PREVENTION WITHIN THE FAMILY SETTING. THE WOMEN AND FAMILIES WELLBEING PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SIKORO NEIGHBORHOOD OF BAMAKO, MALI, AND THE TARGET POPULATION WILL BE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES (INCLUDING GIRLS) IN THIS VERY LOW INCOME AREA OF BAMAKO. SHARED INTEREST: THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE DIRE SHORTAGE OF QUALITY SEED, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO ONGOING, POOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, MALNUTRITION, AND SOIL DEGRADATION AMONG MALAWIAN SMALLHOLDER FARMERS. THE GRANT WILL HELP WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALLHOLDER FARMERS MULTIPLY AND DISTRIBUTE CLIMATE-RESILIENT, PROTEIN-RICH LEGUME SEED TO INCREASE FARMER PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS. WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR GUATEMALA: THIS PROJECT INVOLVES THE EXPANSION OF WINGS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO THREE NEW DEPARTMENTS, DIRECTLY IMPACTING 1,150 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. WINGS PROVIDES CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION IN HARD-TO REACH VILLAGES WHERE POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY, AND MALNUTRITION KEEP FAMILIES IN A CONSTANT STATE OF STRUGGLE. EDUCATE THE CHILDREN: BY PROVIDING VARIOUS HANDS-ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND USEFUL RESOURCES, ETC WILL ENABLE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN IN NEPAL TO IMPROVE THEIR FAMILIES HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL INTAKE AND FOOD SECURITY, INCREASE THEIR HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, AND GAIN PERSONAL CONFIDENCE AND SOCIAL STATUS. CURECERVICALCANCER: THE CCC MODEL CREATES LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE SCREENING AND TREATMENT CLINICS THAT SERVE THOUSANDS OF WOMEN IN KENYA. BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, CCC OFFERS TRAININGS IN SCREENING AND TREATMENT, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, REFERRAL AND FOLLOW-UP LINKAGES. RESTORE HOPE: LIBERIA IN LIBERIA, A DEBILITATING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS PERSISTS IN A CONTEXT OF EXTREME POVERTY. FOURTEEN YEARS OF BRUTAL CIVIL WAR, THE LARGEST EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN HUMAN HISTORY, AND PERVASIVE GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE HAVE RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD TRAUMA ESPECIALLY IN WOMEN AND GIRLS. THIS PROJECT WILL FINANCE THE TRAINING OF LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITATORS IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE INTERPERSONAL GROUP THERAPY, AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, INTO EXISTING WOMENS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE WEAVING CO-OPERATIVES, ART THERAPY, PHOTO THERAPY, AND STORYTELLING. REFUGEE PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL: REFUGEE PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF REFUGEE-LED PARTNERS, FOCUSES ON INCLUSIVE, QUALITY EDUCATION AND BIRTH REGISTRATION DOCUMENTATION FOR REFUGEE GIRLS IN LEBANON. THIS PROJECT WILL ASSIST SYRIAN REFUGEE WOMEN AND THEIR VULNERABLE OUT-OF-SCHOOL REFUGEE GIRLS WITH BIRTH REGISTRATION DOCUMENTATION SO THEY CAN ACCESS SCHOOL AND OTHER SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THESE GIRLS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH FREE, REGULATED NON-FORMAL PRIMARY EDUCATION TAUGHT BY REFUGEE WOMEN. FAMILIES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES IN THESE SCHOOLS. KIDS PLAY INTERNATIONAL: KIDS PLAY INTERNATIONAL USES AN INTEGRATED APPROACH IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF CAMBODIA TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND SUSTAINABLE, GENDER EQUITABLE BEHAVIORS. BY ENGAGING IN LESSER KNOWN SPORTS, IT LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD FOR BOYS AND GIRLS WHO LEARN TO NEGOTIATE HARMFUL NORMS AND CREATE HEALTHY, CROSS-GENDER RELATIONSHIPS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROJECT INCLUDES TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS FOR FEMALE COACHES AND GIRLS, WHICH ALLOW SPACE AND TIME TO EXPLORE TOPICS SUCH AS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, GENDER STEREOTYPES, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND EDUCATION. GLOBAL FUND FOR WIDOWS: OF THE 285 MILLION WIDOWS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, 115 MILLION LIVE IN ABJECT POVERTY, AND MANY EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE, DISINHERITANCE, EXPLOITATION, AND VIOLENCE. THIS PROJECT OFFERS WIDOWS IN KENYA ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, FINANCIAL LITERACY, ACCESS TO CAPITAL, KNOWLEDGE, AND HEALTH CARE. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO TRAIN AND CERTIFY WOMEN AS COMMUNITY PARALEGALS TO ASSIST OTHER WOMEN AS THEY NEGOTIATE THEIR FUTURES AS WIDOWS. RESOLVE NETWORK: DEMOBILIZED WOMEN COMBATANTS AND SEX SLAVES IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC) FACE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES AND TRAUMA WHEN THEY RETURN TO CIVILIAN LIFE. THIS PLACES THEM AT RISK TO REMOBILIZE AND RETURN TO THE MILITIAS THAT RECRUITED THEM IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUSTAINABLY REINTEGRATE WOMEN EX-COMBATANTS INTO CIVILIAN LIFE. 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THE REVIEW OF THESE PROGRESS REPORTS IS OVERSEEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS. PROGRESS REPORTS FROM GRANTEES ARE OVERSEEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF GRANTS AND PARTNERSHIPS. IMPACT NUMBERS FROM 2010-2020 ARE PUBLISHED IN THE 2020 ANNUAL REPORT. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THROUGH MEMBER EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND GLOBAL COLLECTIVE GIVING CIRCLES, TOGETHER WOMEN RISE (FORMERLY DINING FOR WOMEN) INSPIRES, EDUCATES AND ENGAGES PEOPLE TO INVEST IN GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE TO TRANSFORMS LIVES AND PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO SERVE ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES SUCH AS THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE, GRANT SELECTION COMMITTEE AND REGIONAL LEADER COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TOGETHER WOMEN RISE (FORMERLY DINING FOR WOMEN) EMPOWERS WOMEN LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY BY FUNDING PROGRAMS FOSTERING GOOD HEALTH, EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY. TOGETHER WOMEN RISE CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 500 CHAPTERS WITH 8,500 MEMBERS. EACH MONTH THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS GATHER TO SHARE A MEAL AND TO LEARN ABOUT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE POOREST COMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD. COLLECTIVE GIVING FROM THESE GATHERINGS ARE USED TO HELP WOMEN AND GIRLS ESCAPE POVERTY. 2020 PROJECTS INCLUDED: INTEGRATE HEALTH: RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND EQUIP FEMALE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN TOGO TO PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, RESULTING IN FEWER DEATHS. CATALYST FOUNDATION: PROVIDE FAMILIES IN VIETNAM WITH DAILY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, PROPER SANITATION, HYGIENE, AND QUALITY MEDICAL CARE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. AFRICAN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE: MAINTAIN LIVING WALLS IN TANZANIA TO ENSURE LIVESTOCK SECURITY SO WOMEN AND GIRLS CAN PURSUE OTHER INCOME-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND MENTORING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. WOMEN'S MICROFINANCE INITIATIVE: EXPAND FINANCIAL ACCESS FOR RURAL WOMEN IN UGANDA BY FUNDING PERMANENT REVOLVING LOANS AND DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. GRANDMOTHER PROJECT: EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN A GRANDMOTHER-INCLUSIVE, INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAM IN SENEGAL TO PROMOTE GIRLS EDUCATION AND DECREASE CHILD MARRIAGE, FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION/CUTTING (FGM/C), AND TEENAGE PREGNANCY. COMMUNITY CLOUD FOREST CONSERVATION: IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN AGROECOLOGY LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND NUTRITION, WHICH WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT VILLAGES IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OF GUATEMALA. HEALTHRIGHT INTERNATIONAL INC: EXPAND THE MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM TO TARGET SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES AND INTRODUCE A COST-EFFECTIVE, EARLY INTERVENTION THAT CAN BE DELIVERED BY LAY PRACTITIONERS. BOND STREET THEATRE: GIVE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN CRISIS AREAS OF AFGHANISTAN, MYANMAR, AND MALAYSIA THE TOOLS AND TRAINING TO SPEAK OUT FOR EQUAL RIGHTS THROUGH THEATRE, LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY TRAINING, AND INFORMATIONAL PERFORMANCES. BLINKNOW FOUNDATION: CREATE A COMMUNITY OF EMPOWERED WOMEN IN NEPAL BY TEACHING THEM HOW TO EARN AN INCOME THROUGH A SKILL, EDUCATING THEM ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS, AND PROVIDING COUNSELING. COLLATERAL REPAIR PROJECT: EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT TRAINING FOR REFUGEE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN JORDAN, GENDER BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WOMEN'S COMPUTER CLASSES, EARLY CHILDHOOD/CHILDCARE ACTIVITIES. GARDENS FOR HEALTH INTERNATIONAL: MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM, FOCUSING ON PREGNANT WOMEN AND MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN RWANDA, TO PREVENT MALNUTRITION BEFORE IT BEGINS BY EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO GROW NUTRITIOUS FOOD. RIPPLE AFRICA: WILL BRING CCM COOK STOVES TO HOUSEHOLDS IN MALAWI. THESE COOK STOVES ARE FUEL-EFFICIENT AND CONSTRUCTED FROM LOCALLY-SOURCED MATERIALS. THESE STOVES HELP PREVENT DEFORESTATION, REDUCE BURN INCIDENTS, REDUCE COOKING TIME AND REDUCE SMOKE PRODUCTION. AFRICA DEVELOPMENT PROMISE: THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND, PROFESSIONALIZE, AND MODERNIZE A MUSHROOM CULTIVATION PROJECT AMONG MARGINALIZED WOMEN IN UGANDA, ALLOWING THEM TO EARN ADDITIONAL INCOME, IMPROVE FAMILY NUTRITION, AND ADDRESS POVERTY-RELATED CHALLENGES. CARE 2 COMMUNITIES: FUNDING A PILOT PROJECT WHICH INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM ACROSS C2C'S CLINIC NETWORK IN NORTHERN HAITI. THE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TARGETS GIRLS AGES 13 TO 20 WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN PREGNANT. GAIA VACCINE FOUNDATION: GAIA VF WILL ADDRESS THE RISK OF HIV INFECTION AMONG WOMEN AND GIRLS IN MALI WELL AS THE STIGMA OFTEN ATTACHED TO HIV. THIS PROJECT WILL USE STORYTELLING CLOTHS AS THE BASIS FOR AN OUTREACH PROGRAM TEACHING HIV PREVENTION WITHIN THE FAMILY SETTING. THE WOMEN AND FAMILIES WELLBEING PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE SIKORO NEIGHBORHOOD OF BAMAKO, MALI, AND THE TARGET POPULATION WILL BE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES (INCLUDING GIRLS) IN THIS VERY LOW INCOME AREA OF BAMAKO. SHARED INTEREST: THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE DIRE SHORTAGE OF QUALITY SEED, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO ONGOING, POOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, MALNUTRITION, AND SOIL DEGRADATION AMONG MALAWIAN SMALLHOLDER FARMERS. THE GRANT WILL HELP WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALLHOLDER FARMERS MULTIPLY AND DISTRIBUTE CLIMATE-RESILIENT, PROTEIN-RICH LEGUME SEED TO INCREASE FARMER PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS. WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR GUATEMALA: THIS PROJECT INVOLVES THE EXPANSION OF WINGS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO THREE NEW DEPARTMENTS, DIRECTLY IMPACTING 1,150 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. WINGS PROVIDES CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION IN HARD-TO REACH VILLAGES WHERE POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY, AND MALNUTRITION KEEP FAMILIES IN A CONSTANT STATE OF STRUGGLE. EDUCATE THE CHILDREN: BY PROVIDING VARIOUS HANDS-ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND USEFUL RESOURCES, ETC WILL ENABLE SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN IN NEPAL TO IMPROVE THEIR FAMILIES HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL INTAKE AND FOOD SECURITY, INCREASE THEIR HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, AND GAIN PERSONAL CONFIDENCE AND SOCIAL STATUS. CURECERVICALCANCER: THE CCC MODEL CREATES LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE SCREENING AND TREATMENT CLINICS THAT SERVE THOUSANDS OF WOMEN IN KENYA. BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, CCC OFFERS TRAININGS IN SCREENING AND TREATMENT, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, REFERRAL AND FOLLOW-UP LINKAGES. RESTORE HOPE: LIBERIA IN LIBERIA, A DEBILITATING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS PERSISTS IN A CONTEXT OF EXTREME POVERTY. FOURTEEN YEARS OF BRUTAL CIVIL WAR, THE LARGEST EBOLA EPIDEMIC IN HUMAN HISTORY, AND PERVASIVE GENDER- BASED VIOLENCE HAVE RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD TRAUMA ESPECIALLY IN WOMEN AND GIRLS. THIS PROJECT WILL FINANCE THE TRAINING OF LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH FACILITATORS IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE INTERPERSONAL GROUP THERAPY, AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH, INTO EXISTING WOMENS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES. THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE WEAVING CO-OPERATIVES, ART THERAPY, PHOTO THERAPY, AND STORYTELLING. REFUGEE PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL: REFUGEE PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF REFUGEE-LED PARTNERS, FOCUSES ON INCLUSIVE, QUALITY EDUCATION AND BIRTH REGISTRATION DOCUMENTATION FOR REFUGEE GIRLS IN LEBANON. THIS PROJECT WILL ASSIST SYRIAN REFUGEE WOMEN AND THEIR VULNERABLE OUT-OF-SCHOOL REFUGEE GIRLS WITH BIRTH REGISTRATION DOCUMENTATION SO THEY CAN ACCESS SCHOOL AND OTHER SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THESE GIRLS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH FREE, REGULATED NON-FORMAL PRIMARY EDUCATION TAUGHT BY REFUGEE WOMEN. FAMILIES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES IN THESE SCHOOLS. KIDS PLAY INTERNATIONAL: KIDS PLAY INTERNATIONAL USES AN INTEGRATED APPROACH IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF CAMBODIA TO BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND SUSTAINABLE, GENDER EQUITABLE BEHAVIORS. BY ENGAGING IN LESSER KNOWN SPORTS, IT LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD FOR BOYS AND GIRLS WHO LEARN TO NEGOTIATE HARMFUL NORMS AND CREATE HEALTHY, CROSS-GENDER RELATIONSHIPS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE PROJECT INCLUDES TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS FOR FEMALE COACHES AND GIRLS, WHICH ALLOW SPACE AND TIME TO EXPLORE TOPICS SUCH AS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, GENDER STEREOTYPES, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND EDUCATION. GLOBAL FUND FOR WIDOWS: OF THE 285 MILLION WIDOWS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, 115 MILLION LIVE IN ABJECT POVERTY, AND MANY EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE, DISINHERITANCE, EXPLOITATION, AND VIOLENCE. THIS PROJECT OFFERS WIDOWS IN KENYA ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, FINANCIAL LITERACY, ACCESS TO CAPITAL, KNOWLEDGE, AND HEALTH CARE. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO TRAIN AND CERTIFY WOMEN AS COMMUNITY PARALEGALS TO ASSIST OTHER WOMEN AS THEY NEGOTIATE THEIR FUTURES AS WIDOWS. RESOLVE NETWORK: DEMOBILIZED WOMEN COMBATANTS AND SEX SLAVES IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC) FACE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES AND TRAUMA WHEN THEY RETURN TO CIVILIAN LIFE. THIS PLACES THEM AT RISK TO REMOBILIZE AND RETURN TO THE MILITIAS THAT RECRUITED THEM IN ORDER TO SURVIVE. THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUSTAINABLY REINTEGRATE WOMEN EX-COMBATANTS INTO CIVILIAN LIFE. THIS PROJECT FOSTERS PROFOUND IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE WOMENS LIVES, ALLOWING THEM TO EARN AN INCOME, FEED THEIR CHILDREN THREE NUTRITIONAL MEALS PER DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THEIR LIVES, SUPPORT THEIR CHILDRENS SCHOOLING, AND HAVE A HOME. THESE GRADUAL CHANGES ALLAY THESE WOMENS FEAR AND ISOLATION AND GRADUALLY HELP THEM TO REINTEGRATE INTO CIVILIAN LIFE. AS COMMUNITIES LEARN TO ACCEPT THEM, THEY WORK WITH THESE WOMEN TO BUILD RESILIENCE AGAINST CONFLICT DYNAMICS AND TOWARDS LASTING PEACE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS FORM 990 AND FORWARDS IT TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONITORS THE CONFLICTS POLICY AS NEEDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON SALARY COMPARISONS FOCUSING ON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND/OR IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA FOR THE PRESIDENT IN CONNECTION WITH REVIEWING AND APPROVING THE PRESIDENT COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE APPROVAL PROCESS FOR COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS RELATED TO OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES, WHEN APPLICABLE, IS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO APPROVE ADJUSTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEVADA, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA, VERMONT, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FORM 990 AND FINANCIALS ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.TOGETHERWOMENRISE.ORG AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.