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MAMA CASH
 
Mama Cash works for social transformation and the advancement of women’s rights worldwide. She strives for a peaceful and just world where women are free to make their own choices and secure their human rights.
 
Mama Cash mobilizes resources and provides funding for innovative, groundbreaking and taboo-breaking initiatives. She gives grants to women’s groups so that they can start, continue and expand the work they do in order to bring solutions to the problems they face.  In this way, Mama Cash invests in those women who dare to change the world, and make it a better place for everyone!
 
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Who can change the world in...88 days?

MAMA CASH CAMPAIGN 88 DAYS


Campaign 88 Days is an effort to raise awareness, take action and mobilise resources for women's rights worldwide. In the 88 days between December 10, 2005, International Human Rights Day and March 8, 2006, International Women’s Day, you can help keep women safe from domestic and sexual violence, guarantee them equal treatment in the work force, push governments to do what’s right for women, and support groundbreaking initiatives. Together with you support we can change the world in 88 days. Because women’s rights are human rights…read the facts.

What can you do?
Share your vision, courage, hope and voice in any – or all – of these five ways. You will join thousands of women around the world in the Mama Cash Campaign 88 Days.
 
Vote for the (she changes the world)-award. From around the world, six pioneering organizations, supported by Mama Cash, are nominated. The winner will receive €20.000 from Mama Cash to help change the world where they live.

Be informed by registering for 8 times Mama Cash e-news with Campaign 88 Days progress reports, ways to take action, stories of brave and inspiring women who are changing the world.

Contribute €1 every day for 88 days, or whatever amount is right for you, and help raise €1 million that Mama Cash turns into grants to make the world a better place for women, men and children. Mama needs cash!

Send an e-card! Send everyone you know the Campaign 88 Days e-card. Energize your friends, family and colleagues. Together with you, we can make this campaign known around the world! 

Petition the European Commission to do what’s right for women! In 2003, only 0.04% of the total European Commission aid supported women-specific projects. This is unacceptable! As of December 20th, sign the world-wide petition to the European Commission asking them to increase their support for women.
Source: report “Where is the Money for Women’s Rights Work?”, Zed Books, October 2005. 


Where’s Campaign 88 Days from?

Campaign 88 Days was initiated in December 2003 by the HER Fund (www.herfund.org), the women’s fund in Hong Kong. HER Fund will hold Campaign 88 Days again in Hong Kong this year. Other women’s funds doing the campaign this year are Tewa (www.tewa.org.np, Nepal), Nirnaya (www.nirnaya.org, India) and the Mongolian Women's Fund (www.mones.org.mn).





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