Looking to get off the sidelines and donate or volunteer to an organization that's helping women and girls? This list contains organizations recommended by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn in their extraordinary book, Half The Sky.
Education
Afghan Institute of Learning, www.creatinghope.org
American Assistance for Cambodia, www.cambodiaschools.com
Campaign for Female Education, www.camfed.org
Developments in Literacy, www.dil.org
Pennies for Peace, www.penniesforpeace.org
Human Trafficking/ Sex Trafficking Prevention
Apne Aap, www.apenaap.org
ECPAT, www.ecpat.net
Equality Now, www.equalitynow.org
International Justice Mission, www.ijm.org
New Light, www.newlightindia.org
Shared Hope International, www.sharedhope.org
Somaly Mam Foundation, www.somaly.org
Vital Voices, www.vitalvoices.org
Women’s Health
Americans for UNFPA, www.americansforunfpa.org
34 Million Friends of UNFPA, www.34millionfriends.org
Edna Adan Maternity Hospital, www.ednahospital.org
Family Care International, www.familycareintl.org
Fistula Foundation, www.fistulafoundation.org
Heal Africa, www.healafrica.org
Women’s Dignity Project, www.womensdignity.org
Worldwide Fistula Fund, www.woldwidefistulafund.org
Reproductive Rights/Care
Averting Maternal Death and Disability, www.amddprogram.org
Center for Reproductive Rights, www.reproductiverights.org
Engender Health, www.engenderhealth.org
International Women’s Health Coalition, www.iwhc.org
Marie Stopes International, www.mariestopes.org
Population Services International, www.psi.org
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood, www.whiteribbonalliance.org
Pathfinder International, www.pathfind.org
Microfinance/Business
Ashoka, www.ashoka.org
Grameen Bank, www.grameen-info.org
Pro Mujer, www.promujer.org
Women’s World Banking, www.womensworldbanking.org
Women’s Empowerment
BRAC, www.brac.net
CARE, www.care.org
Global Fund for Women, www.globalfundforwomen.org
Global Grassroots, www.globalgrassroots.org
Plan, www.planusa.org
Women’s Learning Partnership, www.learningpartnership.org
Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), www.sewa.org
Women’s Campaign International, www.womenscampaigninternational.org
Ending Hunger
Hunger Project, www.thp.org
Economic Development
International Center for Research on Women, www.icrw.org
Violence against Women
Tostan, www.tostan.org
Women’s Refugee Commission, www.womensrefugeecommission.org
General Women’s Advocacy
Center for Development and Population Activities www.cedpa.org
The Girl Fund, www.thegirlfund.org
Women for Women International, www.womenforwomen.org
Women Thrive Worldwide, www.womenthrive.org