How to Support Women in Mexico

December 11, 2016 8:52 PM

Do you know of a legit charity for women in Mexico?

I have a super small amount of cash that I am going to donate, specifically for Mexican women. I am interested in supporting women in poverty, women's reproductive rights, anti-domestic violence efforts, women's education...

i'm also open to answers about charity-rating sites, or charity-searchy-thingies.

got any ideas?

posted by j_curiouser to Society & Culture (6 answers total)

Response by poster: more clearly, this could be a US or other headquartered organization that works in Mexico.
posted by j_curiouser at 9:49 PM on December 11, 2016

They don't only work in Mexico, but JASS (Just Associates) does very good work in Mesoamerica (and elsewhere), supporting women human rights defenders.

Also, here are some great activist profiles, a number of which are of Mexican women activists, which might be a good place to find some more locally based organizations to support.
posted by sabotagerabbit at 12:56 PM on December 12, 2016 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Marie Stopes is a great organization that helps with women's reproductive rights (abortion/birth control).

Other organizations I found:

Semillas
Casa Gaviota
Origen

Thanks for doing this! <3
posted by clearlydemon at 4:08 PM on December 12, 2016 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Marie Stopes, Mexico seems right. I just emailed to see if I can donate specifically for Mexico.
Thanks for doing this! <3
My friends have experienced violence, sexual assault, and cannot get contraceptives. I am happy to do my little part.
posted by j_curiouser at 8:13 PM on December 12, 2016

I asked around, since I have Mexican friends who work in social services. While my friends don't work on domestic violence or women's rights specifically, they recommended CLADEM (Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la defensa de los derechos de las Mujeres/Latin American and Caribbean Coalition for the Defense of Women's Rights) for a network of activists who do good work, and Fundación PAS, which does work around child abuse and especially child sexual abuse, for direct service provision.

I'm contributing this, even after the question has a best answer, in case others are inspired to give as well. Great question!
posted by migrantology at 9:26 PM on December 12, 2016 [1 favorite]

Best answer: A friend of mine does feminist workshops and activism stuff, I can ask, if anyone else is interested.

Otherwise, yeah, Marie Stopes is the most visible reproductive rights org here, and is probably a good option.
posted by Joakim Ziegler at 10:57 PM on December 14, 2016