SemillasSemillasSociedad Mexicana Pro Derechos de la Mujer, A.C.Sociedad Mexicana Pro Derechos de la Mujer, A.C.

Social Investment in WomenSocial Investment in Women

Semillas is a non-profit Semillas is a non-profit organization that supports organization that supports social social investmentinvestment by working in by working in collaboration with womencollaboration with women’’s s organizations and women leaders organizations and women leaders that seek to promote the that seek to promote the understanding and exercise of womeunderstanding and exercise of womenn ’’s human rights. s human rights.

Semillas is a non-profit Semillas is a non-profit organization that supports organization that supports social social investmentinvestment by working in by working in collaboration with womencollaboration with women’’s s organizations and women leaders organizations and women leaders that seek to promote the that seek to promote the understanding and exercise of womeunderstanding and exercise of womenn ’’s human rights. s human rights. Semillas was created in 1990 and was Semillas was created in 1990 and was the first the first womenwomen’’s funds fund in the Global in the Global

South. South.

Semillas was created in 1990 and was Semillas was created in 1990 and was the first the first womenwomen’’s funds fund in the Global in the Global

South. South.

About SemillasAbout Semillas

Semillas is at the forefront of social Semillas is at the forefront of social change in Mexico, connecting women change in Mexico, connecting women

who have the solutions with who have the solutions with resources and opportunities.resources and opportunities.

Semillas is at the forefront of social Semillas is at the forefront of social change in Mexico, connecting women change in Mexico, connecting women

who have the solutions with who have the solutions with resources and opportunities.resources and opportunities.

About SemillasAbout Semillas

How does a womenHow does a women’’s fund s fund work?work?

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GrantmakinGrantmakingg

Capacity Capacity BuildingBuilding Social Social

InvestmenInvestmentt

InstitutioInstitutional Donorsnal Donors

IndividuIndividual al

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Connecting Connecting women’s women’s

organisatioorganisations and ns and leadersleaders

Offering Offering Strategic Strategic OpportunitiOpportuniti

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Semillas…• provides financial support (grants)

to groups and leaders• gives training on issues such as

gender, human rights, leadership, fundraising and communication

• connects women’s organizations and indigenous leaders working in different parts of Mexico so that they can meet, build alliances, share strategies and strengthen their work

• provides opportunities (with other donors, in key spaces, etc.)

What do we do?What do we do?

Semillas Semillas does not seek to provide does not seek to provide temporary relief temporary relief to the conditions to the conditions of injustice and inequality that of injustice and inequality that these women live in.these women live in.

Our work looks to get to the Our work looks to get to the roots roots of the problemsof the problems that generate these that generate these conditions in order to bring about conditions in order to bring about lasting change.lasting change.

We believe in We believe in LOCAL solutions LOCAL solutions that that women leaders and groups identify women leaders and groups identify and implement in their communitiesand implement in their communities. .

What makes us What makes us unique?unique?

SemillasSemillasProgramsPrograms

Human

Labor

Rights

Safe

Maternity

Other Human Rights

Right to

Choose

Land

Rights

Economic Autonomy

Lesbian

Movement

Gender violence, Security for Defenders, Gender violence, Security for Defenders, MigrationMigration

Sexual

Education

• Women who work to prevent other women from dying during pregnancy, in childbirth, or postpartum

Our grantee Our grantee partnerspartners

• Domestic Workers who seek recognition for their work and formal working conditions

• Young women who encourage other young women to learn more about their bodies and their sexuality

Our grantee Our grantee partnerspartners

• Women factory (maquila) workers who fight for equal pay for men and women

• Indigenous women who fight to have a voice and a vote in the local assemblies which are traditionally dominated by men

• Lesbian women who defend their right to publicly display their affection

• Activists who work so that all women have the right to choose whether or not they become mothers

• Students who document sexist language in the press

Our grantee Our grantee partnerspartners

Safe MaternitySafe MaternitySakil Nichim Antsetik (Mujeres de Sakil Nichim Antsetik (Mujeres de las Flores Blancas), Chiapaslas Flores Blancas), ChiapasThe first organization of indigenous The first organization of indigenous women in Mexico: they work with women in Mexico: they work with women, men and community authorities women, men and community authorities in indigenous regions of Chiapas to in indigenous regions of Chiapas to diminish cultural barriers that put diminish cultural barriers that put the health and lives of women at risk the health and lives of women at risk during pregnancy, childbirth and during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum. postpartum.

Right to EducationRight to Education

Kari Igomari Kari Igomari Niwara, ChihuahuaNiwara, ChihuahuaThe only primary The only primary school run school run entirely by entirely by indigenous women: indigenous women: they actively they actively encourage girls encourage girls to attend school to attend school and provide an and provide an education with a education with a focus on gender focus on gender equality. equality.

Sexual and Reproductive Sexual and Reproductive RightsRights

Guadalupe García, Guadalupe García, Estado de MéxicoEstado de México

An indigenous leader who trains other women in two communities of the Mazahua region of San Filipe del Progresso to promote knowledge about sexual and reproductive health.

Labor RightsLabor Rights

Centro de Apoyo y Centro de Apoyo y Capacitación para Capacitación para Empleadas del Empleadas del Hogar-CACEH, DFHogar-CACEH, DF

An organization An organization that promotes the that promotes the rights of rights of domestic workers domestic workers to fairer working to fairer working conditions. conditions.

Cooperativa Jolom Mayaetik, ChiapasAn organization of indigenous artisan women which operates as a co-op with the aim of participating in the economy as well as to serve as a platform for social and political participation for its members.

Economic AutonomyEconomic Autonomy

Our AlliesOur Allies

Embajada de los Países Bajos

Network of Women and Men Investing in Women

Individual donor network that brings together more than 250 people interested in contributing to built a more just and equitable Mexico.

Our AlliesOur Allies

In 22 years, Semillas has In 22 years, Semillas has supported more than 600 supported more than 600 projects in 29 states of projects in 29 states of MexicoMexico

We have mobilized and We have mobilized and invested more than USD 8 invested more than USD 8 million to improve the million to improve the lives of womenlives of women

ResultsResults

We have created a network of We have created a network of individual donors: women and men individual donors: women and men who socially invest with Semillaswho socially invest with Semillas

More than 50 institutional donors More than 50 institutional donors have demonstrated their support for have demonstrated their support for SemillasSemillas

Thank You!Thank You!

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