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{{Short description|U.S. nonprofit organization}}
{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
| name = Vital Voices Global Partnership
| name = Vital Voices Global Partnership
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| founders = [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Rodham Clinton]],<br/> [[Madeleine Albright]],<br/> [[Melanne Verveer]],<br/> Theresa Loar,<br/> Donna McLarty,<br/> Alyse Nelson,<br/> Mary Daley Yerrick
| founders = [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Rodham Clinton]],<br/> [[Madeleine Albright]],<br/> [[Melanne Verveer]],<br/> Theresa Loar,<br/> Donna McLarty,<br/> Alyse Nelson,<br/> Mary Daley Yerrick
| leader_title = [[Chairman|Chair]]
| leader_title = [[Chairman|Chair]]
| leader_name = [[Kate James]]<ref name= board>"[https://www.vitalvoices.org/who-we-are/bod/ Board of Directors]". ''Vital Voices Global Partnership''. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>
| leader_name = Kate James<ref name= board>"[https://www.vitalvoices.org/who-we-are/bod/ Board of Directors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401212846/https://www.vitalvoices.org/who-we-are/bod/ |date=2020-04-01 }}". ''Vital Voices Global Partnership''. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>
| leader_title2 = [[Vice president|Vice Chair]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vice president|Vice Chair]]
| leader_name2 = Gerry Laybourne<ref name= board/>
| leader_name2 = Gerry Laybourne<ref name= board/>
| leader_title3 = [[President (corporation)|President]], [[Chief Executive Officer]]
| leader_title3 = [[President (corporation)|President]], [[Chief Executive Officer]]
| leader_name3 = Alyse Nelson<ref>"[https://www.vitalvoices.org/who-we-are/leadership/ Leadership]". ''Vital Voices Global Partnership''. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>
| leader_name3 = Alyse Nelson<ref>"[https://www.vitalvoices.org/who-we-are/leadership/ Leadership]". ''Vital Voices Global Partnership''. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>
| motto = Invest in Women. Improve the World
| formation = {{start date and age|1999|03|01}}<ref name= corp>"[https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx Vital Voices Global Partnership, Inc.]" ''Division of Corporations''. State of Delaware. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>
| formation = {{start date and age|1999|03|01}}<ref name= corp>"[https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/Ecorp/EntitySearch/NameSearch.aspx Vital Voices Global Partnership, Inc.]" ''Division of Corporations''. State of Delaware. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>
| location = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| location = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| tax_id = 52-2151557<ref name= 990-2015>"[http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2015/522/151/2015-522151557-0d47289a-9.pdf Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax]". ''Vital Voices Global Partnership''. [[Guidestar]]. December 31, 2015.</ref>
| tax_id = 52-2151557<ref name= 990-2015>"[http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2015/522/151/2015-522151557-0d47289a-9.pdf Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax]". ''Vital Voices Global Partnership''. [[Guidestar]]. December 31, 2015.</ref>
| mission = To identify, invest in, and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities.<ref name= 990-2015/>
| employees = 50<ref name= 990-2015/>
| employees = 50<ref name= 990-2015/>
| employees_year = 2020
| employees_year = 2020
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| expenses_year = 2015
| expenses_year = 2015
| status = [[501(c)(3)]] [[nonprofit organization]]<ref name = c3>"[https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/pub78Search.do?ein1=52-2151557&names=&city=&state=All...&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchCharities&submitName=Search Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc]". ''Exempt Organization Select Check''. [[Internal Revenue Service]]. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>
| status = [[501(c)(3)]] [[nonprofit organization]]<ref name = c3>"[https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/pub78Search.do?ein1=52-2151557&names=&city=&state=All...&country=US&deductibility=all&dispatchMethod=searchCharities&submitName=Search Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc]". ''Exempt Organization Select Check''. [[Internal Revenue Service]]. Retrieved April 25, 2017.</ref>
| headquarters = 1509 16th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20036
| website = {{URL|http://www.vitalvoices.org}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.vitalvoices.org}}
}}
}}
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==History==
==History==


The nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership grew out of the U.S. government's Vital Voices Democracy Initiative. The Vital Voices Democracy Initiative was established in 1997 by [[First Lady of the United States]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] and [[U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Madeleine Albright]], following the [[United Nations]] [[Fourth World Conference on Women]] in [[Beijing]] to promote the advancement of women as a [[U.S. foreign policy]] goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vitalvoices.org/about-us/our-history |title=History of Vital Voices |publisher=Vital Voices |access-date=2010-03-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124120629/http://vitalvoices.org/about-us/our-history |archive-date=January 24, 2010 }}</ref> The first Vital Voices Democracy Initiative conference was held in 1997 in Vienna, and hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Austria [[Swanee Hunt]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-02/16/028r-021600-idx.html | title=First Lady Listens to Vital Voices | work=Washington Post | access-date=2013-01-15 | date=2000-02-16}}</ref>
The nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership grew out of the U.S. government's Vital Voices Democracy Initiative. The Vital Voices Democracy Initiative was established in 1997 by [[First Lady of the United States]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] and [[U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Madeleine Albright]], following the [[United Nations]] [[Fourth World Conference on Women]] in [[Beijing]] to promote the advancement of women as a [[U.S. foreign policy]] goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vitalvoices.org/about-us/our-history |title=History of Vital Voices |publisher=Vital Voices |access-date=2010-03-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124120629/http://vitalvoices.org/about-us/our-history |archive-date=January 24, 2010 }}</ref> The first Vital Voices Democracy Initiative conference was held in 1997 in Vienna, and hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Austria [[Swanee Hunt]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-02/16/028r-021600-idx.html | title=First Lady Listens to Vital Voices | newspaper=Washington Post | access-date=2013-01-15 | date=2000-02-16}}</ref>


The Vital Voices Democracy Initiative led to the creation of Vital Voices Global Partnership as a nonprofit non-governmental organization (NGO) in March 1999.
The Vital Voices Democracy Initiative led to the creation of Vital Voices Global Partnership as a nonprofit non-governmental organization (NGO) in March 1999.


Former Hillary Clinton aide and chief of staff [[Melanne Verveer]] is co-founder of the global partnership and its board chair emeritus.<ref name="vvdir">{{cite web | url=http://www.vitalvoices.org/desktopdefault.aspx?page_id=9 | title=Vital Voices - Board of Directors | publisher=Vital Voices | access-date=2007-10-25 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070904132611/http://www.vitalvoices.org/desktopdefault.aspx?page_id=9 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-09-04}}</ref> Other co-founders were Alyse Nelson (current President of Vital Voices Global Partnership),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://washingtonscene.thehill.com/people/3125-alyse-nelson | title=Alyse Nelson profile | publisher=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | year=2011 | access-date=2011-01-30}}</ref> Donna McLarty, Mary Yerrick, and Theresa Loar.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GcPc5Ef57OIC&pg=PA220 | title= America's Commitment Women 2000 | publisher=[[The White House]] | date=2000-01-05 | isbn= 9781428961852 | access-date=2011-01-30}}</ref> Loar was the founding President of the Vital Voices Global Partnership<ref>{{cite news | url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50D1FF6345E0C758CDDAF0894DA404482 | title=Powell Report on Slave Trading | work=The New York Times | date=2002-06-06 | access-date=2011-01-30 | first=Todd S. | last=Purdum}}</ref> and also served as Director of the Vital Voices Democracy Initiative at the U.S. Department of State, the Senior Coordinator for International Women's' Issues at the U.S. Department of State<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S04/28/19O80/index.xml | title= Global Partnership for Women | publisher=[[Princeton University]] | date=2003-10-17 | access-date=2011-01-30}}</ref> and Director of the President's Interagency Council on Women.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail&id=94& | title= Trafficking in Women: International Cooperation | publisher=[[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]] | date=1997-09-29 | access-date=2011-01-30}}</ref>
Former Hillary Clinton aide and chief of staff [[Melanne Verveer]] is co-founder of the global partnership and its board chair emeritus.<ref name="vvdir">{{cite web | url=http://www.vitalvoices.org/desktopdefault.aspx?page_id=9 | title=Vital Voices - Board of Directors | publisher=Vital Voices | access-date=2007-10-25 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070904132611/http://www.vitalvoices.org/desktopdefault.aspx?page_id=9 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-09-04}}</ref> Other co-founders were Alyse Nelson (current President of Vital Voices Global Partnership),<ref>{{cite web | url=http://washingtonscene.thehill.com/people/3125-alyse-nelson | title=Alyse Nelson profile | work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | year=2011 | access-date=2011-01-30 | archive-date=2011-07-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717010128/http://washingtonscene.thehill.com/people/3125-alyse-nelson | url-status=dead }}</ref> Donna McLarty, Mary Yerrick, and Theresa Loar.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GcPc5Ef57OIC&pg=PA220 | title= America's Commitment Women 2000 | publisher=[[The White House]] | date=2000-01-05 | isbn= 9781428961852 | access-date=2011-01-30}}</ref> Loar was the founding President of the Vital Voices Global Partnership<ref>{{cite news | url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50D1FF6345E0C758CDDAF0894DA404482 | title=Powell Report on Slave Trading | work=The New York Times | date=2002-06-06 | access-date=2011-01-30 | first=Todd S. | last=Purdum}}</ref> and also served as Director of the Vital Voices Democracy Initiative at the U.S. Department of State, the Senior Coordinator for International Women's' Issues at the U.S. Department of State<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S04/28/19O80/index.xml | title= Global Partnership for Women | publisher=[[Princeton University]] | date=2003-10-17 | access-date=2011-01-30}}</ref> and Director of the President's Interagency Council on Women.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail&id=94& | title= Trafficking in Women: International Cooperation | publisher=[[Carnegie Endowment for International Peace]] | date=1997-09-29 | access-date=2011-01-30}}</ref>


Besides Clinton, honorary chairs include current and former U.S. Senators [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] and [[Nancy Kassebaum Baker]].<ref name="vvdir"/>
Besides Clinton, honorary chairs include current and former U.S. Senators [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]] and [[Nancy Kassebaum Baker]].<ref name="vvdir"/>
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In 2002 Vital Voices was asked by First Lady [[Laura Bush]] to drive the effort to supply school uniforms to the many girls returning to school for the first time following the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|U.S. led overthrow]] of the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DF173AF932A05750C0A9649C8B63 | title= 'A' for Afghan, 'S' for Schoolgirl | author=Kari Haskell | work=The New York Times | date=2002-03-31 | access-date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
In 2002 Vital Voices was asked by First Lady [[Laura Bush]] to drive the effort to supply school uniforms to the many girls returning to school for the first time following the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|U.S. led overthrow]] of the [[Taliban]] in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DF173AF932A05750C0A9649C8B63 | title= 'A' for Afghan, 'S' for Schoolgirl | author=Kari Haskell | work=The New York Times | date=2002-03-31 | access-date=2007-10-25}}</ref>

In May 2022, Vital Voices opened its new global headquarters at 1509 16th Street, NW, in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marsh |first=Michelle |title=Vital Voices: Brand new global embassy for women opens in DC. Here's a sneak peek |language=en-US |work=WJLA |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-museums-visit-dc-embassy-in-dc-united-states-vital-voices-global-embassy-for-women-hillary-clinton-design-women-united-states-exhibit-dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-alyse-nelson-global-headquarters-woman-leadership-madeliene-albright |access-date=2022-05-24}}</ref>


==Mission and programs==
==Mission and programs==
[[File:1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW.jpg|thumb|Vital Voices offices in Washington, D.C.]]
[[File:1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW.jpg|thumb|Vital Voices former offices in Washington, D.C.]]
Vital Voices' website states that its mission is "to identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vitalvoices.org/about-us/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304134501/http://vitalvoices.org:80/about-us |archive-date=2010-03-04 }}</ref>
Vital Voices' website states that its mission is "to identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vitalvoices.org/about-us/ |title=About Vital Voices &#124; Vital Voices |access-date=2010-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304134501/http://vitalvoices.org:80/about-us |archive-date=2010-03-04 }}</ref>


Vital Voices works in [[Africa]], [[Asia]], [[Eurasia]], [[Latin America]] and the Caribbean and the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]], focusing on the business, political and civil society sectors. The organization regularly hosts international forums, capacity-building workshops, and training seminars for women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vitalvoices.org/what-we-do/ |title=What We Do |publisher=Vital Voices |date=2016-06-20 |access-date=2016-07-18}}</ref>
Vital Voices works in Africa, Asia, [[Eurasia]], [[Latin America]] and the Caribbean and the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]], focusing on the business, political and civil society sectors. The organization regularly hosts international forums, capacity-building workshops, and training seminars for women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vitalvoices.org/what-we-do/ |title=What We Do |publisher=Vital Voices |date=2016-06-20 |access-date=2016-07-18}}</ref>


Vital Voices’ Human Rights program currently focuses on combating [[human trafficking]] and other forms of violence against women and girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vitalvoices.org/what-we-do/issues/human-rights |title=Human Rights |publisher=Vital Voices |date=2016-06-20 |access-date=2016-07-18}}</ref>
Vital Voices’ Human Rights program currently focuses on combating [[human trafficking]] and other forms of violence against women and girls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vitalvoices.org/what-we-do/issues/human-rights |title=Human Rights |publisher=Vital Voices |date=2016-06-20 |access-date=2016-07-18 |archive-date=2016-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223153556/http://www.vitalvoices.org/what-we-do/issues/human-rights |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Global Leadership Awards==
==Global Leadership Awards==


Vital Voices hosts the annual [[Global Leadership Awards]], honoring women leaders working in the areas of human rights, economic empowerment, or political reform. The 2009 ceremony was described as that year's "Most Inspirational Event" in Washington, D.C., in an article in ''Washington Life Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonlife.com/2009/12/10/washington-social-diary-we-pick-2009-best-events/ | title=The 2010 Social List: Year in Review | magazine=Washington Life | access-date=2010-03-06}}</ref>
Vital Voices hosts the annual [[Global Leadership Awards]], honoring women leaders working in the areas of human rights, economic empowerment, or political reform. The 2009 ceremony was described as that year's "Most Inspirational Event" in Washington, D.C., in an article in ''Washington Life Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonlife.com/2009/12/10/washington-social-diary-we-pick-2009-best-events/ | title=The 2010 Social List: Year in Review | magazine=Washington Life | access-date=2010-03-06}}</ref> Its most recent laureates in 2023 include [[Ava DuVernay]], [[Inna Braverman]], Hellen Lunkuse, [[Sara Minkara]] and [[Enass Muzamel]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=5 October 2023 |title=Vital Voices Announces Its Lineup of Global Changemakers to Be Honored at the 22nd Annual Global Leadership Awards |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/10/05/2755748/25550/en/Vital-Voices-Announces-Its-Lineup-of-Global-Changemakers-to-Be-Honored-at-the-22nd-Annual-Global-Leadership-Awards.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211105420/https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2023/10/05/2755748/0/en/Vital-Voices-Announces-Its-Lineup-of-Global-Changemakers-to-Be-Honored-at-the-22nd-Annual-Global-Leadership-Awards.html |archive-date=11 February 2024 |access-date=11 February 2024 |website=[[GlobeNewswire]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Womenlead India fellowship ==
In 2022 Vital Voices and  [[Reliance Foundation]] launched.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-26 |title=Reliance Foundation, Vital Voices Global Partnership launch WomenLead India fellowship; check details |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/reliance-foundation-vital-voices-global-partnership-launch-womenlead-india-fellowship-check-how-to-apply-eligibility-vitalvoices-org-8113832/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> WomenLead India fellowship to support 50 women in India,  who are working in the areas of [[Women's rights|women rights]], economic empowerment in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-08-26 |title=Reliance Foundation and Vital Voices to launch WomenLead India fellowship |url=https://theprint.in/economy/reliance-foundation-and-vital-voices-to-launch-womenlead-india-fellowship/1101628/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

50 women were selected by the Vital Voices and  [[Reliance Foundation]] in 2022.<ref name=":0" /> for social work ''Womenlead India'' fellowship, including Shridevi  Mogilinee,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Learn about the WomenLead India Fellowship |url=https://www.vitalvoices.org/program/womenleadindiafellowship/ |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Vital Voices |language=en-US}}</ref> Revathi Radhakrishnan, [[Shilpi Singh]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Katihar's daughter Shilpi Singh included among 50 women leaders of the country |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/bhagalpur/story-katihar-39-s-daughter-shilpi-singh-included-in-the-country-39-s-50-women-leaders-7480806.html |access-date=2023-12-28 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref>

==Solidarity council==
Male members of the solidarity council include the actor [[David Schwimmer]], athlete [[Don McPherson]], filmmaker [[Jackson Katz]] and Democratic politician [[Mike Rawlings]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vital Voices Solidarity Council |url=https://www.vitalvoices.org/vital-voices-councils/solidarity-council/ |website=Vital Voices |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[For Freedoms]]
* [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]]
* [[Women, Life, Freedom]]
* [[Nicole Joseph-Chin]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.vitalvoices.org Official website]
* [http://www.vitalvoices.org Official website]
* {{Cite web |title=Four Ways to Help Iranian Women Today |url=https://www.vitalvoices.org/news-articles/news/4-ways-you-can-support-iranian-women-today/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Vital Voices |language=en-US}}


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Latest revision as of 10:55, 11 February 2024

Vital Voices Global Partnership
FormationMarch 1, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-03-01)[1]
FoundersHillary Rodham Clinton,
Madeleine Albright,
Melanne Verveer,
Theresa Loar,
Donna McLarty,
Alyse Nelson,
Mary Daley Yerrick
52-2151557[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[3]
Headquarters1509 16th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20036
Location
Kate James[4]
Gerry Laybourne[4]
Alyse Nelson[5]
Revenue$12,385,050[2] (2015)
Expenses$10,446,819[2] (2015)
Employees50[2] (2020)
Volunteers150[2] (2015)
Websitewww.vitalvoices.org

Vital Voices Global Partnership is an American international, 501(c)(3),[3] non-profit, non-governmental organization that works with women leaders in the areas of economic empowerment, women's political participation, and human rights. The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

History

[edit]

The nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership grew out of the U.S. government's Vital Voices Democracy Initiative. The Vital Voices Democracy Initiative was established in 1997 by First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, following the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing to promote the advancement of women as a U.S. foreign policy goal.[6] The first Vital Voices Democracy Initiative conference was held in 1997 in Vienna, and hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Austria Swanee Hunt.[7]

The Vital Voices Democracy Initiative led to the creation of Vital Voices Global Partnership as a nonprofit non-governmental organization (NGO) in March 1999.

Former Hillary Clinton aide and chief of staff Melanne Verveer is co-founder of the global partnership and its board chair emeritus.[8] Other co-founders were Alyse Nelson (current President of Vital Voices Global Partnership),[9] Donna McLarty, Mary Yerrick, and Theresa Loar.[10] Loar was the founding President of the Vital Voices Global Partnership[11] and also served as Director of the Vital Voices Democracy Initiative at the U.S. Department of State, the Senior Coordinator for International Women's' Issues at the U.S. Department of State[12] and Director of the President's Interagency Council on Women.[13]

Besides Clinton, honorary chairs include current and former U.S. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Nancy Kassebaum Baker.[8]

Funding has come from a variety of sources, including individual donations; corporate sponsors such as ExxonMobil,[14] Standard Chartered Bank, and Bank of America; foundations such as the Avon Foundation for Women and Humanity United.[15]

In 2002 Vital Voices was asked by First Lady Laura Bush to drive the effort to supply school uniforms to the many girls returning to school for the first time following the U.S. led overthrow of the Taliban in Afghanistan.[16]

In May 2022, Vital Voices opened its new global headquarters at 1509 16th Street, NW, in Washington, D.C.[17]

Mission and programs

[edit]
Vital Voices former offices in Washington, D.C.

Vital Voices' website states that its mission is "to identify, invest in and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities."[18]

Vital Voices works in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean and the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on the business, political and civil society sectors. The organization regularly hosts international forums, capacity-building workshops, and training seminars for women.[19]

Vital Voices’ Human Rights program currently focuses on combating human trafficking and other forms of violence against women and girls.[20]

Global Leadership Awards

[edit]

Vital Voices hosts the annual Global Leadership Awards, honoring women leaders working in the areas of human rights, economic empowerment, or political reform. The 2009 ceremony was described as that year's "Most Inspirational Event" in Washington, D.C., in an article in Washington Life Magazine.[21] Its most recent laureates in 2023 include Ava DuVernay, Inna Braverman, Hellen Lunkuse, Sara Minkara and Enass Muzamel.[22]

Womenlead India fellowship

[edit]

In 2022 Vital Voices and  Reliance Foundation launched.[23] WomenLead India fellowship to support 50 women in India,  who are working in the areas of women rights, economic empowerment in India.[24]

50 women were selected by the Vital Voices and  Reliance Foundation in 2022.[24] for social work Womenlead India fellowship, including Shridevi  Mogilinee,[25] Revathi Radhakrishnan, Shilpi Singh.[25][26]

Solidarity council

[edit]

Male members of the solidarity council include the actor David Schwimmer, athlete Don McPherson, filmmaker Jackson Katz and Democratic politician Mike Rawlings.[27]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Vital Voices Global Partnership, Inc." Division of Corporations. State of Delaware. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Vital Voices Global Partnership. Guidestar. December 31, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc". Exempt Organization Select Check. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Board of Directors Archived 2020-04-01 at the Wayback Machine". Vital Voices Global Partnership. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Leadership". Vital Voices Global Partnership. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "History of Vital Voices". Vital Voices. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
  7. ^ "First Lady Listens to Vital Voices". Washington Post. 2000-02-16. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
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