Highlighted: Mama Cash invests in women's rights

Sarajevo, Amsterdam March 12, 2010 Mama Cash is the oldest international women's fund - established in the Netherlands in 1983. She supports pioneering and innovative women's initiatives around the world, because she believes that social change starts with women and girls.

In the last ten years Mama Cash has awarded nearly €19,000,000 to advance women and girls’ human rights. She is active in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Commonwealth of Independent States. (she changes the world) ... and you can join her! Everybody benefits from women's rightsWorldwide women strive against poverty, violence and discrimination. They strive for equal rights, economic justice and a safe environment for themselves and their communities - often with little financial means and with admirable dedication. Mama Cash supports these women because she believes that everybody - women, men, and children - benefits from investments in women's rights and bettering the position of women. In other words: Mama Cash believes in the power and ability of women to change the world. Mama Cash has the CBF accreditation for charitiesMama Cash is careful with her money. For years she has had Dutch CBF accreditation, a guarantee that donations are well spent. To get this accreditation Mama Cash has to meet stringent criteria. One important condition is that at least 75% of the income be spent on organisational aims.

Mama Cash has always been able to meet this condition. Mama Cash funds pioneering initiativesMama Cash is positive, energetic and powerful - but not everybody's friend. She says and does what others (some times) don't dare. She inspires. She stands for social change and seeks pioneering, taboo-breaking, often risky initiatives - schemes that larger funds can't or won't back. She is independent, dynamic, creative, innovative, courageous, sexy, funny, mischievous, proud, critical, self-aware, accessible, welcoming, honest and respectful.