Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice

The mission of Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice is to:

  • Nourish the internal capacity of women to take responsibility for their own lives, personally and externally;
  • Engage women in advocacy and policy initiatives that redirect local, state and federal resources to help ensure women’s full participation and access to economic and social justice;
  • Develop an asset based economic development strategy that invests in women and communities for a long term strategy of lifting women out of poverty;
  • Build organizational capacity within the region to sustain this work; and
  • Connect with women’s groups committed to human rights, and economic and social justice.

Grantee Information

Website(s): https://srbwi.com/
Year(s) Awarded: 2020, 2022