Maile's unspoken thoughts: Blog #11

I chose to do the Sisterhood is Global Institute as my NGO. "The Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI), an international nonprofit NGO with Consultative Status to the United Nations, is creating a dynamic global communications network through which an umbrella of NGO interest, advice, contacts, and support can collectively be mobilized for greater, more cost-effective impact in connecting and empowering the global Women’s Movement, ensuring:

An "always on" movement, enabling women and women's groups to contribute and participate, anytime, from anywhere;
An opportunity for sustained cross-organizational communication and issue-based coalition-building;
Grassroots empowerment resulting in a greater integration of local activism and global advocacy"

"It was founded by Robin Morgan, Simone de Beauvoir, and women from 80 different countries in 1984. The institution was created from the book Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology. The Institute pioneered the first Urgent Acton Alerts regarding women’s rights; the first global campaign to make visible women's unpaid labor in national accounts; and the first women’s rights manuals (in 12 languages) specifically for Muslim societies."

A lot of feminists loved the book that this organization was based on and the institution itself is doing a lot for women all over the world and especially for the Muslim culture. The women that are on the board of this organization are women that seem extremely admirable and some celebrities are on the board such as : Jane Fonda and Margaret Cho. This organization has accomplished a lot and are always on the move to enable women and women's group to contribute anytime and anywhere. This organization unites women all over the world no matter what their ethnicity or religion is. While looking at the website, I just felt a sense of togetherness for women. This organization allows women in other countries to be heard and to have a voice. I know in Muslim societies, the voices of women are not heard because men dominate. This organization has allowed Muslim women to feel like they are wanted and to make them feel like they are truly appreciated as a woman. I believe that people should donate to this organization because they are doing everything in their power to unite women across the universe. Even if it's not for this organization, there are other ones out there that have the same mission.