Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund -

Our focus:
Women and children
in developing countries…

Our mission:
their health, nutrition, physical security, and economic stability. VGIF, a charitable and educational fund, helps to improve the lives of women through…

... leadership training
... community development
... educational seminars and workshops

World population is over 6 billion people, the majority of whom are women in developing countries who live in poverty. Gender disparities in economic power-sharing, in education, and access to adequate health care – all contribute to the oppression of these women.

Combating poverty and achieving gender equality - seemingly insurmountable problems – were the challenges when the Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF) was founded in 1969. Little has changed in the nearly four decades since. However, VGIF has contributed in excess of $1.3 million USD to support
nearly 300 projects worldwide to help… one women’s group at a time… to alleviate some of these inequities.

Over 300 successful projects funded with over 1,300,000 USD in project grants since 1969.

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