Women for Conservation
Empowering women protecting the planet
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Women for Conservation (W4C) addresses the multifaceted challenges faced by women in rural communities around biodiversity hotspots, with a focus on Colombia. These women often experience limited access to conservation education, reproductive healthcare, and sustainable economic opportunities. This lack of resources hinders their participation in conservation efforts and perpetuates cycles of poverty, ultimately threatening critical biodiversity areas and the survival of endangered species.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Environmental Outreach and Education
We will host workshops targeted at local women to raise awareness about endangered species and their habitats, with the intention of increasing women’s active involvement in conservation. Topics will include subjects such as recycling, permaculture, composting, horticulture, native gardens, solar and other energy alternatives, natural product use, and local / ethical product consumption.
Build an Alliance of Women for Conservation
An Alliance of Women for Conservation
We facilitate local, national, and international connections among women with the aim of creating concrete conservation action for the protection of endangered species.
At the local level, we will unite groups of women with the intention that they will lead conservation programs within their own communities.
At the national and global level, we will bring together groups of women to exchange stories, challenges, and solutions to benefit conservation.
At the international level, we will introduce women in developed countries to women in rural communities of developing countries to share professional knowledge and support.
Family Planning
We focus our efforts on introducing family planning to communities in critical biodiversity areas, where preserving natural habitats and resources is key to saving unique species on the edge of extinction. We coordinate with women’s groups in key communities to introduce reproductive methods and family planning access. In doing so, we seek to empower women and young women, increasing their future opportunities, while alleviating poverty and protecting natural resources.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of girls and women provided with 5 years of free contraceptive healthcare (Jadelle reversable hormone implants)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Family Planning
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Women for Conservation facilitates mobile healthcare clinics in hard-to-reach communities living around biodiversity hotspots.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our ultimate goal is to empower women in these communities by providing them with the necessary tools, knowledge, and support. Through conservation education, access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, and sustainable livelihood opportunities, we aim to transform them into conservation leaders. We envision a future where empowered women actively engage in conservation efforts, contributing to the preservation of vital ecosystems and endangered wildlife.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategies revolve around our three pillars:
Conservation Education and Training: Equipping women with the necessary skills and knowledge to become conservation leaders.
Healthy Communities for Healthy Habitats: Providing access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare, enabling women to make informed decisions about their reproductive rights.
Sustainable Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment: Training women to adopt sustainable lifestyles and businesses aligned with conservation, thereby contributing to both environmental preservation and economic well-being.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
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Women for Conservation
Board of directorsas of 10/22/2023
Sara Salaman
Women for Conservation
Sara Salaman
Women for Conservation
Organizational demographics
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