MADRE

Mission

MADRE works towards a world in which all people enjoy the fullest range of individual and collective human rights; in which resources are shared equitably and sustainably; in which women participate effectively in all aspects of society; and in which people have a meaningful say in policies that affect their lives.

MADRE’s vision is enacted with an understanding of the inter-relationships between the various issues we address and by a commitment to working in partnership with women at the local, regional and international levels who share our goals.

MADRE is involved in reuse through their Helping Hands initiatives, such as Helping Hands: Back to Safety, Back to School, and the Helping Hands: Shoes for Haiti, among others. Through these campaigns they accept new AND USED (when appropriate) materials directly to these women.



Types of Materials:

Clothing, Fabric & Textiles, Personal Care Items, Medical Equipment & Wheelchairs, Shoes/Footwear, School Supplies, Computers & Peripherals, Cell Phones, Books, and Media (CD/DVD)

Materials Accepted From:

General public, businesses & institutuions



MADRE on Twitter

  • May 18, 2012 - Don’t stand for business-as-usual policies; join MADRE and voice your demands for the #G8 summit this weekend! http://t.co/L2VOV1DL

  • May 18, 2012 - This Sunday, May 20 in #Chicago protest the #NATO war agenda & help build a better world. More info at http://t.co/kp1FT43j

  • May 18, 2012 - Watch some great films about human rights @ the Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona in #NYC. Today is the first day!...

  • May 18, 2012 - Listen in as Obama gives a speech on #foodsecurity this morning in 15 minutes: http://t.co/G98iJsOm #G8

  • May 17, 2012 - Leaders of the world’s 8 largest economies will make decisions that will affect us all this Saturday. Learn more: http://t.co/z6TmxT4j #G8

  • May 17, 2012 - Today is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia! Watch a video by @IDAHOMOPHOBIA: http://t.co/pJI5m6Mb

  • May 17, 2012 - The Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona gets underway in #NYC tomorrow! For more info: http://t.co/ccdwUIQs

  • May 16, 2012 - For the month of May, we're sharing stories from mothers around the world. Read today's story from Elizabeth in #Kenya: http://t.co/UZneA1Hi

  • May 16, 2012 - Help us call on #G8 leaders to end business-as-usual policies that hurt women, families & communities: http://t.co/lRoTmrjN

  • May 16, 2012 - New US-Colombia trade deal hurts workers and the environment. #Colombia #USPolicy http://t.co/7u2dEC4Y

The opinions expressed on this twitter feed are not necessarily endorsed by NYC MEDP.

Internet

Website: http://www.madre.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/@MADREspeaks

Founded

1983

Address

121 West 27th Street, # 301
New York, NY 10001