Philanthropist Ritchie Scaife has launched the “Battle For Equality: The Ritchie Scaife Challenge For Women and Girls”. This matching challenge campaign encourages other individuals to increase their investments in advancing the rights of women and girls. Her lead gift of $50,000 to the Women and Girls Foundation will support WGF’s grantmaking pool for 2012.
“What impresses me most about the Women and Girls Foundation is their approach to social change,” explained Mrs. Scaife. “Their grants empower women and girls by breaking down systemic barriers to equality. I encourage more women to join me in investing in change not charity. Together we can get to the root causes of poverty, wage inequity, domestic violence, and other forms of gender discrimination and begin to improve them.”
To meet the challenge the Women and Girls Foundation must raise at least $50,000 in new donations from individuals this year. Once the match is met, the Foundation will have a grant pool of $100,000 to award to local grantees in 2012.
Please donate today and double the impact of your gift and invest in change that will increase the rights of women and girls throughout our region and beyond.
