COLOR is dedicated to protecting and promoting Latina reproductive health and justice by engaging young Latinas and their families in education, civic participation, leadership opportunities, and social change activism. COLOR utilizes accessible issues like teen pregnancy prevention, family health, and Latina civic participation as entry points to engage young Latinas and their families in advocacy for social and reproductive justice. In the 2010 election, COLOR’s base-building and organizing strategy was critical in defeating a number of conservative ballot measures, including fetal personhood and “fiscal reform” initiatives. Link: Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity & Reproductive Rights
COLOR was funded in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. They are based in the West and work in Comprehensive Sex Education, Immigrant Rights, Organizing & Advocacy, Racial Justice and Reproductive Justice utilizing Leadership Development and Political/Peer Education.
Khmer Girls in Action (KGA) empowers young women of Cambodian and Southeast Asian descent in Long Beach, California to be leaders within the reproductive justice movement. As they move along KGA’s leadership development pipeline, members are equipped with the necessary educational tools and organizing skills to create positive change in their communities. Alongside their young women’s program, KGA is preparing to launch an 8-week pilot Young Men’s Empowerment Program in 2011. The program seeks to develop male leaders and prepare them with political knowledge to challenge patriarchy and become strong allies within the reproductive justice movement. Link: Khmer Girls in Action
Khmer Girls in Action was funded in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. They are based in the West and work in Community Health & Healing, Criminal/Legal System, Immigrant Rights, Organizing & Advocacy and Racial Justice utilizing Leadership Development, Political/Peer Education and Research.
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) works to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health and justice for Latinas, their families and their communities through public education, community mobilization and policy advocacy. Through coalition-building, public education, and policy advocacy, NLIRH has been a major force in bringing the struggles and triumphs of immigrant women to the forefront of the reproductive health and women’s movements. Third Wave’s support increases NLIRH’s capacity to cultivate a highly skilled cadre of young Latina reproductive justice activists who are mobilizing for social change. Link: National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health was funded in 2009 and 2010. They are based in the Nationwide and work in Comprehensive Sex Education, Human Rights, Immigrant Rights, Policy Advocacy, Reproductive Justice and Youth Mothers' & Parents' Rights utilizing Leadership Development, Political/Peer Education and Research.