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WE ARE ISDAO ABOUT ISDAO
VALUES
Initiative Sankofa d’Afrique de l’Ouest – ISDAO is
• Power Analysis
an activist- led fund dedicated to strengthening
• Self Determination
and supporting a West African movement for
• Autonomy
gender diversity and sexual rights by adopting
• Activist led
a flexible approach to grant-making and building
• Feminism
a culture of philanthropy committed to human
• Inclusivity
rights and social justice.
• Diversity • Documentation
VISION
• Intersectionality
A just and inclusive West Africa free from violence
• Equitable Representation
and discrimination.
• Flexible, transparent and accountable approach • Movement Building
MISSION An activist-led fund dedicated to strengthening and supporting a West African movement for gender diversity and sexual rights by adopting a flexible approach to grant-making and building a culture of philanthropy committed to equality and social justice.
