Maripossa donates $4 from every purchase towards UN Women, the United Nations entity responsible for promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality. Your support goes to work ensuring that women and girls across the world have access to opportunity to learn and thrive, and can live lives free from fear of violence.

We support UN Women in three key areas:

Eliminating Violence Against Women

  • Providing safe buses for women to feel free of violence in public areas and safe travel routes

Humanitarian Response - Women, Peace & Security

  • Providing dignity kits to women for menstrual hygiene in the aftermath of conflict and disaster, and sexual assault support

Women’s Economic Empowerment

  • Financial independence and leadership, increasing female representation across all levels of decision making

UN Women/ Samir Jung Thapa

A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress to meet the needs of women and girls worldwide. UN Women National Committee (NC) Australia exists to raise funds for and awareness of UN Women’s work in the Pacific and around the world.

You can learn more about UN Women National Committee Australia by visiting www.unwomen.org.au or donate directly by visiting https://unwomen.org.au/take-action/donate/leave-no-woman-behind/