WE PRIORITIZE WHAT WE WE BELIEVE IS POSSIBLE:

• Women and gender-diverse people deserve to live free from violence and abuse and discrimination of all forms. 
• Addressing systemic barriers furthering discrimination against women by building solutions that move toward just, compassionate, and equitable outcomes in communities. 
• Women and gender-diverse people with intersecting identities and experiences are invested in and cared for so they can build safe, thriving lives and have access to their rights and equal opportunities. 

Why women and gender diverse people? 

The fight for women’s rights, equality, and empowerment is universal. The fight for women’s rights, equality, and empowerment is universal. Women and gender-diverse people are disproportionately affected at all societal levels by unjust systems and practices rooted in patriarchal, racist, and oppressive ideologies and norms. Globally, they face significant social, cultural, and economic barriers to equality due to unequal power structures and conditions. These obstacles are particularly severe for women from marginalized groups, who experience heightened oppression, discrimination, and limited agency and choice. Barriers include limited access to legal aid and healthcare, displacement, isolation, crisis, and conflict, a lack of quality employment and education opportunities, and inadequate economic resources—often intersecting and compounding one another.

Women are frequently excluded from decision-making processes that impact their lives in homes, communities, workplaces, and governments. During emergencies and crises, they are among the first to experience disparities in health and safety and are at greater risk of losing income—especially if their mental health, housing, legal, or healthcare needs are unmet or if state institutions exacerbate their vulnerabilities. Violence and displacement intensify these challenges, creating trauma, restricting movement, and hindering access to essential support and services. As caregivers, healthcare providers, and community leaders, women are often on the front lines of crises and conflict, yet they are the least likely to receive adequate support in recovery, funding, and justice.

Ample evidence in the public domain underlines how advancing gender equity is one of the most effective ways to eradicate poverty, promote peaceful communities, reduce violence and exploitation, and bring long-lasting benefits to societies. It also means reducing economic vulnerabilities and mitigating exorbitant human and societal costs. 

The vision of gender equity is based on fairness, justice, and having equal access to opportunities and resources according to circumstances and needs. It is the means to identify and remove barriers that compound the disadvantages faced by women and gender-diverse people and dismantle gender and racial discrimination caused by the parameters of patriarchy, racism, class hierarchy, and colonialism. Advancing gender equity is the foundation for healthy and prosperous societies.

We value women and gender-diverse people because centring the marginalized among us creates equity and justice that benefits everyone. The journey is long, but with each step we all take, the horizon of equality draws nearer. 

We provide humanitarian services and community programs for women and gender-diverse individuals from marginalized and underserved communities, prioritizing gender equity through advocacy and community-building efforts.

As an organization, we centre the intersecting identities, lived experiences, and needs of women and gender-diverse people.

Guided by solidarity over charity, our approach is rooted in action. For us, these principles are verbs, not nouns. We listen to data, stories, our teams on the ground, and, most importantly, the women themselves to continuously evolve and improve the way we work. We also ask how we can change the systems and conditions that allow oppression to persist. We believe those closest to the issues are best positioned to respond, prevent, and co-create solutions. That’s why we work with community members, using “power-with and for” as a foundational principle for transformative justice, connection, sustainable development, and all that we aim to restore and transform together.

We believe the path to equality starts by centring those closest to the issues and solutions: women and gender-diverse people. Our focus is on organizing and empowering communities to work together toward change.

We recognize and amplify their power—especially their movements and acts of resistance—as a transformative force. Despite structural barriers that limit their freedom and rights, women and gender-diverse people continue to persevere and demonstrate leadership. Women are multi-dimensional beings who enrich communities and positively impact all aspects of life. They make significant contributions at home and in society. They are our neighbors, teachers, colleagues, community organizers, relatives, and friends.

Working in this space requires genuine respect and acknowledgment of grassroots and women’s activism. As long as there have been injustices, women have fought for a better world. We are proud to stand on the shoulders of the pioneers who came before us, and we continue to be inspired by the brave activists, everyday individuals, and dreamers who paved the way.

We are committed to employing both short-term and long-term strategies in our programs and services. Our approach integrates diverse perspectives and focuses on addressing the root causes of issues, using research and real-life experiences to identify and creatively solve the interconnected problems we aim to tackle.

Our practices are trauma-informed, strength-based, gender-responsive, feminist, pro-choice, anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and participatory. These principles are woven into every aspect of our work and relationships.

We prioritize community-oriented strategies that focus on the experiences and needs of women and gender-diverse people, particularly those most impacted by the underlying drivers of disparity in all its forms. We collaborate with community members in program development, capacity-building, service design, and implementation, centring their unique needs, agency, priorities, learnings, aspirations, and challenges. We ask, “Whose voices should be heard as we shape our future and share the benefits of our collective efforts?” The solution is both simple and powerful: shift and share power.

At GOOD TO BE GOOD, justice and equity are at the heart of everything we do. Gender discrimination is rooted in broader social injustices that affect everyone, and we believe the only way to end it is by addressing its root causes and fostering social justice within our communities.

We are committed to supporting our team in pursuing equitable outcomes through anti-oppressive, intersectional approaches. We work to reflect the diverse communities we serve, challenging the systemic barriers and power imbalances that impact women.

Our approach goes beyond providing basic survival resources. We empower women and gender-diverse individuals to actualize their rights while ensuring they are treated with dignity, agency, and respect. By addressing gender injustices and considering all contributing factors—such as racism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, poverty, and the stigma surrounding health—we work to dismantle the systems that disproportionately harm women and gender-diverse communities.

Our values define who we are and guide our work. We strive to meet the highest human rights standards in all our operations, from policies to processes, and we are committed to ethical decision-making. With these principles at the core of our mission, we are driven to challenge dominant gender justice paradigms and create meaningful change.

Learn about all of our organizational values here.