Federation of International Gender and Human Rights (FIGHR.org)

What Federation of International Gender and Human Rights (FIGHR.org) does

The Federation of International Gender and Human Rights (FIGHR) is a privately held, donation-funded Social Impact Organization (SIO) founded in 2015 by Dr. Ameena Ali and headquartered in New York City, with a regional presence in Atlanta. The organization operates an integrated portfolio of roughly 18 programs and subsidiaries focused on gender-based violence prevention, maternal and reproductive health, incarcerated and reentry populations, and gender-rights policy advocacy. Core programs include Harbor Heritage University (the first academic institution dedicated to Gender and Human Rights education), G.R.R.A.C.E.E. National Doula Academy (51 specialties), Midwives for The Gambia (international deployment), ICE CHIPS/MOMMIES (incarcerated childbirth support), C.A.U.U.H.T./S.I.S.T.A.A.R. (trafficking survivor services), and the newly launched #KiyahsLaw (proposed Domestic Violence Offender Registry Act). The organization reports coverage across 15+ countries on five continents, has trained 500+ Certified SGBV Advocates, and maintains UN ECOSOC Special Consultative Status.

FIGHR's business model is fundamentally nonprofit and donation-driven. It operates four revenue streams: (1) tax-deductible donations processed through CashApp, PayPal, Zelle, Venmo, and Solo.co, with 100% directed to direct services; (2) grants and sponsorships prioritized for survivors and marginalized populations; (3) free membership dues via the FACE Group; and (4) modest program fees for training and certification, including doula classes ($500-$1,100), birth planning services ($800-$3,950), student midwifery instruction ($1,500), and court-appointed parenting classes ($100-$250). Many core services are free or sliding-scale, consistent with the organization's explicit financial-accessibility mandate. The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven, anchored by an eight-event annual calendar (UN CSW, #LetsPinkApril, Mocha Mental Health, B.A.R. Awards, GHALA Ball, P.R.O.M.I.S.E. Awards, Prize of Peace Awards) and a multi-country ambassador network spanning the USA, Middle East, Pakistan, Zambia, and Cape Verde. No proprietary technology platforms underpin operations; the technology stack is limited to standard nonprofit website, social media, and donation-processing tools.

Name

Federation of International Gender and Human Rights (FIGHR.org)

Legal name

Federation of International Gender and Human Rights

Website

https://fighr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Federation of International Gender and Human Rights (FIGHR) is a New York-based nonprofit social impact organization delivering gender-based violence survivor support, maternal health, reentry, and human rights advocacy programs across 15+ countries through 18+ subsidiaries including Harbor Heritage University and the G.R.R.A.C.E.E. National Doula Academy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Program and Training Fees: Revenue generated from educational programs including doula classes, birth planning services, parenting classes, and reproductive education training. These programs have tiered pricing based on service type and client circumstances (court-appointed, incarcerated, general public).
2. Membership Dues: FREE membership for those working in Gender and Human Rights fields through the FACE Group framework, with requests responded to within three business days.
3. Donations and Philanthropy: Tax-deductible donations supporting FIGHR programs. 100% of donations go directly to care and support services. Donors can contribute monthly or annually via CashApp, PayPal, Zelle, Venmo, and Solo.co. Specific funds include FIGHR Mental Health Program, Foreign Affairs Commission, US-Atlanta Gender Justice Program, FIGHR Membership Program, and UN-Mission Program.
4. Grants and Sponsorship Programs: Funding through grants and sponsorships to subsidize costs for individuals requiring assistance. Survivors of SGBV and marginalized individuals receive priority consideration for financial aid.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FIGHR delivers a portfolio of programs focused on gender and human rights advocacy, survivor support and rehabilitation, SGBV advocate training, maternal and birth-worker education, reentry support for justice-involved individuals, and policy reform. Core services include direct advocacy, trauma-informed counseling, doula and midwifery training, parenting classes, and a UN-aligned gender justice program. Revenue is generated through donations, grants, sponsorships, tiered program fees, and a free membership program for field professionals.

Product overview

FIGHR is a Social Impact Organization (SIO) operating as a comprehensive portfolio of programs focused on gender equality, human rights protection, and survivor advocacy. The organization offers a diverse suite of services including: the FACE Membership Program for professionals in the field; Harbor Heritage University as the flagship academic institution for gender and human rights education; Iota Gamma Rho as the first co-ed social fraternity for the field; the G.R.R.A.C.E.E. National Doula Academy offering birth worker certification across 51 specialties; A Mother's Peace for Indigenous Birth Planning and Readiness; Maternal Disaster Planning Preparedness and Readiness; Midwives for The Gambia international service; and multiple maternal care counseling programs (N.U.B.I.A.N., GRRACEE Maternal Care Counsel). Additional programs address reentry support through Patriot Preferred Industries and ICE CHIPS/MOMMIES; trafficking survivor support via C.A.U.U.H.T./S.I.S.T.A.A.R.; reproductive education through Sa'eed Al Nissa R.E.S.T.; parenting classes; fatherhood mentorship; milk bank services; collaborative think-tank work through HUMANINTY VALLEY; the HUMAN FIRST speaker platform; and #KiyahsLaw policy initiative. The organization also hosts an annual calendar of expos and recognition events. This is a service-oriented nonprofit organization rather than a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Harbor Heritage University: The Flagship University for Gender & Human Rights - first academic institution exclusively dedicated to Gender and Human Rights education
• Iota Gamma Rho (IGR)
• FACE Group
• Lilac Ribbon Campaign
• The B.A.R. Awards
• P.R.O.M.I.S.E. AWARDS
• FIGHR Prize of Peace Awards

Products and services

• FACE (Foreign Affairs Commission) Membership Program Free membership program for individuals working in gender and human rights fields across rural, urban, shelter, incarceration, and institutional care settings, with requests responded to within three business days.
• Harbor Heritage University The first academic institution exclusively dedicated to gender and human rights education, designed to prepare globally competent leaders for service in diplomacy, policy, international development, and civic governance.
• Iota Gamma Rho (IGR) The first social (co-ed) fraternity for the advancement of Gender and Human Rights, offering professional education, information, and community to promote solutions for gender and human rights.
• G.R.R.A.C.E.E. National Doula Academy Gestational & Reproductive Resource Alliance Center on Education and Empowerment offering Doula certification classes, Student Midwifery instruction, Childbirth Education, and 51 specialty areas for prenatal, pregnancy, and postpartum wellness.
• A Mother's Peace - Indigenous Birth Planning and Readiness Services Comprehensive gestational services including pregnancy/childbirth classes, Doula and Doula-Locate services, religious and cultural birth practices, and Indigenous Midwifery services including Orgasmic, Tantric, Lotus, and Water Birthing options.
• Maternal Disaster Planning Preparedness and Readiness First-of-its-kind U.S. program offering assistance to local agencies with specific attention toward maternal care clients during disasters, covering designated shelters, basic supplies, prenatal care planning, safe birth environments, and family accountability.
• Midwives for The Gambia Global program offering Doulas, Montrice, and Midwives 30, 60, and 90-day stays in rural villages in The Gambia to birth and educate Tribeswomen, with 100 donated birth kits per midwife.
• N.U.B.I.A.N. Pregnancy Counsel National Unity of Birth-workers In Alliance to Nurture - social spokesperson organization for maternally underserved and undocumented populations, uniting Doulas, Montrice, Midwives, and GRAND-Care Workers through peer-mentoring in underserved cities.
• G.R.R.A.C.E.E. Maternal Care Counsel Consortium of support groups including Sober Bellies (sobriety support for pregnant women), Red Bellies (HIV/AIDS support), Tender Bellies (free childbirth classes for young parents), and Redeemed Bellies (DV/sexual assault survivors).
• Bottoms Up/Manhood to Fatherhood 101 Diaper swap program and mentorship program for absentee parents and teen parents, sponsored by local Pan Helenic Fraternities, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, and Fraternal Order of Masons to educate on the role, rights, and responsibilities of fatherhood.
• Chocolät Milk - The Milk Bank and Wet Nurse Consortium Milk bank offering frozen satchel, vile, and pouched milk donations to mothers in need, including full nursing services for mothers who cannot breastfeed due to cancer, mastectomy, or other conditions, with medical screening required.
• Sa'eed Al Nissa R.E.S.T. Certificate Program Reproductive Educational Series Training - a 10-class, 20-hour certificate program covering womb-wellness from Pre-Menses to Post-Menopause, addressing topics including menstruation, conception, pregnancy, birth, menopause, and hysterectomy.
• Inclusive Parenting Classes Four-week, twenty-hour re-parenting class for mothers of the unborn currently pregnant or who have lost custody, retraining parenting choices in discipline, empowerment, and self-esteem, including those incarcerated or re-entering society.
• ICE CHIPS/MOMMIES Program Incarcerated Childbirth Empowerment & Children of Incarcerated Parents (ICE CHIPS) is a 6-month intensive program for incarcerated mothers; MOMMIES is a 2-month mentoring program where released inmates mentor current inmates on parental roles and sustainability.
• Patriot Preferred Industries, LLC Governmental vendor program assisting currently/formerly incarcerated individuals, those on probation or parole, and those affected by the criminal justice system with step-by-step cognitive behavioral therapy programs custom-fit to individual needs.
• C.A.U.U.H.T./S.I.S.T.A.A.R. Crimes Against Underserved, Undocumented and Humanly Trafficked umbrella program offering S.I.S.T.T.A.R. (Stopping Incest, Sexual Trafficking, Trauma, Assault and Rape) counseling and referral services for survivors, victors, and newly rescued persons including support for date rape, domestic violence, sex trafficking, forced marriage, domestic servitude, and forced criminality.
• HUMAN FIRST Speaker Platform The First Speaker-Audience Oratory for Gender and Human Rights - a TedX/SharkTank hybrid format where real people present research projects and the audience provides questions, resources, and support for sustainable solutions.
• HUMANITY VALLEY Think-Tank Silicone Valley of Gender and Human Rights Solutions - a think-tank of collaborative programs, projects, events, and speaker platforms where NGOs, nonprofits, and community action agencies gather to harness collective power for sustainable change in communities served.
• #KiyahsLaw Victim-Centered Framework for Gun Violence Accountability, Transparency, and Prevention - a proposed Domestic Violence Offender Registry Act (DVORA) in South Carolina, modeled after the Sexual Offender Registry to create a searchable public database for individuals convicted of violent domestic offenses.
• Annual Expos, Events and Webinars Annual event series including UN CSW Commission on the Status of Women (March), #LetsPinkApril (April), Mocha Mental Health (May), W.H.I. Women's Health Initiative (July), B.A.R. Awards (September), GHALA Awards (October), P.R.O.M.I.S.E. Awards (November), Prize of Peace Awards (December), and Lilac Ribbon Campaign year-long.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ Certified SGBV Advocates trained and deployed across 15+ countries
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and moderate.

• United Nations ECOSOC - Northern Citizen Community BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Dr. Ameena Ali serves as Director of Women's Empowerment with Special Consultative Status, advancing women's empowerment initiatives aligned with UN development priorities. FIGHR engages stateless, undocumented, Indigenous, and displaced populations in alignment with CEDAW, SDG 5, and UN Human Rights Council standards.
• International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) | GenevacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIGHR serves unrecognized sovereign tribes, stateless populations, and displaced Indigenous women through international human rights deliberations and advocacy efforts.
• African Union (Region 6) and ECOWAScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe international mission of the African Union (Region 6) and ECOWAS holds the sustainable mission that is the foundation of the work at FIGHR, in the advocacy of the office of each Ambassador.
• Interreligious Foundation for Community Organizing (IFCO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Kathryn Hall-Trujillo serves on the Medical Advisory Board of IFCO, administrator of the US Cuba Medical School Scholarship Program.
• Rotary eClub of Social Innovators | District 7090moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Ameena Ali served as President-Elect for three consecutive terms (2020-2023), first woman and woman of color to serve in the role, leading global service initiatives and international collaboration projects.
• Clergy for Safe Cities - 67th Precinct Clergy Council, Inc. (GodSquad)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Ameena Ali serves as Fellow collaborating with law enforcement, municipal leaders, and faith communities on violence prevention and crisis response, supporting trust-building initiatives.
• We Are All New York (WAANY)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Ameena Ali was selected for competitive fellowship (Class of 2020) emphasizing interfaith cooperation, democratic engagement, and municipal partnership-building through the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York.
• Interfaith Civic Leadership AcademymoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Ameena Ali served as Fellow (April-July 2025) in workshop incorporating core principles of restorative justice for sustained reflection and liberatory practice.
• The Centre for Research, Consultancy & Advocacy on Gender Based ViolencemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerZambia-based NGO founded by Ambassador Dr. Chisala Chichi Bwalya, dedicated to raising awareness on gender-related issues and mental health to create bold and unified communities.
• ELIB Mentorship HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization focused on nurturing young people in personal development, business development, relationship building, career path, skills building, and leadership - partnered through Ambassador Chisala Bwalya.
• Global Goodwill Ambassadors Foundation (GGAF)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by H.E. Ambassador Lisa A. Jones, committed to bridging humanity through education, humanitarian outreach, and advocacy with cross-cultural partnerships empowering grassroots change-makers.
• Charles Drew University of Science and MedicineminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDr. Kathryn Hall-Trujillo serves as adjunct faculty, facilitating connections between FIGHR and academic medical institutions.
• Global Commission on Gender and Human RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliation providing international framework for FIGHR's gender and human rights advocacy and policy work.
• Gambia Government and Health AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government officials and agencies collaborating with Midwives for The Gambia program to provide maternal healthcare in rural villages.
• 100 Black Men of AtlantamoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal chapters of Pan Helenic Fraternities, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, and Fraternal Order of Masons sponsoring Manhood to Fatherhood 101 mentorship program.
• Pan Helenic FraternitiesmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity male-mentors of Atlanta Area sponsoring mentorship program similar to Big Brother, Big Sister design and intake.
• Interfaith Public Safety NetworksmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCross-sector networks combining interfaith leadership with public safety initiatives supporting FIGHR's community-based peacebuilding efforts.
• Fraternal Order of MasonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity service partnership providing mentors for Manhood to Fatherhood 101 program through local chapters.
• Correctional InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivate grants and correctional institutional funding affording ICE CHIPS program viability and longevity as a Transitional Modality Program (TMP).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• MADRE: Global women's rights organization partnering with grassroots women-led groups on SGBV, maternal health, and economic empowerment; closely mirrors FIGHR's community-led, multi-region service approach.
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest US anti-sexual-violence organization operating crisis hotlines, survivor services, and policy advocacy; comparable in survivor-support and SGBV focus.
• Tahirih Justice Center: National nonprofit providing legal services and advocacy for women and girls fleeing gender-based violence; overlaps FIGHR's legal aid and immigrant survivor cohorts.
• Equality Now: International gender equality advocacy organization working to end SGBV and discriminatory laws; directly comparable to FIGHR in mission, advocacy focus, and global operating model.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV): US-focused social-impact organization delivering advocacy, training, and survivor support for domestic violence — overlapping with FIGHR's survivor support, legal aid, and policy reform work.
• Every Mother Counts: Maternal health-focused nonprofit investing in training, supplies, and advocacy for birth equity; directly comparable to FIGHR's Doula Academy, Midwives for The Gambia, and maternal care counsel programs.
• Women for Women International: Direct-service nonprofit supporting women survivors of war and conflict with training, advocacy, and economic empowerment; highly comparable to FIGHR's survivor-rehabilitation and capacity-building programs.

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Large humanitarian organization serving displaced and refugee populations with health, protection, and economic programs; relevant comparator for FIGHR's work with stateless, undocumented, and displaced populations.
• Global Fund for Women: Established foundation that funds gender equality organizations globally; comparable in funding-and-grant-making orientation and international footprint, but operates as a funder rather than direct service provider.
• Vital Voices Global Partnership: International nonprofit investing in women leaders across advocacy, economic empowerment, and human rights; overlaps with FIGHR's capacity-building, policy reform, and ambassador-style leadership model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries19 records

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