Justice for Migrant Women

What Justice for Migrant Women does

Justice for Migrant Women (J4MW) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization (EIN: 83-3607138) founded in 2014 by civil rights attorney Mónica Ramírez, headquartered in Fremont, Ohio, with approximately 10 employees. The organization was created to scale the work of Esperanza: The Immigrant Women's Legal Initiative, which Ramírez previously directed at the Southern Poverty Law Center, where she originated The Bandana Project in 2007. J4MW's stated mission is to champion migrant and rural women's right to live and work with dignity and without fear of sexual violence, addressing workplace sexual violence in agriculture, the Latina pay gap, rural civic engagement, and farmworker mental health.

The organization's core offerings are organized into five distinct program brands: The Humans Who Feed Us (a national portrait initiative launched in August 2021 in Ohio and scaled nationally in November 2021); The Bandana Project (an art-activism campaign addressing workplace sexual violence against farmworker women); Rural Women Rising (civic engagement and political representation for rural women); Latina Equal Pay (pay equity advocacy tied to Latina Equal Pay Day on October 8); and Healing Voices (a virtual mental health support initiative for farmworkers developed with partners including the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association, Latinx Therapy, the Eva Longoria Foundation, the Workers Lab Innovation Fund, and the Collective Future Fund). Its technology footprint is a modest digital advocacy platform consisting of online toolkits, virtual support groups, email newsletters, and social media channels, with no proprietary software, AI components, or app products disclosed.

J4MW operates a donation-based revenue model, funded through contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors via its website, wire transfer, check, and planned giving. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is community-led: grassroots organizing, advocacy delegations to Washington D.C. (e.g., 30+ participants in 2023), Know Your Rights presentations, art activism events, and multi-sector coalition building with more than 100 restaurant, university, and corporate partners.

Name

Justice for Migrant Women

Legal name

Justice for Migrant Women

Website

https://justice4women.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Justice for Migrant Women is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2014 by Mónica Ramírez that champions the rights of migrant and rural women through community organizing, policy advocacy, and programs including The Humans Who Feed Us, The Bandana Project, Rural Women Rising, Latina Equal Pay, and Healing Voices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social advocacy and migrant rights services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigrant & Refugee Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Migrant & Refugee Legal Aid and Documentation Services (BPADAHAE), Integration & Inclusion Services (Housing, Education, Employment) (BPADAHAI), Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Migrant women advocacy
• Farmworker rights
• Pay equity campaigns
• Civic engagement programs
• Community organizing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Justice for Migrant Women operates as a nonprofit organization supported primarily through charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors. Donations are accepted via the website, wire transfer, check, and planned giving options.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Justice for Migrant Women is a nonprofit advocacy organization that delivers programs protecting migrant and rural women's rights to live and work with dignity and without fear of sexual violence. Its core offerings include The Humans Who Feed Us (national portrait initiative), The Bandana Project (art activism), Rural Women Rising (civic engagement), Latina Equal Pay (pay equity advocacy), and Healing Voices (mental health support), delivered through policy advocacy, community organizing, coalition building, and educational outreach.

Product overview

Justice for Migrant Women operates as a nonprofit advocacy organization offering a portfolio of programs focused on championing migrant and rural women's rights. The core offerings include: The Humans Who Feed Us® (national portrait initiative), The Bandana Project (art-activism against workplace sexual violence), Rural Women Rising (civic engagement), Latina Equal Pay (pay equity advocacy), and Healing Voices Project (mental health support). These programs collectively address migrant women's rights through policy advocacy, community organizing, education, and culture shift initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rural Women Rising: A rural civic engagement initiative aiming to increase political representation and power of rural women and girls across the United States with focus on women of color.
• The Bandana Project
• The Humans Who Feed Us
• Healing Voices Project
• Latina Equal Pay Day

Products and services

• The Humans Who Feed Us® A national portrait initiative that centers the lives and contributions of immigrant workers across the food supply chain — from agricultural workers to restaurant employees — to humanize these individuals and foster a sense of belonging. Partners include 100+ restaurants and universities.
• The Bandana Project An art-activism and advocacy initiative that uses white bandanas as symbols of sexual exploitation of farmworker women, raising awareness about workplace sexual violence through community decoration parties and public displays.
• Rural Women Rising A rural civic engagement initiative that aims to increase political representation and power of rural women and girls across the United States, with a focus on elevating leadership of women of color. Delivered through Rural Women Lead training, voter registration, and advocacy delegations.
• Latina Equal Pay Day An initiative focused on achieving pay equity for Latinas through advocacy, awareness campaigns, and policy work. Highlights that Latinas are paid approximately 54 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men and provides toolkits and policy advocacy resources.
• Healing Voices Project A mental health initiative that brings farmworkers together in virtual support groups to heal, build agency, and mobilize workers while addressing personal and community trauma; targets approximately 2.5 to 3 million U.S. farmworkers who have experienced traumatizing working conditions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 migrant and rural women from across the nation participated in 2023 advocacy delegations to Washington D.C.
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Race ForwardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner through Butterfly Lab Immigrant Narrative Project supporting The Humans Who Feed Us narrative change campaign. Race Forward provides strategic support for immigrant narrative work.
• The Latinx HousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Initiative co-founded by Monica Ramirez aiming to change the image of the Latinx community by amplifying authentic experiences, voices, and policy priorities. First major pop-up at Sundance Film Festival 2020.
• National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with J4MW on the Healing Voices mental health initiative for farmworkers, supporting the holistic healing of migrant and seasonal farmworker communities.
• Eva Longoria Foundation (ELF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for the Healing Voices project addressing mental health needs of farmworker communities impacted by COVID-19.
• Latinx TherapycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Healing Voices initiative providing mental health support and resources to farmworker communities.
• Ingrid Hoffmann and Chef PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternationally-renowned chef and culinary partners supporting The Humans Who Feed Us initiative to humanize immigrant food system workers.
• 100+ RestaurantscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRestaurant partners participating in The Humans Who Feed Us initiative including A's Family Restaurant, Ani Ramen locations, Bell Book and Candle, Casa Fiesta, and many others across the country.
• Universities and CollegescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partners including Bowling Green State University, Furman University, Loyola University, Purdue University, Salisbury University, The Ohio State University, and University of Michigan supporting The Humans Who Feed Us.
• Alianza Nacional de CampesinascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner organization co-founded by Monica Ramirez representing farmworker women advocates.
• PoderistasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner co-founded by Monica Ramirez for amplifying Latinx community voice and power.
• Always Essential CampaigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational campaign J4MW is a founding partner of, capitalizing on essential work narrative to catalyze public opinion supporting policy change for low-wage worker protections.
• Oakland BloomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit incubator program supporting immigrant and BIPOC chefs featured in The Humans Who Feed Us, including Cafe con Carino, Rufi's Cacao, and other food entrepreneurs.
• Essential OhiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-based coalition led by J4MW to win protections for agricultural and essential workers as part of COVID-19 relief and recovery efforts.
• The Glades InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting farmworker profiles in The Humans Who Feed Us project.
• Migrant JusticeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting farmworker profiles in The Humans Who Feed Us project.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Race Forward: National racial justice organization partnering with J4MW on The Butterfly Lab Immigrant Narrative Project. Comparable in narrative change strategy and immigrant rights work, with broader scope across multiple racial equity issues.

Direct peers

• Centro de los Derechos del Migrante: Transnational migrant worker rights organization focused on farmworkers and other temporary visa workers. Directly comparable legal referrals, advocacy, and worker empowerment model for overlapping populations.
• Migrant Justice: Vermont-based farmworker advocacy organization. Listed as a confirmed J4MW partner. Comparable in serving migrant agricultural workers with advocacy and community organizing, though more regional in footprint.
• National Domestic Workers Alliance: Membership-based organization advocating for women workers in care, cleaning, and food service. Directly comparable as a women-worker-centered advocacy organization with grassroots organizing, narrative change, and policy advocacy aimed at similar demographics.
• Farmworker Justice: National nonprofit focused on farmworker rights through policy advocacy, litigation, and coalition work. Directly comparable to J4MW's policy advocacy model on agricultural worker issues, including immigration, wage, and workplace safety.
• Alianza Nacional de Campesinas: Founding partner organization co-founded by Monica Ramirez representing farmworker women advocates. Directly comparable as an immigrant women advocacy and support organization with grassroots organizing, leadership development, and policy advocacy.
• The Latinx House: Cultural narrative and policy initiative co-founded by Monica Ramirez in 2020. Closely comparable as a J4MW founder-led entity with overlapping narrative change and policy priorities for the Latinx community.

Broad incumbents

• National Women's Law Center: Established national women's rights policy organization. Comparable in pay equity advocacy (Latina Equal Pay Day), workplace sexual harassment, and gender-based policy work, though operating at materially greater scale across all women's issues.
• United Farm Workers (UFW): The most established farmworker advocacy organization in the U.S. Overlapping mission on agricultural worker rights, including sexual harassment protections and labor conditions for the same populations J4MW serves, though operating at far greater scale with a union/labor model rather than advocacy-only model.

Others

• Esperanza: The Immigrant Women's Legal Initiative (Southern Poverty Law Center): The predecessor initiative directed by Monica Ramirez that spawned The Bandana Project in 2007 and was spun out into J4MW in 2014. Directly comparable in mission, programs (including Bandana Project origins), and beneficiary population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mujeresxsrising
• Facebookfacebook.com/Justice-for-Migrant-Women
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/justice-for-migrant-women

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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