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| Named after | Mona Mahmudnizhad |
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| Formation | 1999 |
| Type | Charitable organization |
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| Purpose | To educate children and empower girls globally. |
| Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington |
| Website | www |
Mona Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports grassroots initiatives focused on education and raising the status of women and girls in the US and abroad. They believe that universal education and gender equity are the cornerstones of the eradication of poverty, disease, and conflict.[1]
Mona Foundation is named after Mona Mahmudnizhad, an Iranian high school student who was executed in 1983 for her religious beliefs, in the Baháʼí Faith, and teaching of children classes.[2]
Founded in 1999, Mona Foundation supports grassroots initiatives that provide education to all children, increase opportunities for women and girls, and emphasize serve e to the community. The Mona Foundation believes the key to eliminating poverty and achieving positive and sustained community transformation lies in universal education and gender equality. Mona Foundation searches the world to identify partners who share these two priorities.[3][4]
- ^ “What is the Mona Foundation?”, Mona Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ “What does Mona mean?”, Mona Frequently Asked Questions Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Zamani, Payam (2009): Girls: Society's Primary Educators. The Huffington Post. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/payam-zamani/girls-societys-primary-ed_b_192066.html Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ GuideStar Profile https://www.guidestar.org/profile/91-1968512 Retrieved 2018-08-04.