Causes: International, International Human Rights

Mission: Last Mile4D is a non-profit based in Washington, DC that designs and implements education and training programs with a focus on the health and safety of women living in the most remote and underserved areas of the developing world known as the "Last Mile" communities. The name refers to communities disconnected from health infrastructure more readily available in less remote parts of the country. LM4D develops health and safety solutions for women and girls living in oppressive environments in the Last Mile. We tailor our approach to the needs of each community. The philosophy that guides and motivates us is that access to health and safety is a fundamental human right regardless of where a woman or girl lives. Our mission is to mobilize resources to ensure that women and girls everywhere and particularly in remote Last Mile communities have access to information about their rights to health and safety and their right to be free of gender-based violence.

Target demographics: Women and Girls

Direct beneficiaries per year: 1000+ girls in Kenya

Geographic areas served: Eastern Africa, Middle East, Caucasus, the Central Asia

Programs: Building capacity of civil society organizations that can bring awareness to the rights of women and girls to health, safety and freedom from abuse, such as eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM)