HONORING
Judith Heumann
International Disability Rights Activist
Author of Being Heumann & featured in Netflix’ Crip Camp
Mark Littman
Director & Partner, Bodega & Northern Lights, Trickle Up Board Member
FEATURING
Senator Tammy Duckworth
U.S. Senator for Illinois
Vanessa Williams
Multi-Platinum Recording Artist & Star of Film, Television and Theatre
The event featured stories of Trickle Up program participants in Guatemala and India; a virtual auction, with night-of donors receiving scarves handmade by Trickle Up participants post-event; and a special “after party” conversation with Heumann and Littman on the power of storytelling to advance human rights.
A special thanks to our corporate sponsors:
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Goldman Sachs
MetLife Foundation
Offit Capital
VanEck
Lauren Hendricks, President and CEO of Trickle Up, joins Brooke Dunefsky on the Charity Talks podcast to discuss the transformative impact of the “Graduation Approach” in creating economic opportunities for women in extreme poverty.
Indigenous women who hail from our project areas in Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico, support Trickle Up in facilitating projects and connecting with target communities across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. This region is known for having some of the highest levels of poverty in Mexico, and Trickle Up works closely with community leaders to best deliver programs that maximize impact and sustainable solutions.
Indigenous women from Trickle Up’s savings groups in Chiapas discuss how they feel, what they anticipate with saving and building their businesses, and their hopes for the future.
