• Help convert an old building into a birthing center in Western Nepal.
    Asia and Pacific
     
     
     
    Mother
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    $5,060 of 5,000 needed 4 supporters
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  • Accommodation and care for women about to give birth in rural Sierra Leone will ...
    Sub-saharan Africa
     
     
     
    Mother
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    $5,280 of 5,280 needed 75 supporters
    $5,280 of 5,280 needed 75 supporters
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    $5,280 raised 75 supporters
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  • Visionary women-led organization introduces workshops for peace, human rights an...
    Middle East and North Africa
     
     
     
    Teen
    100%
    $6,000 of 6,000 needed 10 supporters
    $6,000 of 6,000 needed 10 supporters
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    $6,000 raised 10 supporters
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About ⁄ Who we are ⁄ Our story

How Catapult started

Catapult was developed by the non-profit organization Women Deliver in 2011.

Maz Kessler and Jill Sheffield, President of Women Deliver, had looked for the opportunity for a new innovative fund for girls and women. In early 2011, they decided the time was right to explore the development of a new fund. With Women Deliver as the institutional base, they started designing and building Catapult.

The goal was to create a place where anyone can invest in girls and women and help move the world towards gender equality.

Catapult was initially supported
by Jenny Sorenson at the Gates Foundation. Jen Hauseman, Head of Social Media, has continued to provide support and leadership at the Foundation, taking Catapult through product development in 2012.

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