MADRE, Women peace & security 2018-2023 MADRE, Kvinnor fred och säkerhet 2018-2023 MADRE är en internationell civilsamhällesorganisation baserad i USA. MADRE arbetar i solidaritet med lokala kvinnoledda organisation i konflikt- och krigsområden  för att främja social rättvisa och kvinnors fulla deltagande i konfliktlösning och fredsbyggande. För närvarande arbetar MADRE i Iraq, Syrien, Palestina, Kenya, Sudan, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Haiti, DRK och Colombia. MADRE använder en rad olika strategier, exempelvis juridiskt påverkansarbete, vidareförmedling av medel till lokala partners, humanitärt stöd, kapacitetsuppbyggnad och mobilisering av kvinnoorganisationer och aktivister. MADRE är dessutom en stark röst i utformningen av den internationella dialogen och normativ ram kring Kvinnor fred och säkerhet i nära samarbete med både internationella och nationella partner samt genom att stödja det praktiska genomförandet av de centrala delarna i dagordningen på nationell nivå. 

MADRE planerar att expandera sin verksamhet under nästa strategiperiod och budgetprojiceringen för åren 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 är totalt motsvarande ca 200 000 000 kronor, varav ca 28% är beräknat till vidareförmedling till lokala partners. Andra givare består främst av amerikanska privata stiftelser och individuella givare. MADRE is an international civil society organization based in the United States. 
MADRE works in solidarity with local women-led organization in areas and countries affected by conflict and war to promote social justice and women's full participation in conflict resolution and peace building. Currently, MADRE is working in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Kenya, Sudan, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Haiti, DRC and Colombia. MADRE uses a variety of strategies, such as legal advocacy work, forwarding of funds to local partners, humanitarian support, capacity building and mobilization of women's organizations and activists. MADRE is also a strong voice in the design of the international dialogue and normative framework for Women's Peace and Security in close cooperation with both international and national partners as well as by supporting the practical implementation of the central parts of the agenda at national level.

MADRE plans to expand its operations during the next strategic period and budget projection for 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 is a total of approximately SEK 200,000,000, of which about 28% is planned to be forwarded to local partners. Other donors mainly consist of US private foundations and individual donors. MADREs Strategic Plan 2018-22 includes the following high-level five-year goals: 1) Women at the margin leads, meaning women and girls who are excluded from power and representation in their societies will gain capacities, resources and access to policy making and other centers of power; 2) Policies and attitudes change, meaning new policies at local, national and global level to uphold womens rights and change of attitudes and social norms to reflect priorities of women at the margin; 3) Progressive movements gain power, meaning movements that are critical to advancing social change for social justice and gender equality are strengthened and play leadership roles in global movements.

To achieve these goals, MADRE seeks to assist community based and women led grassroots organisations to address gendered root causes of conflict, the effect of disasters and their aftermath by advancing human rights and social justice and to meet critical needs in the communities. MADRE furthermore recognizes the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls, and the need to ensure their active participation in conflict resolution and peace building to ensure both inclusive society and sustainable peace. MADRE specifically seeks to prioritize marginalized groups, such as young women and girls of indigenous or Afro-descendant origin or with disabilities and LGBTIQ people. MADRE also directly link conflict and fragility to climate change and environmental deterioration, and the potential gendered consequences in the communities.

MADRE argues that human rights obligations and social justice can be strengthened in conflict and fragile contexts by meeting the urgent community needs through programs that asserts womens rights and leadership, including sustaining the environment; support the participation, agency and voice of grassroots women in a rage of social movement and policy making spaces; strengthen the exchange of ideas and strategies within and across social movements and diverse communities of activists; improve policies at all levels of governance by using the human rights framework to institutionalize social movement demands; and change and challenge social norms and attitudes using legal advocacy combined with community mobilization and organizing.

MADRE builds on more than 35 years of institutional expertise and supports grassroots organisations in more than 40 countries. MADRE is an international womens rights organisation, and distinguishes itself by standing at the intersection of the movements for global peace, economic, environmental and climate justice, womens and LGBTIQ rights, sexual rights and Indigenous and Afro-descendant rights.

In support of this work, Sida's core support contributes to the following three interlinked goals of the intervetion: 
Goal I: End Gender Violence by advancing the leadership of women, girls and LGBTIQ people to confront abuses, create protections and end gender violence; 
Goal II: Build a Just Peace by strengthening women's abilities to prevent, survive and recover from war, to end impunity, and to create lasting peace; 
Goal III: Advance Climate Justice by supporting women's efforts to adapt to and mitigate climate change and to advocate for just economic and environmental policies.