The Arc Foundation
Advancing women’s leadership, furthering environmental, humanitarian, and development goals.
The Arc Foundation is a grant-making organization and research and innovation hub that advances women’s leadership in public office to further environmental, humanitarian, and development goals.
We believe in creating a world in which the benefits of peace, justice, well-being, and a healthy planet are available to all.
We work to advance, protect, and enrich the lives of people, communities, and ecosystems around the world.
We're driven by holistic perspective, working with the interdependence of all life.
We Know
That when women are included in public office, countries have higher standards of living with positive developments in health, education, infrastructure, and the environment.
The Covid19 Pandemic has provided a real-time opportunity to understand the critical importance and consequences of good leadership decisions in a high-stakes situation. Despite making up only seven percent of heads of state, the leaders who continue to handle the pandemic most successfully are predominantly women. From New Zealand to Taiwan to Germany, the female leaders of these countries have implemented clear, thorough, and well-executed shutdowns and social distance plans, flattened the curves, are continue to best control and prevent new cases.
Strong evidence also shows that women have a greater propensity to develop, pass, implement, and uphold laws that further specific development, environmental, and humanitarian outcomes, and that they are central to securing and maintaining peace, and strengthening democracy.
Environment
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Justice
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Democracy
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Gender Equity
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Public Health
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Development
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Our Approach
The Arc Foundation is unique in its approach of supporting women at all levels and across all branches of public office in three distinct phases: pre-public office, the path to public office, and while in public office.
One: Before Taking Office
Identifying and preparing women for nomination as candidates for public office through training and capacity building.
Two: The Path To Public Office
Increasing the presence of women in all branches, and at all levels of public office through candidate training programs, and initiatives to raise public awareness of the benefits of electing women.
Three: While In Office
Ensuring that women have the knowledge, skills, and support necessary to pass, implement, and uphold legislation to deliver their agendas and drive the change that benefits people and the planet.
Where We Work
We work in regions around the world where development, humanitarian, and environmental issues come together, and where we believe we can have the most impact.
We recognize the strategic importance of applied research and rigorous data to understand what interventions work, why they work, and how to scale them.
We develop our programs from facts, value innovation and welcome the exchange of information. We look to foster cross-sector collaboration to achieve the best outcomes.
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."
— DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
