"Big Bang" (2010 Q4)
Big Bang
Featured beneficiary in the "BIG BANG" category for fourth quarter 2010:
AHA FOUNDATION

AHA

In response to ongoing abuses of women's rights in the name of fundamentalist Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and her supporters established the AHA Foundation in 2007 to help protect and defend the rights of women in the West against militant Islam.

Through education, outreach and the dissemination of knowledge, the Foundation aims to combat several types of crimes against women, including female genital mutilation, forced marriages, honor violence, and honor killings.

The AHA Foundation compiles data on acts of violence against women and girls in the U.S. and other Western countries that are "justified" in the name of Islam. They seek to inform relevant state agencies, opinion leaders, governmental representative, and organizations to raise awareness that such violence occurs and is on the rise. AHA seeks to influence the public dialogue around these issues and to set up models of appropriate intervention to protect and defend the victims of such crimes.

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AHA FOUNDATION
Website: http://theahafoundation.org/
Charity Navigator: N/A
Budget: PDF
Brochure: PDF
ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS

Foundation Beyond Belief highlights ten charitable organizations per quarter. Among other considerations, beneficiaries are chosen for efficiency, effectiveness, moderate size (annual budget under $10 million), compatibility with humanist focus on mutual care of this world and this life, no direct promotion or proselytizing of a particular worldview, and geographical diversity.

Active members can help us choose future beneficiaries by researching and nominating charities and by discussing, debating, and advocating for the causes of their choice through our social network and discussion forums. Final decisions are made by the Board, but collective member input is among the most important considerations.
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