Martin Baro Fund

 

“The challenge is not limited to addressing the destruction and disorders caused by the war. The challenge is to construct a new person in a new society.”
– Ignacio Martín-Baró

The Martín-Baró Fund was established to honor the memory of Father Ignacio Martín-Baró, a Jesuit priest and social psychologist who was murdered in El Salvador in 1989, and to further the goals to which he dedicated his life. Our grants support progressive, grassroots groups throughout the world who are challenging institutional repression and confronting the mental health consequences of violence and injustice in their communities.

Through grant-making and education, the Martín-Baró Fund fosters psychological well-being, social consciousness, active resistance, and progressive social change in communities affected by institutional violence, repression and social injustice.

 

If you are interested in applying to the Fund please submit a letter of interest in 2011 between May and September. Learn more.