History and Awards

Mujeres Unidas was formed in 1989 by Sister Carmen Rodriguez, Ana Amaya, and other women in the community who wished to better the lives of Latino women in the Fargo-Moorhead area. These women saw the need for an organization whose goal was to help migrant farm worker women free themselves from the isolation and feelings of powerlessness caused by culture differences and prejudice. Mujeres Unidas has accomplished it's goal through determination, education, and a strong sense of community.
 

   Sister Carmen Rodriguez

 

Mujeres Unidas is an independent organization that has earned several awards including the following:

·        2004 YMCA Women of the Year Award for the Organization Which Most Empowers Women .

·        2004 Moorhead Human Rights Award which was awarded to the girls staff ages 17-21 for their efforts to increase Latina graduation rates in Moorhead.

·        2001 Moorhead Human Rights Award for transforming a graffiti-covered park building into a beautiful Aztec mural.

·        Headwaters Foundation Allies for Social Justice Award for helping Latina victims of domestic violence. Mujeres Unidas was the first recipient of this award.

 

Mujeres Unidas has been a pioneering organization in the Fargo-Moorhead area in many aspects of its work:

·        The first Latina nonprofit organization in the F-M area,

·        The first to offer a bilingual homebuyer program,

·        First to help form the Moorhead Human Rights Commission,

·        First to offer indigenous Mexican programming,

·        First to offer culturally-based youth programs,

·        And first to create a workplace that is completely centered on women.