Who We Are
For more than 30 years the Disarm Education Fund has played a vital role in movements for peace, social justice and human rights. Through strategic partnerships with popular social movements in developing countries—bolstered by grassroots advocacy, direct relief and technical aid—Disarm programs promote a foreign policy based on human rights and human needs.
Whether we’re supporting the struggle for self-determination in Latin America, opposing a bloated U.S. military budget or leading efforts to end our nation’s illegal and immoral embargo against Cuba, Disarm’s programs are designed to provide impact and success.
What We Do
Disarm programs provide a robust voice for marginalized communities through strong advocacy and humanitarian assistance in the struggle for progressive social change. Our programs include media and communications campaigns, local efforts to mobilize U.S. activists in support of progressive legislation, substantial medical donations, and high-level delegations to draw attention to conflicts that are often off the radar. And through our Global Health Partners campaign, Disarm is committed to improving the health of children and their families in Latin America through collaborations with regional healthcare organizations. We provide medical treatment, resources and education in order to create self-sustaining healthcare delivery systems in developing countries.
Our Programs
Our programs are designed to offer solidarity and concrete support to popular movements throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Since 1994, Disarm’s Cuban Medical Project has delivered more than $80 million worth of desperately needed medicines and medical supplies to beleaguered public health facilities across the island. In addition, more than two dozen medical teams have lectured and performed surgery in Cuban hospitals. And well-publicized visits by prominent Americans – including Muhammad Ali and actor Edward Asner—have helped to build a broad U.S. movement committed to ending the embargo and normalizing relations with Cuba.
In Nicaragua, Disarm’s Global Health Partners project is providing training, educational materials and technical assistance to Los Pipitos, one of the leading community-based facilities in Latin America for assistance to developmentally disabled children and their families.
We are working with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health and leading U.S. cancer specialists to develop a program for the prevention, screening and treatment of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death among women 30-60 years of age throughout Latin America, and we believe that this program has the potential to reduce mortality by as much as 50 percent in the coming years.
Disarm is also developing innovative programs in Guatemala, Ecuador, El Salvador, Bolivia and Mexico to address public health priorities, and campaign for a just U.S. foreign policy.
