Our mission is to bring hope and dignity into women's lives by providing them with the opportunity to achieve economic independence.

We are committed to elevating the economic status of women, especially those whom, as a result of war, migration, addiction, or death of their spouse, have been left alone to secure livelihoods for their families.

We believe the economic advancement of women is a key to ensuring a brighter future for upcoming generations.

We believe that the security, safety, and stability offered by the family unit should not be threatened by a woman's inability to generate an income.

We believe that by investing in women with potential and by helping them to generate incomes, we are investing in improved housing, education, and nutrition for the entire family. 

We believe that economic independence breeds self-confidence and self-esteem.

We believe that women who have self-confidence and self-esteem, are more likely to make valuable contributions to their society.

We believe that a woman that is active in the workforce is more likely to be aware of the issues facing her community and is thus, more likely to develop into a leader of her community.

We are committed to investing our time, energy, and creativity into developing long-term solutions for the issues facing our community.

We believe that by helping women rise out of poverty, we are helping them overcome the state of hopelessness, desperation and depression that often accompanies that poverty.

We are dedicated to forming positive and empowering partnerships with the women of Mehr and to fostering feelings of hope, dignity and joy in our community.

Our Programs

Our programs are primarily aimed at fostering economic independence in women by providing them with the skills, education, and tools that enable them to generate an  income.

Small Business Loan Program: Gives women the opportunity and the means to start small businesses

Vocational Training and Skills Development Program: Provides women with the means to access training, and to develop skills in various areas such as sewing, knitting, hairdressing, and computers.

Higher Education Grant and Loan Program: Provides educational funds to female university students who are attempting to complete the final years of their degree program but are unable to do so due to serious financial constraints.

Small Economic Activity Development Program:

§          Provides women with Loans to start their own businesses

§          Provides women with tools and small machinery, such as sewing machines, knitting machines, or vegetable choppers, to assist them in generating incomes while remaining at home with their young children.

Independence Through Education Program: Provides grants to K-12 female students, some of whom would otherwise fail to meet the basic requirements of literacy.

Awareness Enhancement Program: Conducts and sponsors seminars aimed at increasing awareness of issues that hamper the development of women, and how we can overcome these barriers on our way to economic independence and to securing better livelihoods for our families and ourselves.

Other Activities

Bi-Annual Clothing Drive: Collects and distributes donated clothing to poor families in Tehran. (Drop-off bins are located at Mehr's offices.)

Job Placement Referral Service: Assists women in securing employment by referring them to companies within our network.

Medical Referral Service:  Refers impoverished patients to members of its extended network of volunteer doctors.