WHO ARE WE
Images for Inclusion Inc (IFI) , is a registered 501(c)3 tax-exempt Charitable Not-For-Profit organization founded in 2017. It was granted Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council — ECOSOC— in 2022.
Our NGO is based in Lenapehoking—the land of the Lenape—, New York City, and is authorized to carry out the organization's activities in Chile under Exempt Decree by Presidential order and through the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. We collaborate with those who share our vision and goals. We are not influenced by political parties, but instead, we are motivated by the spirit to promote human rights.
OUR MISSION
Specifically, the organization is formed to pursue and promote its mission of combining photography and philanthropy to benefit children, women and Indigenous Peoples in the U.S. and developing countries who suffer material deprivation and limited social participation by visually exposing their socio-economic and cultural disadvantages through photo exhibitions, and by providing opportunities and resources to promote their social inclusion.
OUR VISION
Social exclusion is all too often based on intersectional discrimination such as race and gender—a system of privilege and disadvantages that impacts the lives of the most vulnerable at a cultural, social, economic and political level.
At IFI, we believe that eradicating inequality, including racial and gender inequality, is a responsibility of all of us. That is why it is fundamental to create international alliances built upon a shared spirit and principles, at the national, subregional, regional and international levels.
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROGRAM
The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Advocacy Programme is dedicated to advancing the recognition, protection, and promotion of the rights of Indigenous Peoples. This commitment is firmly anchored in established international legal instruments, notably the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007). Furthermore, the Programme specifically emphasizes the rights of Indigenous women and girls, consistent with the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), particularly General Recommendation No. 39 (2022), which pertains to the rights of Indigenous women and girls.
UNPFII 24th Session: Item 5 (d) Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; annual review of progress on the implementation of General Recommendation No. 39 (2022). April 28, 2025. NEW YORK Headquarters.
17th Session Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). Item 3: Study and advice on Constitutions, laws, legislation, policies, judicial decisions, and other mechanisms. July 11, 2024. Palais des Nations, GENEVA, Switzerland.
3rd Meeting, First Intersessional Meeting on the Participation of Indigenous Peoples - Human Rights Council (HRC) / Session 4 – Accreditation Mechanism. July 19, 2024. GENEVA, Switzerland.
