Monica Aleman is the international program director for the Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice International (GREJ-I) at the Ford Foundation. She plays a key role in the foundation’s efforts to reduce gender-based violence, end structural inequalities, and institutionally strengthen feminist movements to advance a global agenda for gender equality.
Prior to her Ford tenure, Monica was executive director and founder of the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI) and the Indigenous Women’s Fund, a global coordination network of organizations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. She was also a director at MADRE where she focused on including the voices and needs of Indigenous women and girls in their priorities. Monica is co-chair of the board of directors for Witness and co-chair of the International Funders for Indigenous Peoples.
Monica received her master's degree from the Indigenous University, Popayán, Colombia, and her bachelor's degree in international relations from University of Mobile, Latin America Campus at San Marcos, Nicaragua.