Equity Statement
Diversity
Nomi Network is committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce and volunteer base, with the belief that differing backgrounds, viewpoints, and experiences lead to better ideas, deeper learning, and more quality outcomes. We recognize that diversity encompasses, but is not limited to, characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, age, abilities, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, national origin, and religious beliefs.
Equity
Equity is at the core of Nomi Network’s programmatic mission as we walk alongside women and girls across the globe who are historically marginalized, oppressed, and exploited. We acknowledge that to achieve our mission with integrity, we must strive for equity within our organization. We are committed to creating fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all individuals. We continuously monitor and evaluate systems, processes, and practices to ensure that they provide equal possible outcomes for every individual.
Inclusion
Nomi Network is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals feel welcomed, respected, engaged, protected, and empowered. We acknowledge that power and privilege can serve as barriers and blindspots to creating an inclusive environment and commit to examining structures of power and cultures of privilege that affect our policies and practices.
All employees and volunteers are responsible for upholding the principles of this DEI policy and contributing to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We acknowledge that DEI is not an end goal; rather, that DEI needs will evolve as the organization grows, and that we will never “perfect” DEI. We recognize that there may be times we fall short in implementing this policy and we commit to continuing to learn and improve our approach to DEI. Nomi Network welcomes and relies on direct feedback from employees, volunteers, partners, and program participants to strengthen our DEI efforts. Anonymous reports, questions, and feedback can be submitted on Nomi Network’s Open Door site