The Kota Alliance
A Global Center for Gender Equity
Our Mission
Kota’s mission is to create more equitable communities for marginalized women and girls through advocacy, arts & culture and health & wellness programs. Our work bridges local activism in West Harlem with women’s issues and social change globally.
Our Programs
At Kota Alliance we weave together arts, culture and holistic health in all of our programs, understanding that integrating the two improves the well-being and empowerment of women and girls in our community.
Our programs are conducted in collaboration with community partner organizations as we collectively pave the path towards gender equity and inclusive economic growth.
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Highlights of Programs
Marianna Romero, recipient of 2025 Human Rights Defender award
The Kota Alliance is the custodian of an earmarked fund, the Andrew Blane Memorial Fund for Human Rights Defenders. This year we have chosen to support Venezuelan human rights defender Marianna Romero.
“I would not have been able to afford it, if not for the low cost. Opened up my throat chakra and gave me the know-how to speak what I need to”
“Our communities need more events like this, the arts offer so much healing in the midst of of uncertainty/ societal uproar. This event healed parts of me today”
Dominique, one of our participants in our Wellness Day Open House!
“To make art that reflected and be displayed in my neighborhood was special. Also, connecting with fellow artists and the curators was a joy. This exhibition gave me the gift of community
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Our Equity Statement
The Kota Alliance is committed to fostering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in all of our actions and work. We center the experiences of women, girls, and marginilized genders in our work through an intersectional lens. This means addressing not only issues specific to gender/sex but also having a holistic understanding of issues experienced by gender minorities with other marginalized identities.
We are committed to maintaining a safer space for individuals of all genders, gender expressions, sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, faiths, and physical and mental abilities. The most important goal of Kota Alliance is to facilitate the existence of a diverse community committed to creating positive change - locally and globally.
Our home, the Kota Nest
Our home the Kota Nest in West Harlem serves our members and our community as a space to gather, share ideas, and collaborate.
We offer community space, event space rentals, and room lodging for our local and global community.