[1][2] As an African-Caribbean feminist and women's rights advocate, her work is centered around raising awareness for social justice through movement-building, and innovative approaches to philanthropy and grantmaking.
Amina's work takes many forms: art exhibitions, community programs, cultural events, philanthropic advising, and grantmaking initiatives.
[3] Amina Doherty graduated from McGill University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science & Women's Studies (Distinction).
[3] Since 2019, Doherty is the program director for the Women’s Voice and Leadership-Caribbean Project at The Equality Fund - a dynamic partnership between leading actors in feminist organizing, global philanthropy and impact investing.
She has served in an advisory capacity to Mama Cash, the African Women’s Development Fund (2014-2016), the African Feminist Forum Archived 2021-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, Just Associates (JASS), Foundation for a Just Society (2014), Comic Relief (2014), The MATCH International Women's Fund (2013), and the University of the West Indies (Caribbean Institute in Gender and Development).