Kering Foundation, the nonprofit of global luxury group Kering, will host the inaugural Caring for Women dinner, a fundraiser for organizations focused on ending gender-based violence.
The organization has prepared Anderson Cooper to host the September 15 event, which will be held at The Pool on Park Avenue, and has rounded up a roster of co-chairs, including Kering chairman and CEO François-Henri Pinault, wife Salma Hayek Pinault, Gisele Bundchen, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. JacksonJulie Mehretu and Gloria Steinem†
The Kering Foundation will forward the funds raised to local NGOs directly supporting the cause, including the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NEDV† Global Fund for Women and Mrs Foundation for Women†
“Kering and its homes actively oppose all forms of violence against women and, more than ever, the Kering Foundation is committed to its mission to create a world where women can live freely in physical and psychological safety,” Pinault said. , who is also chairman of the Kering Foundation. “The Caring for Women dinner represents a milestone in our 14-year history of partnering with frontline organizations supporting female survivors to flee violence and rebuild their lives.”
More information about the event, including additional participants, attendees and artists, will be announced in the coming weeks.