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Read about the Global Fund for Women's 21st grantmaking year in our latest annual report: Women Hold the Solutions.
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Designed especially for first-time fundraisers, the Global Fund’s updated handbook presents some key ideas about raising money to fund women's rights work in today's global political and economic context. If you know or work with women's groups struggling for resources, please read, and pass on this manual. Download the latest version!
This is the older version of the above handbook, written by Global Fund staff, and explores key ideas about raising money to fund women's rights work. It is especially designed for first-time fundraisers and for women's groups in developing countries.
The handbook captures the essence of the Global Fund's Women, Money, and Empowerment workshops, which were given for activists at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995.
Read the handbook (in English, 84 KB)
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In this issue: Letter from the President / Looking Back, Moving Forward: Reflections on the 54th Session of CSW and Beijing+15 / Haiti Earthquake Update / Impact Report: Democratic Republic of Congo / New Sisters Join the Global Fund Network / Sex Worker Rights are Human Rights / Movement Spotlight: The Future of Arab Feminism / A new Generation of Lithuanian Women's Activism / Global Fund for Women Celebrates Women's History Month / Bike for Women's Rights / Save the Date!
Funding a Women’s Movement Against Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo: 2004-2009 is an in-depth study of the underlying causes of violence in the region and how Global Fund support has helped women’s groups to promote women's leadership, peace, justice, and respect for human rights. Over five years, we supported 70 groups with over $880,000 in grants as they implemented innovative community-based strategies. The report shares 10 case studies and recommendations for donors. The report is authored by Muadi Mukenge, Program Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Caitlin Stanton, Senior Development Officer and Aimée Mwadi Kady, GFW Advisor and National Director of SWAA-Congo. The report is available in English and French.
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For 20 years, the Global Fund for Women has played a key role in advancing human rights worldwide. Our latest strategic plan builds on past accomplishments and deepens the Global Fund’s commitment to advancing women’s rights by investing in sustainable local, national and transnational women’s movements and linking them to allied social justice movements to be able to effect lasting change in relationships of socio-economic and political power. This plan also clarifies the vision, mission and guiding principles of the organization, defines new directions, partnerships and opportunities, and outlines key results areas, goals and the strategies we will use to achieve them. Read our bold strategic plan (PDF 64 KB)![]()
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