Global Fund for Women - News Syndication http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:42:00 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/images/M_images/RSS.gif http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms Global Fund for Women - News Syndication http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1472&Itemid=72 The Women's Support Group, a GFW grantee in Sri Lanka, will have its documentary featured on International Women's Day at the Women's Film Festival in India and in Pakistan. The documentary, Our Story: Women Who Love Women, was selected from 140 films. Read more Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:07:45 +0100 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1471&Itemid=72 Maria Suarez Toro, producer of Feminist International Radio Endeavor (FIRE), writes about her recent visit to an orphanage in Carrefour, Haiti (http://www.blogher.com/visit-haitis-orphanage) while setting up the International Feminist Camp on the Haiti-Dominican Republic border. Read more Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:03:16 +0100 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1470&Itemid=462 Noted human rights advocate Gitanjali Mishra, from Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA), a GFW grantee partner in India, recently published a new paper that highlights the relevance of decriminalizing homosexuality in India. This resource was produced in the light of the Delhi High Court decriminalizing homosexuality (http://www.google.co.in/url?sa=t source=web ct=res cd=3 ved=0CA4QFjAC url=http%3A%2F%2Ftimesofindia.indiatimes.com%2Findia%2FIndia-decriminalises-gay-sex%2Farticleshow%2F4726608.cms ei=N-iFS7rXMce0rAeCodnDCg usg=AFQjCNF4jZ2EQ6LmSk5eGRBEb_KSGLyToA sig2=oHjKusWMQH4v-IEjoWM3tQ) last year by striking down a colonial Indian law. Read the paper Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:55:52 +0100 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1462&Itemid=589 Solidarity With Our Sisters in Chile An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Santiago and its environs February 27, 2010. The Board and staff of the Global Fund for Women stand in solidarity with our sisters and colleagues in Chile and Hawaii. GFW Solidarity Statement - English Dear Sisters in Chile, The Board and staff of the Global Fund for Women would like to express our collective sadness at the destruction and loss of life that has resulted from the earthquake in Chile this past Saturday. We have learned of the tragic loss of life and physical devastation, through the media and our friends on the ground. The Global Fund is writing to express our solidarity with you during this difficult time. We do not know to what extent you have been affected, but we can only hope that you, your relatives, friends, and colleagues are safe. Please send us an e-mail, if you can, to let us know how you are. As you know, the Global Fund for Women's mission as a grantmaking organization is to strengthen women's organizing and women's groups in long-term efforts to advance the human rights of women and girls. The Global Fund is not a relief organization and does not have the capacity to provide direct aid in emergency situations. However, we do encourage current grantees in the region, who have been affected by the current natural disasters and their aftermath, to use the funds for whatever activities they believe are most critical at this time. In the coming months, we will be accepting grant applications to address the gender-specific needs in rebuilding and reorganizing communities affected by the devastation. At your convenience, we would like your advice on how best to support women and girls in the affected areas. Please send us your thoughts on the situation of women and girl survivors, and guide us on what you feel should be Global Fund's priorities in its long-term response to such disasters across the region. Do let us know if there is any other way we can be of assistance. In solidarity, Americas Team, Board and staff of GFW GFW Solidarity Statement - Español Queridas hermanas en Chile, El Consejo Directivo y el personal del Fondo Global para Mujeres queremos expresar nuestra tristeza colectiva por la destrucción y la pérdida de vidas que han resultado del terremoto en Chile el sábado pasado. Hemos escuchado de la trágica pérdida de vidas y de la devastación física, a través de los medios y de nuestras amigas en la tierra. El Fondo Global está escribiendo para expresar nuestra solidaridad con ustedes durante este tiempo difícil. No sabemos en qué medida les ha afectado, pero esperamos que ustedes, sus parientes, sus amigos, y sus colegas estén seguros. Por favor envíenos un correo electrónico, si pueden, para dejarnos saber como están. Como ustedes saben, la misión del Fondo Global para Mujeres como una organización que otorga fondos, es consolidar organizaciones y grupos de mujeres en esfuerzos de largo plazo para avanzar los derechos humanos de mujeres y niñas. El Fondo Global no es una organización de socorro y no tiene la capacidad de proporcionar la ayuda directa en situaciones de emergencia. Sin embargo, animamos a nuestras contrapartes en la región, que han sido afectadas por los actuales desastres naturales y sus consecuencias, a utilizar los fondos para cualquiera actividad que crean sea la más crítica en este tiempo. En los meses que vienen, aceptaremos propuestas para abordar las necesidades género-específicas en la reconstrucción y la reorganización de las comunidades afectadas por la devastación. Cuando les resulte conveniente, quisiéramos su consejo sobre cómo apoyar mejor a las mujeres y a las niñas en las áreas afectadas. Por favor envíenos sus pensamientos sobre la situación de mujeres y niñas sobrevivientes, y diríjanos en lo que ustedes sienten deben ser las prioridades del Fondo Global en su respuesta de largo plazo a tales desastres a través de la región. Avísenos si hay cualquier otra manera en que les podamos apoyar. En solidaridad, Equipo de las Américas, Consejo Directivo y personal de GFW Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:15:57 +0100 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1461&Itemid=240 We, the Board and staff of the Global Fund for Women, continue to keep our sisters and colleagues in Chile in our thoughts and prayers. Read More Read our Solidarity Statement in English and Spanish Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:04:04 +0100 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1459&Itemid=462 Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill is currently in parliament. In a recent interview with AWID, lesbian activist and member of GFW grantee partner Freedom and Roam Uganda (http://www.faruganda.org/) (FARUG), Kasha Jacqueline, highlighted the discriminatory aspects of the bill. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:14:19 +0100 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1456&Itemid=588 Late Haitian Feminists Honored on Centenary Celebration for International Women's Day Celebrations on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day March 8th will honor the three feminist leaders who died in the January 12th earthquake in Haiti. The three Haitian feminist activists, Myriam Merlet, Magali Marcelin, and Anne Marie Coriolan will be honored at this event. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:59:59 +0100 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1455&Itemid=462 The recent win of pro-Russian presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych signals a harsh setback for Ukraine's democracy. Current Prime Minister and opposition candidate, Yulia Tymoshenko immediately filed an appeal contesting the election on the basis of electoral fraud; however, the challenge was reluctantly dropped shortly thereafter. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:51:37 +0100 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1453&Itemid=72 Telia Negrao, the Director of Rede Feminista de Saúde in Brazil, was recently honored by the city of Porto Alegre for her contribution to the women's movement. Rede Feminista de Saúde is a policy-oriented network of over 100 organizations representing 24 Brazilian states. Since 1991, Rede Feminista de Saúde has helped coordinate the feminist movement in Brazil by strengthening advocacy, policy and research surrounding women's health and reproductive rights. Read the original post in Spanish Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:29:43 +0100 http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1447&Itemid=70 GFW President and CEO Kavita Ramdas recently participated in a Heartland Visionary call, Building a Just, Peaceful and Sustainable World: Harnessing the Creativity and Innovation of Women in the Service of the Planet. Download and listen to the full show Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:43:18 +0100