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Global Fund Office Move: Our New Address
October 8, 2008
We are moving our office to downtown San Francisco. Our new address effective Tuesday, October 14th is:
222 Sutter Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94108
Ph: 415-248-4800
Fax: 415-248-4801

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URGENT  UPDATE
September 30, 2008
Global Fund for Women Condemns Violence Against Women in Colombia
The Global Fund for Women expresses its serious concern and condemns the acts of violence committed against women’s rights activists in Colombia. We are deeply concerned by the recent attacks to our sister organization Ruta Pacifica De Las Mujeres in Colombia on September 24th.
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Aug08-newsletter-coverNEWS
Read The Latest Global Fund Newsletter
September 18, 2008
Check out the latest Global Fund newsletter. Featuring excerpts from the symposium held in New York with six grantees, an article that appeared in the Financial Times about a long time supporter, and an inspiring story about the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Market Women's Fund. Plus a letter from our President and CEO, Kavita Ramdas.
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Profiled In Newsletter!
Watch an inspiring video of Global Fund grantees discussing the media's responsibility.
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OPINION
September 18, 2008
Georgia-Russia Conflict: Where Are The People? 
Read an op-ed written by Angelika Arutyunova, Global Fund Program Officer for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. This article has been published in various international media outlets, including The Guardian. Read Article
 
UPDATE
A Resounding Victory In the Mexican Supreme Court!
August 29, 2008
Read an update on the recent historic victory of the Pro-Choice Alliance including Global Fund grantees, in the Mexican Supreme Court: We have just returned from a very emotional final vote in the full session of the Supreme Court, where eight of 11 justices declared the Mexico City law constitutional!  Read Full Post
 

Blog - Global News, Women's Voices
October 2, 2008
The Politics Of Women And Leadership

Read an article by Global Fund CEO and President Kavita Ramdas, exploring how women's access to power and leadership has enormous socio-economic and political implications world wide. 
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Created in time for the Global Fund's 20th anniversary, this 10 minute video features courageous women from Colombia, South Africa and Malaysia. It profiles three women who are bringing vision and creativity to extraordinary challenges as they work in conflict zones, grapple with the pandemic of HIV/AIDS, and reinterpret the Qu'ran to reveal a respect for women. These are bold women who refuse to accept the status quo.

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To view a high-quality resolution of the video, please contact Lillian at 415-202-7640

 
 
yanarnaderaGRANTEE NEWS

Two Global Fund Grantees Among 2008 Gruber Women’s Prize Recipients

Two of the three recipients of this year’s Gruber Women’s Prize are members of the Global Fund Network. Yanar Mohammed from Iraq, an advisor for the MENA region and Nadera Shalhoub Kevorkian from Mada al-Carmel, a grantee group based in Israel, are among this year’s recipients. The Women’s Rights Prize ceremony will take place on November 11 at Columbia Law school, New York. Read More
 

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