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2007 GFW News

December 28, 2007KNR-SF-BIZ

Kavita Ramdas in the SF Business Journal

Read a succinct article featuring Global Fund President and CEO Kavita Ramdas in the San Francisco Business Journal. View article (jpg)
 
December 17, 2007

Global Fund Donor Paola Gianturco interviewed
on KPFA 94.1 FM

Listen to photojournalist Paola Gianturco being interviewed on KPFA 94.1 FM on her latest book Women Who Light the Dark and why she chose to give all royalties from the book to the Global Fund! Listen to the archived show (originally aired on December 17, 2007)
 
November 19, 2007

Our Latest Grantmaking Highlights

We are pleased to announce that in our most recent grant cycle, the Global Fund for Women has awarded $2.6 million to184 women-led organizations in 76 countries. In line with our commitment to strengthening the work of existing grantees, 85 of the 184 grants are renewals. 
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October 12, 2007

Gruber Women's Rights Prize Ceremony and Symposium Brings Together Global Fund Partners!


pinarThe 2007 Gruber Foundation International Women's Rights Prize will be awarded to leading feminist Turkish activist and Global Fund Advisor Pinar Ilkkaracan, at a Symposium and Presentation in New York tomorrow, October 16, 2007 at 4:00 PM EDT. 

The Symposium brings together major international women's rights activists discussing "Women Taking The Lead In Muslim Societies." Panelists Include Pinar Ilkkaracan,  Daisy Khan, America Society for Muslim Advancement, Zainab Salbi, Women for Women International, Sakena Yacoobi, Afghan Institute of Learning and Global Fund Board Member and moderator Anisa Mehdi, a leading journalist and documentary filmmaker. Learn more about this event!

 

October 4, 2007

Zeina Zataari in Cultural Connect!

Zeina-in-CC Zeina Zataari, Senior Program Officer for the Middle East and North Africa at the Global Fund for Women, was featured in Cultural Connect , an inspiring weekly e-magazine for young professionals.

 
September 19, 2007

Kavita Ramdas in India Post

India Post, a weekly newspaper for the Indian immigrant and American community profiled Kavita Ramdas this week.
 

May 18, 2007

Kavita Ramdas in FOLLY magazine

Global Fund President and CEO, Kavita Ramdas, was interviewed in the May edition of FOLLY magazine. You can download the PDF of the interview on their website.

 

May 3, 2007

Muadi Mukenge on KPFK

The Global Fund's Program Officer for Sub-Saharan Africa, Muadi Mukenge, appeared on KPFK's Feminist Magazine last night. Listen to Mukenge discuss African foreign relations in KPFK's archive.

 

May 1, 2007

Entrepreneurship in Solving World Problems

Listen to Kavita Ramdas discuss the role of Entrepreneurship in Solving World Problems at Stanford University.

 

April 20, 2007

¿Abortos seguros? Visite la Ciudad de México

Read Kavita Ramdas and Maria Luisa Sanchez's Op-Ed in New York City's Spanish language daily, El Diario, on the recent abotion law passed in Mexico City. If you prefer English you can read the piece on Alternet or the Huffington Post.

 
March 19, 2007

Zeina Zaatari in the Khaleej Times

"Several countries in the Middle East have signed international treaties on human rights protection, including women's rights. However, unfortunately, most of these agreements had remained on papers and have not been really implemented," Zeina Zaatari, Program Officer for the Middle East and North Africa told the Khaleej Times. Read the whole article about our recent trip to the United Arab Emirates.
 

March 5, 2007

Muadi Mukenge on KPFA

Muadi Mukenge, Program Officer for Sub-Saharan Africa, speaks with Africa Today's Walter Turner, about her recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. You can listen to the interview here.

 

February 27th, 2007

Global Fund on KGO TV

Last night San Francisco's KGO TV aired a feature on the Global Fund for Women. You can watch it on their website.

 

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