San Francisco Chronicle

The Global Fund was recently the subject of a San Francisco Chronicle editorial exploring the unique role of women to advance peace and democracy, "What's notable is that these women are able to do so much with so little, to build a foundation for democracy worldwide from the ground up.

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KQED Radio

Kavita Ramdas, Global Fund for Women President & CEO, discusses the disproportionate effects of natural disasters, such as the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, on women's lives on this episode of Forum with Michael Krasny. Other guests include Beverly Inman-Ebel, Charlotte Lindsey and Laila Khan

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Agence France-Presse

Three times as many women as men died in the vast tsunami that struck about a dozen Asian countries just after Christmas last year, a report by the Global Fund for Women said. The San Francisco-based foundation said women also bore the brunt of key disasters this year, from Hurricane Stan in Guatemala to the massive earthquake in Kashmir and Hurricane Katrina in the US.

Hindustan Times

A report titled 'Caught in the Storm' detailing the disproportionate impact on women of the December 26th tsunami and other disasters that occurred this year was released on Tuesday, December 13th by the San Francisco based Global Fund for Women (GFW). The fund is the largest foundation in the world working globally towards advancing women's rights.

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