Myrna Cunningham, Nicaraguan feminist, indigenous rights activist and Global Fund board member was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), one of the most prestigious universities in the Americas region. UNAM is celebrating its 100th anniversary by recognizing 16 leaders and intellectuals from all over the world for their incredible work and achievements. Read the news update (Spanish) »
This July, I traveled for two weeks as a volunteer with the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation in Marial Bai, Southern Sudan with two friends: Sarah, a freelance journalist with the UK Guardian, and Danielle, a Seattle-based domestic violence counselor.
The Global Fund for Women welcomes and celebrates the announcement of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s appointment as the head of UN Women.
Read an article by Board Member Nurgul Djanaeva in World Pulse, highlighting how Kyrgyz women are mobilizing for peace and security in the country, in the aftermath of the violent ethnic conflict that erupted this June between the Uzbeks and the Kyrgyz communities. Global Fund had responded to the crisis by setting up our Crisis Fund. Read the article by Nurgul Djanaeva »
I remain smitten by the phrase: women's rights are human rights. This mantra has been at the heart of my work and the lens through which I have viewed and engaged the world during my tenure at the Global Fund for Women. The result? Over $84 million in grants to thousands of women-led groups in more than 170 countries. Not too shabby!
Myrna Cunningham, Nicaraguan feminist, indigenous rights activist and Global Fund board member was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), one of the most prestigious universities in the Americas region. UNAM is celebrating its 100th anniversary by recognizing 16 leaders and intellectuals from all over the world for their incredible work and achievements. 
By Kavita N.Ramdas
