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GFW NEWS
November 7, 2008
 Report Back From The DRC And Uganda: Uninspired Leadership and Undignified Citizenship
In September 2008, Muadi Mukenge, Global Fund's Regional Director of the Africa region, went on an outreach trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Read her account of the trip, where she shares her chilling insights on the ongoing crises in these two countries. Since this report, conflicts in easetrn Congo have accelerated in the last week.
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GFW NEWS
Global Fund For Women Awards Over $1.7 Million To 121 Groups In 60 Countries
Last month, Global Fund completed the first of its four docket cycles for the 2008-09 fiscal year. The entire docket of grants totaled $1,737,900 and comprised of 121 grants to groups in 60 countries. The two major themes of the issues addressed by the groups in this docket are peace-building and ending gender-based violence along with expanding women’s civic and political participation.
Read Press Release
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GRANTEE NEWS
October 15, 2008
Nicaraguan Feminists Speak Out Against The Ortega Government
Feminists in Nicaragua are currently witnessing and experiencing the most repressive government under Daniel Ortega. Our grantees in Nicaragua such as Movimiento Autonomo de Mujeres (MAM) issued a statement against the current Ortega government, especially in the light of the government's violations at the Americas Social Forum held in Guatemala last week. Read the Statement
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GFW NEWS
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
Read a detailed update about the move.
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  GRANTEE 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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