Initiatives
Major initiatives and partnerships are a critical part of our work to secure bigger wins, resources, and visibility for gender equality around the world. We partner with governments, NGOs, women’s funds, and corporations who share our vision of safety, voice, strength, and power for every woman and girl.
This is a selection of our major initiatives and strategic partnerships:
- Adolescent Girls Fund – a major fund to support and empower girl-led movements for social
Girls’ Funds Collective Partners: FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund; Thousand Currents, Madre, Ms. Foundation, EMpower
Funding Partner: NoVo Foundation - Collective Impact Partnership—an initiative to increase the economic power of women and girls in India
Partners: Global Women’s Leadership Institute, Public Health Institute, Rise Up, and World Pulse
Funding Partner: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - AmplifyChange – a major fund to advance sexual rights and health
Partners: Mannion Daniels and African Women’s Development Fund - Ending Gender-Based Violence in the Garment Industry—a collaborative partnership in support of women workers
Partners: Laudes Foundation (formerly C&A Foundation), NoVo Foundation, and Gender at Work - FLOW – a major initiative to build women’s leadership in Asia Pacific
Partner: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands - A Framework of Hope – the Women’s Platform for the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework in the Great Lakes region of Africa
Partner: Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region - Seeds of Change – an initiative for women’s agriculture and leadership in Africa
Partner: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Roots Lab – a social innovation incubator for young women activists
Partners: Oxfam, FRIDA, the Young Feminist Fund, and the Young Foundation - Technology Initiative – an initiative to empower women and girls through technology
