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Sri Lanka at a Crossroads

Despite Threats, Women Organize for Justice and Human Rights after Sri Lanka’s Civil War By Mariyahl Hoole Sri Lanka is at a crossroads. On ...

Le Conseil Consultatif des Adolescentes 2019

Le Fonds Mondial pour les Femmes est une organisation féministe de financement à caractère international qui envisage un monde où chaque femme et ...

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October Letter from Latanya: On getting honest with our history and moving forward for change

Friends, Last month, Global Fund for Women held a week-long, organization-wide retreat to step away from the day-to-day and to think critically ...

Adolescent Girls Advisory Council: Call for Applications 2019

Instructions in English are below. Español | Français | العربية | Pусский Global Fund for Women is a global feminist fund ...

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Support Women & Girls Worldwide with a Facebook Fundraiser

Get Started Here: Your Facebook Fundraising Guide Thank you for supporting Global Fund for Women by starting a Facebook Fundraiser! Use our handy ...

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Demanding Reproductive Rights on International Safe Abortion Day

On September 28, International Safe Abortion Day, we join activists, sister organizations, and women and girls around the world to demand that safe, ...

Spark Is Joining Forces with Global Fund for Women

Spark, a community of young professionals advancing gender equality, is joining forces with Global Fund for Women. Spark was started in 2005 to ...

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Letter from Latanya: Reflecting on Black August, Freedom, and Movement Ties

Dear Friends, I am grateful to everyone who watched and commented on my first 30 days video and letter.  As the new CEO of Global Fund for Women, ...

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First 30 Days: Video and Letter from Latanya Mapp Frett, Global Fund for Women’s President and CEO

 Dear Friends, It is a privilege to write to you as Global Fund for Women’s new President and CEO. I stand on the shoulders of our ...

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News Release: Global Fund for Women joins the With and For Girls Collective to give more girls grants in the global fight to achieve gender equality

Global Fund for Women has joined the With and For Girls Collective as the 11th member in a collaborative effort to advance gender equality globally ...

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Latanya Mapp Frett is New President and CEO of Global Fund for Women

Global Fund for Women is very pleased to announce that Latanya Mapp Frett is Global Fund for Women’s new President and CEO beginning July 1, 2019. ...

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The Women’s Revolution in Sudan: We stand in solidarity with feminist activists fighting for their freedom

Military forces have violently cracked down on civilian protesters in Sudan over the past year, killing more than 100 people and injuring over 500 in ...

See you at Women Deliver!

Global Fund for Women is excited to be heading to Vancouver, Canada to participate in Women Deliver 2019, the world's largest conference on gender ...

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Join the International Day of Action for Women’s Health

May 28 is the international day of action around women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights – and mobilization now is more ...

Global Fund for Women Expands Presence to the UK

Global Fund for Women is proud to announce that it is expanding to the UK as it continues to ramp up its efforts to increase funding and support to ...

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U.S.’s Extreme Anti-Abortion Policies Put Women’s Lives at Risk – in the U.S. and Around the Globe

We condemn Alabama’s recently passed abortion ban threatening the health and lives of women. The ban applies even in cases of rape and incest and ...

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Motherhood means love: Mother’s Day quotes from around the world

Motherhood is powerful. From human rights defenders and peace-builders to community leaders and activists, the mothers in Global Fund for Women’s ...

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We Stand in Solidarity with Sri Lanka

We stand in solidarity with Sri Lankans in grief and shock after gruesome terror attacks killed over 300 people and wounded more than 500. The eight ...

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Earth Day 2019: Celebrating Women Leaders and their Climate Solutions

In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change announced the world is on track to exceed the global warming threshold of 1.5°C above ...

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Cyclone Idai: Standing in Solidarity with the Feminists Driving Recovery Efforts

Tropical Cyclone Idai rampaged through Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia last month, washing away homes, bridges, schools, and entire ...

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US Administration Expands Global Gag Rule

Millions of Women Worldwide Will Be Shut Off from Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services The Trump Administration ...

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News Release: AMPLIFY HER VOICE: Seizing the moment for women’s rights worldwide

GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN MEDIA CONTACT: Anja Tranovich, 415.248.4825 / atranovich@globalfundforwomen.org BBDO MEDIA CONTACT: Jim Lesser, ...

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10 inspiring quotes for International Women’s Day

We’re in the midst of a movement. Women are marching, campaigning, making change, and moving forward. But there are women around the world who ...

Global Fund for Women partners with Gucci’s CHIME FOR CHANGE campaign to strengthen young women’s leadership

Global Fund for Women is proud to partner with Gucci in the next phase of their CHIME FOR CHANGE campaign to harness the power of the next generation ...

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Latanya Mapp Frett Appointed New President and CEO of Global Fund for Women

The Board of Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce that Ms. Latanya Mapp Frett has been appointed as the next President and CEO of Global Fund ...

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2019 WOMEN’S MARCH

Join Global Fund for Women and other activists and get loud for women’s human rights by participating in the 2019 Women’s March! The Women's ...

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TOP TEN MOMENTS FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN 2018

As we reflect on 2018, we are reminded of the many powerful ways that women’s movements are shaping policies, practices, and ...

5 Women Human Rights Defenders on Their Work

Women human rights defenders around the world work tirelessly to challenge violence against women, advance sexual and reproductive health and ...

Nobel Peace Prize Spotlights Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

We applaud the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s award to Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their work to end the use of sexual violence as a ...

Global Fund for Women President and CEO Musimbi Kanyoro to Retire in 2019

Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, the President and CEO of Global Fund for Women, will retire in June 2019. The Board has initiated a search for her ...

UPDATED: Women’s Groups in Argentina Reach Historic Moment in Abortion Rights Effort

UPDATE AUGUST 9, 2018 Argentina’s senate has handed down a decision on the law that would allow for legal abortion in the first 14 weeks of ...

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Stop the Campaign of Repression against Mozn Hassan and all Human Rights Defenders in Egypt

We join the chorus of voices around the world calling for solidarity with Mozn Hassan, the Founder and Executive Director for Nazra for Feminist ...

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Deadly chaos in Nicaragua: Condemning government violence and repression

Global Fund for Women stands in solidarity with women in Nicaragua who are demanding an end to government repression and violence toward protesters ...

Voices of joy & resilience from the bold women’s movement in Mexico

By Eva Kolodner, Global Fund for Women   “We were founded because we saw women doing amazing things, but we were not seeing these stories in ...

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“Enough of the siege!”: Condemning violence and human rights violations in Palestine, following latest massacre

We condemn the shameful violence against Palestinians, and repeated violation of human rights by Israeli forces. Monday, May 14 produced the biggest ...

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Integrated, Inclusive, and Intersectional: Introducing Global Fund for Women’s Updated Focus Areas

A note from Leila Hessini, VP of Programs In this new video, Vice President of Programs Leila Hessini shares Global Fund for Women's updated ...

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8 quotes that emphasize why we should celebrate & support women land defenders for Earth Day

Climate change is affecting the lives of many of the world’s women, girls, and trans people. Women farmers’ economic security is directly linked ...

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Silence is complicity: A call for international solidarity with Syria

News Update: April 17  “If you were besieged under a sky of hell, what would you want the world to do?”  - a woman in Ghouta, from the Syrian ...

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Demanding justice after the assassination of Afro-Brazilian human rights defender Marielle Franco and her driver

“Another murder of a young man…Matheus Melo was leaving church. How many more will have to die for this war to end?” – Marielle Franco in ...

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Embrace Isirika: Musimbi Kanyoro’s TED Talk on Equal Generosity

Isirika. It’s one word with a meaning powerful enough to mobilize and inspire an entire community. Watch Global Fund for Women's President and ...

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Support Women & Girls Worldwide with a Facebook Fundraiser

Get Started Here: Your Facebook Fundraising Guide Thank you for supporting Global Fund for Women by starting a Facebook Fundraiser! Use our handy ...

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Leading Global Gender Equality Organizations Launch Ambitious Collective Effort to Increase Economic Power of Women and Girls in India

NEWS RELEASE Leading Global Gender Equality Organizations Launch Ambitious Collective Effort to Increase Economic Power of Women and Girls in ...

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Measuring a year in global resistance and interconnected movements

What a year it has been. On January 20, 2017, the new U.S. administration took office with President Trump’s Inauguration marking the official ...

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Top 10 moments for women’s rights in 2017

2017 has been quite a year. It was a year of resisting, of reckoning. It was a year of rollbacks and new challenges for women and girls in countless ...

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Expressing solidarity with Iran and Iraq following world’s deadliest quake of 2017

Global Fund for Women expresses solidarity with the brave people in Iraq and Iran who were affected by the world’s deadliest earthquake of 2017 ...

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Why ‘Resist & Persist’ is the Perfect Theme for September 28th, and Every Day

Written by Musimbi Kanyoro, President & CEO, and Leila Hessini, Vice President of Programs. Originally published in Huffington Post.  In ...

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Mexico earthquakes: Standing in solidarity with our sisters

September 27 UPDATE “There are women on the frontlines supporting rescue events, preparing food, distributing goods,” explains one Global Fund ...

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Historic abortion ruling in Chile seen as small step for women’s movement

At the end of August, Chile’s Constitutional Tribunal voted to legalize abortion under certain circumstances, following Congress’ approval ...

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New op-ed on ending gender-based violence against women garment workers

An ambitious yet attainable goal By Sangeeta Chowdhry, Global Fund for Women, and Brandee Butler, C&A Foundation Four years ago, the collapse ...

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Global gag rule is back: One of Trump’s first actions targets the world’s women

Update: May 16, 2017 On May 15, the Trump administration released its plan for expanding the global gag rule to affect nearly $8.8 billion in global ...

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Peru’s record flooding reveals need for women-led reconstruction, climate mitigation efforts

Recent floods and mudslides in Peru have created a crisis that highlights the need for more effective ways to prevent and confront natural ...

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Syria attack: A critical moment for global action, six years too late

More than 100 people, including women and children, are believed to have been killed and hundreds more injured in a chemical attack in Syria on ...

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NoVo Foundation joins Global Fund for Women and C&A Foundation collaborative to end gender-based violence in the garment industry

APRIL 5, 2017--Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce a new partnership with the NoVo Foundation to join its multi-year initiative with C&A ...

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6 Muslim women proving art is more powerful than hate in face of travel ban

By Samina Ali, curator of Muslima March 21, 2017:  Just last week, Federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

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Leila Hessini named Head of Strategic Grantmaking & Movement Building for Global Fund for Women

March 14, 2017--Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce the appointment of Leila Hessini as its new Head of Strategic Grantmaking and Movement ...

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How Trump’s ‘travel ban’ impacts women’s groups and activists in the Middle East

March 15, 2017:  At the end of his first week in office, on January 27th, U.S. President Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning ...

8 inspiring quotes to celebrate resilience this International Women’s Day

This International Women’s Day—like every day of the year for us at Global Fund for Women—is about celebrating the resilience of women around ...

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Top 10 moments for women’s rights in 2016: Inspiration for the year ahead

When you look back on 2016, what will you remember? It’s been a year filled with extreme highs and lows for women’s rights around the world. ...

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Global Fund for Women and C&A Foundation collaborate to end gender-based violence in the garment industry

DECEMBER 6, 2016--Global Fund for Women is pleased to announce a new initiative with C&A Foundation and Gender at Work to eradicate gender-based ...

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Now is our time: A letter to the world’s women and girls

November 17, 2016: November's U.S. Presidential election outcome was not the glass ceiling-shattering moment many hoped it would be. But as I sat in ...

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What President-elect Trump could mean for women’s rights globally

November 9, 2016:  The hotly contested U.S. presidential election has been called and Donald J. Trump is the new President-elect of the United ...

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‘A woman’s place’ is on the ballot: Our top eight stories on women & politics around the world

The United States saw a critical presidential election in 2016: a woman led a major party’s presidential ticket for the first time in American ...

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One of our favorite inspirational videos: Tapping into “girl power”

Sylvie Olson-Dorf and Claire Rafferty know that being a girl means you have the power to make a difference. And that’s exactly what they’re ...

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, women in Haiti need your support

Update: October 13 “Women and girls are in a very difficult situation, catastrophic, almost apocalyptic. But the Haitian people, especially ...

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Prestigious award recognizes bold Egyptian woman human rights defender Mozn Hassan and Nazra for Feminist Studies

Update: November 29, 2016 Last week, Egyptian woman human rights defender and Global Fund for Women Board member Mozn Hassan accepted the 2016 Right ...

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Stepping up for girls & women at the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

On Tuesday in New York City, Global Fund for Women’s President and CEO Musimbi Kanyoro, represented Global Fund for Women at the 12th and final ...

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News Release: New online campaign launched by Global Fund for Women, JASS, and MADRE highlights women human rights defenders globally

For immediate release NEW ONLINE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN, JASS, AND MADRE HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS GLOBALLY With ...

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The Brazil you won’t see at the Summer Olympics: Women on the Frontlines

The 2016 Summer Olympics are about to come to an end in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And while there’s been talk about risks in Brazil from water ...

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A message of solidarity to our sisters in Turkey

Global Fund for Women stands in solidarity with our sisters and partners in Turkey following Friday’s attempted coup and the ensuing violence that ...

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9 inspiring Muslim women shattering stereotypes

Now more than ever we need to elevate the diverse and vibrant art and voices of Muslim women from around the world to emphasize Muslim people cannot ...

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In solidarity with Egyptian woman human rights defender and Global Fund for Women board member Mozn Hassan after travel ban

We, the Board of Directors of Global Fund for Women, express global solidarity with our sister and fellow Board member Mozn Hassan. Mozn’s bold ...

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Top 10 favorite moments from the star-studded United State of Women Summit

This week, we were honored to be among the 5,000 women and men who descended on Washington, D.C. for the first-ever, star-studded United State of ...

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From Orlando to Pakistan: LGBT violence around the world

Yesterday, news broke about the latest devastating instance of violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people: 49 people were killed ...

NYT Letter to the Editor: Women’s rights and Brazil’s all-male cabinet

“Women in Brazil are living in an extremely delicate moment.” On Saturday, Global Fund for Women took to The New York Times to shine light ...

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Spotlight on Turkey: Women on the ground discuss growing crisis, threats

June 29 Update: The death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of a deadly suicide attack Tuesday night at Turkey's Istanbul Ataturk Airport, with ...

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Join our call to end violence in Nagorno-Karabakh

“We need international attention now so that responsible bodies finally move. It's horrible how many people have already been killed.” - Armenian ...

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Global Fund for Women condemns Egypt’s crackdown on leading women’s group Nazra for Feminist Studies

Egyptian authorities are stepping up their crackdown against civil society and human rights organizations. On March 20th, Nazra for Feminist Studies ...

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Demand Justice for Berta Cáceres, and Women Human Rights Defenders Worldwide

By Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women March 9, 2016 “They follow me. They threaten to kill me, to kidnap me, they threaten ...

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FIERCE 8 FOR MARCH 8

Every year we celebrate International Women's Day on March 8th. But for us at Global Fund for Women, every day is International Women's Day—because ...

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News Update: Is Zika a tipping point in the fight for reproductive rights in Latin America?

Much has changed since the Zika virus was declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization earlier this month. The WHO ...

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“Let the world know”: Order to shut critical clinic for survivors of violence in Egypt

“Security officials came to the center after the end of the working day to seal it off. Were it not for the providential presence of Taher Aboul ...

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Women and girls hold the key to ending gender-based violence

By Musimbi Kanyoro, President and CEO, Global Fund for Women February 14, 2016 We live in a world of misplaced priorities, a world in which 60 ...

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Backlash against women’s rights: A missive from our Europe & Central Asia Activist Convening

[Editor's Note: Because of security threats in the region, which are discussed in this article, names and identifying attributes of the activists ...

Global Fund for Women partners with Rent the Runway to increase money raised for women’s rights on #GivingTuesday 2015

Rent the Runway will donate $5 to Global Fund for Women for every order placed on their site on Giving Tuesday December 1, 2015 – up to $10,000! ...

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Global Fund for Women partners with MAKERS: Once And For All to shed light on state of women’s human rights

20 years ago, in September 1995, the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing marked the largest gathering of women’s human rights ...

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Meet the new Global Fund for Women

WHY I'M DETERMINED TO CHAMPION AN EQUAL WORLD  WITH NO EXCEPTIONS   Imagine a world where every woman and girl is strong, safe, powerful, ...

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News Release: Global Fund for Women launches Determined campaign, new brand to advance global agenda for gender equality

MEDIA CONTACT: Anna Tenuta, 212.419.4467 / atenuta@globalfundforwomen.org GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN LAUNCHES DETERMINED CAMPAIGN, NEW  BRAND TO ADVANCE ...

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Five months post-quake, what’s next for Nepal

Update February 2016 -- After the devastating earthquakes in Nepal that killed thousands of people and leveled entire villages, our supporters gave ...

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After the earthquake: Women are rebuilding Nepal

In the hours following the worst earthquake in Nepal's history, Global Fund for Women's incredible community came together to support fearless women ...

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UPDATE: Nepal rocked by second powerful earthquake, just weeks after quake that killed thousands

UPDATE MAY 12, 2015 “There are places where the people hear cries and weeping but no one can go there and rescue [people]. That is really painful. ...

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Online violence: Just because it’s virtual doesn’t make it any less real

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, two teens’ private photos, taken by a boyfriend, are posted to Facebook without their consent.  In Bosnia and ...

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Priority Africa Network on the Garissa attack and one-year since Chibok girls’ abduction

The following statement is a statement from Priority Africa Network (PAN), reposted with permission. Solidarity in face of Garissa Attack & ...

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A postponed election in Nigeria puts safety of women and girls in the spotlight

Nigerians recently learned that presidential elections will be postponed – ostensibly to give authorities more time to fight Boko Haram, the ...

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For the women of Liberia, a long road ahead to rebuild after Ebola crisis

The deadliest Ebola outbreak on record is sweeping West Africa, with over 3,400 lives claimed already. The disease is spreading faster than ever ...

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Women in Iraq tell of rape, kidnappings

June 24, 2014: Young men armed with assault rifles went door to door in Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, taking "women who are not owned" for ...

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FIDA Nigeria on the abduction of school girls

The following is a statement from FIDA Nigeria, reposted with permission. PRESS RELEASE ON THE ABDUCTION OF SCHOOL GIRLS BY BOKO HARAM The ...

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News Release: Global Fund for Women and International Museum of Women merge

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - March 5, 2014 - In a bold move to increase awareness and action on vital global issues for women, Global Fund for Women and ...