Leah’s story: Unleashing the power of books
Leah loves to read and write. As part of her scholarship program through Akili Dada, a longtime Global Fund for Women grantee partner, she started…
Unstoppable
× Share Facebook Twitter Copy Link It’s no secret: girls are an unstoppable force for social change. Global Fund for Women believes in the power…
Meet the inspiring grandmother-granddaughter team behind ‘Wonder Girls: Changing Our World’
What does it mean to be a Wonder Girl? That’s the question author-photographer Paola Gianturco and her 12-year-old granddaughter Alex Sangster set out to answer…
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 for Women grantee partner in…
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 earlier that month. The legislation allows abortion…
What’s innovation got to do with it?
Rania Eghnatios — Project Manager, RootsLab, Lebanon In 2013, the Association for Women in Development (AWID) launched a report titled “Starving the roots, watering the…
At the intersection of identity and movement-building
Mika Matsuno Groups working specifically on identity issues fill an important role in civil society spaces, often serving populations left out of other governmental or…
Answering the million dollar question: Reflections on how to support fundraising in local contexts
Anjali Vogelsang Fundraising is hard. Fundraising for women’s human rights can feel, at times, near impossible. With funding for women’s rights groups falling by more…