PeiYao Chen Announced as the New President & CEO of Global Fund for Women

Tiwi's story: A raincoat and a win for women workers' rights in Indonesia

In Southeast Asia, with limited job opportunities and the cost of living on the rise, many women seek work abroad, or go to work in…

Grantees and beneficiaries
Women's Platform for Peace

The Peace, Security, and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region: A FRAMEWORK OF HOPE Global Fund for Women is partnering with the Office…

Yeri with some of the other women farmers in her community
Yeri Sali Youl

When Yeri Sali was 16 years old, her father died, and she was taken out of school and forced into an arranged marriage. She soon…

Wasna Sali Mahdi

Wasna is a 24-year-old mother of three. After being abused by her husband and trying several times to formally divorce him (a request which the…

Rufa and one of the Muslim girls in her group
Rufa

Rufa grew up in a conservative Muslim family. She was never sent to school and didn’t learn to read or write, and she was forced…

Rose in her office in Papua New Guinea
Rose Cassy

Rose’s husband abused her for almost 20 years of their marriage. After decades of emotional and physical suffering, Rose took her husband to court and won…

Rkia Bellot

Rkia is a Soulaliyate, a tribal group that has a stake in in Morocco’s commons or “collective lands.” Traditionally, Soulaliyate women aren’t eligible to use…

Perla at her peanut factory with co-workers
Perla Almaden

When Perla started her first small business, she didn’t know anything about business planning or managing finances—she just knew she needed to earn money, because…