Global Fund for Women

Around the world authoritarian leaders are attacking rights and democracy. But there’s hope: Women, girls, and historically marginalized communities continue to rise up and fight back. ? ? This is your chance to stand with them: this Giving Tuesday, when you give to Global Fund for Women, your gift will be matched 2X to support bold feminist activists working for gender justice, racial equity, reproductive rights, and LGBTQIA+ freedoms.? ? Last year, together, we funded over 300 groups in 72 countries with flexible funding to fuel transformative change.? ??? ? Let’s keep the momentum going! Make your gift today and double your impact: https://lnkd.in/dwnzCF7T ? ?#GivingTuesday

VidaAfrolatina envisions a world where Black women and girls can thrive. Over the past three years, Global Fund for Women has been proud to serve as their fiscal sponsor, providing essential support they needed to grow. Now, as VidaAfrolatina graduates from our program, we celebrate their remarkable achievements: ?? Expanding grantmaking from 4 pilot partners to 17 across Latin America? ?? Gaining new multi-year funding partners & joining global networks of women's funds? ?? Driving awareness and action through collaboration, education, and advocacy The fiscal sponsorship program is a continuation of our commitment to gender justice movements, helping sustain them by allowing U.S. donors to support feminist funds directly.??

Meet Zhang Mengqi, an #ArtistChangemaker from China! A filmmaker and choreographer, Zhang is a founding member of the Folk Memory Project. Her powerful Self-Portrait series documentaries explore untold stories and collective history, shedding light on marginalized voices. “Since 2010, I have been returning to my home village to collect oral histories and invite memories once tabooed to resurface.” Zhang is inspired to tell untold stories of the past without shame or fear of stigma, breaking the silence, and foster societal introspection.? Read more of her work here: https://lnkd.in/dMvcuDB3??? ___??? ?? The Artist Changemaker Program at Global Fund for Women supports artists who are making the gender justice revolution irresistible by using their art as a tool for new visions of the world, where equity and equality for all is a reality.?? ?#ArtistChangemaker24 #ZhangMengqi?

Sudanese people have endured some of the most violent months since the war erupted on 15 April 2023. In eastern Al Jazeera, local activists estimated over 500 civilians were killed within the last 10 days. Concurrently, at least 100 people were killed or injured in Khartoum, with dozens more fatalities in Darfur. Last month, reported cases of conflict-related sexual violence? skyrocketed. Read the statement of leaders on the frontlines, providing critical, locally-led services. We stand with them as they call international donors to support local needs and for an immediate ceasefire https://lnkd.in/gdPnt86S??

Heading to the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) Forum in Bangkok, Dec 2-5? Join us at this transformative gathering of feminist leaders, where we connect, heal, and thrive together! Whether in person or online, we’d love to connect with you. Here’s where you can find us: ?? In-Person Artistic Exhibition & Panel: Discover works by #ArtistChangemakers that amplify feminist and social justice movements, showcasing the power of art as a strategy for shaping feminist futures. ?? Virtual Event: Explore lessons from Global Fund for Women’s journey on power-shifting practices collected through feminist approaches to learning and evaluation, offering valuable reflections for funders and evaluation teams. Let’s reimagine, strategize, and co-create together. See you there!?? #AWIDForum2024 #RisingTogether

Meet #ArtistChangemaker Ivón Eliana Mu?oz Romero from Peru! A passionate percussionist and advocate for women in music with more than 15 years of experience, Ivón uses her platform to empower artists and celebrate Afro-Peruvian culture.? ? “Music is a political act and will continue to be so in the new generations.”??? She is dedicated to promoting spaces for women in music, and also as a teacher of Afro-Peruvian music. Her passion for women in music and arts has prompted her to create a women led project, "Peru Mujer".?? ? Explore Ivón’s work and journey here: https://lnkd.in/dE6XzrUg?? ___?? ? The Artist Changemaker Program at Global Fund for Women supports artists who are making the gender justice revolution irresistible by using their art as a tool for new visions of the world, where equity and equality for all is a reality.?? ?? #IvónElianaMu?ozRomero #ArtistChangermaker24?

Shifting power back to climate justice movements in the Caribbean! Caribbean Feminist Climate Justice Movements, supported by Global Fund for Women, awarded $500,000+ in grants to 22 women-led organizations working on the intersection of climate and gender justice.? The 22 organizations span over 10 countries in the Caribbean including, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean nations are increasingly affected by increases in temperature, the growing impacts of tropical cyclones, storm surges, droughts, changing precipitation patterns, and are at risk of greater and more severe impacts; which is disproportionate to their global greenhouse gas emissions as they (like other small island nations, including those in the Pacific) are among the lowest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions- accounting for less than 1% of global greenhouse gas emissions.?Young women and girls in SIDS continue to play a key role in mobilising for gender just climate solutions and resilience. We are excited to continue supporting collective climate resistance and climate justice movement in the Caribbean and beyond, providing them with core, unrestricted funding.?? ? Read more about Feminist Organizing for Climate Justice in the Caribbean here: https://lnkd.in/gkWsmsjm #ClimateJustice #FeministMovements #GenderJustice #MovementPartner??

Our partner Numun Fund is circulating a survey "Mapping The Funding Landscape for Work Addressing Online Gender-based Violence" to explore the status of funding to address online Gender-Based Violence.? We invite everyone in our feminist community to complete this survey https://lnkd.in/gRQ4BHCk before December 10, 2024.

Meet #ArtistChangemaker Alma Ga?anin from Bosnia and Herzegovina. A talented artist and poet that explores the intricacies of labor and the gendered division of work in capitalism through her powerful art.?? ? “With this award, I feel I have been given precious time, which is one of the most valuable things an artist can be provided with.”?? ? Alma shares more of her poetry through many mediums, her work often published in magazines, anthologies, and online portals. Explore Alma’s work and journey here: https://lnkd.in/duusKgri?? ___?? ? The Artist Changemaker Program at Global Fund for Women supports artists who are making the gender justice revolution irresistible by using their art as a tool for new visions of the world, where equity and equality for all is a reality.?? ?? #AlmaGa?anin #ArtistChangermaker24?

Ahead of #COP29, feminist leaders from Global Fund for Women, @EqualityFund, and partners gathered in a virtual cross-regional conversation to strategize on pressing climate justice issues, reflect on their expectations, and share collective demands. These leaders are emphasizing that the climate crisis cannot be tackled without a climate justice and gender-responsive approach, especially as frontline communities are facing compounding, intersecting crises.? Here are 5 essential demands they’re pushing for at COP29:? ? ? Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Policies:? Include perspectives from women, youth, and indigenous groups, particularly in global and national action plans like the Gender Action Plan (GAP) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ? ? ? Access to Quality Climate Finance? Support grassroots movements, pushing for a finance goal that prioritizes resilience for communities on the frontlines and engage feminist funds as channels for climate finance.?? ? ? Amplify Youth and Regional Voices? Ensure local priorities are heard on the global stage by providing platforms and resources for members of these groups to directly engage in the process.? ? ? Accountability for Sustainable Practices? Developed nations should respecting ecosystems and local sovereignty, and hold extractive industries accountable for social and environmental impacts.? ? ? Intersectional Climate Security:? Recognize climate justice as intertwined with issues of peace, security, and human rights, ensuring feminist organizations and civil society groups are adequately resourced to shape and secure climate solutions.