Global Fund for Women

27/05/2026

Three years into Sudan's war, the headlines have faded. The crisis has not.

Sudan has the highest number of internally displaced people in the world. 19 million people face acute hunger. Women and girls fleeing conflict zones, searching for food, or trying to protect their families have reported experiencing sexual violence, arrest, abduction, and death.

“Nowhere in Sudan truly safe for women."

That's how our partner describes the moment. In a conversation, she walks us through the current reality: the need for food, healthcare, shelter, and ongoing and flexible support for grassroots-led peace building efforts are urgent.

A Global Fund for Women grantee partner shared what life looks like in Sudan today, and what it takes to sustain feminist organizing amid ongoing war and displacement.

28/04/2026

"Our communities, those least responsible for this climate crisis, are now paying the highest price."​

🌍 These words from our partner in Jamaica speak to the heart of climate injustice and explain why feminist climate solutions cannot be an afterthought.​

When Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica in October 2025, grassroots feminist organizations weren't waiting to mobilize after the fact - they had already spent months preparing.

And what did this preparation look like? Training communities, distributing emergency kits, and registering farmers for insurance.​

Jamaica is not an isolated example. Across the Caribbean, grassroots feminist groups are building climate solutions rooted in local realities. And they are confronting climate injustice at a structural level.

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When Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica in October 2025 as a Category 5 storm, it became one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to make landfall on the island. Lives were lost. Homes were destroyed. Entire communities were displaced. Farms were wiped out. 25,000 people were forced into emergency shelte...

20/04/2026

Clean water is a human right.

In Tanzania, a community was in a crisis: a lack of clean water.

Women and girls walked 7 hours every day, along dangerous routes, just to collect water. Girls missed school during their periods, because the school had no water for basic hygiene.

When our partner installed a borewell and a water pipeline, girls could return to school. No longer having to make 7-hour journeys, women had more time to work and lead. And the health of the community improved.

Stories like this show us that gender justice is deeply tied with the fight for clean water, food sovereignty, land and climate justice.

Climate justice is gender justice. Clean water is gender justice.

16/04/2026

It's 2026. So why are climate justice and reproductive justice still treated as separate issues?

Here are the facts:

⚠️ Extreme heat increases pregnancy complications by 25%.
⚠️ In times of drought and famine, the rates of teenage pregnancies go up.

But less than 0.2% of global climate finance goes to women-led climate initiatives. This has to change.

In Africa, grassroots groups are developing climate-resilient birth practices, strengthening maternal health, and fostering community nutrition.

And they need more funding to sustain this work.

Read about their call to action with the link below ⬇️

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The climate crisis is altering the most intimate and essential aspect of human life: our choice and ability to give birth safely.

15/04/2026

Across Lebanon, Israel’s escalating attacks have killed and injured thousands of civilians and forced over a million people from their homes. Healthcare facilities and other community infrastructure have been repeatedly targeted, but the scale of this violence remains underreported.

Our grantee partners are on the ground, leading urgent, life-sustaining responses. They are running community kitchens, delivering cash, food, hygiene and menstrual products to displaced communities, including LGBTQI+ individuals, migrant and refugee women, and others where no official relief has arrived or is often delayed.

We stand in solidarity as they call for a sustained ceasefire, protection of civilians, full respect for international humanitarian law, and safe humanitarian access. We join their call: The attacks on civilian life must stop. ⬇️

Global Fund for Women stands with feminist organizations in Lebanon calling for a sustained ceasefire, protection of civilians, and safe humanitarian access.

30/03/2026

Today, we are reflecting on feminist wins. ​

In 1987, we realized that funding wasn't reaching communities who needed it the most. ​

Today, nearly 40 years later, we have moved a total of $250 million in grants to grassroots feminist organizations working within their communities. ​

And it's thanks to supporters like you. ​

When feminist organizations are resourced, they change laws, provide healthcare, save lives during crises, and so much more. https://www.globalfundforwomen.org/latest/report/justice-is-non-negotiable-annual-report-2025/

17/03/2026

Real change takes time. ​

In Kenya, feminist groups spent years working with community activists to address local corruption. Today, they hold six seats in the government. In Morocco, our partners organized for 20 years to reform discriminatory family laws. When a rare window opened in 2024, they won critical protections for women and girls. ​

From Morocco to Kenya and the Balkans, read four stories of what happens when feminist groups have access to long-term flexible funding.

This Women’s History Month, we are celebrating what feminist grassroots organizations and movements can achieve when funding matches their long-term vision: change for the long haul.

11/03/2026

Those most impacted by inequality are often the last to receive funding.​

At Global Fund for Women, we believe the communities closest to the issues should be the ones leading change. That’s why our support reaches smaller, unregistered, and newer groups often left out of traditional funding.​

Here’s what that work looks like in practice.

08/03/2026

This International Women’s Day, we’re in solidarity with our partners advancing gender justice around the world — and the many forms that resistance takes.

From Peru to Uganda and Ukraine, they share a powerful reminder that change isn’t just possible, it’s happening right now.

And this is what feminist grassroots organizations can achieve when funding matches their long-term vision: change for the long haul.

This Women’s History Month, we are celebrating what feminist grassroots organizations and movements can achieve when funding matches their long-term vision: change for the long haul.

04/03/2026

We are grieving the loss of Yanar Mohammed, a courageous feminist leader and long-time advisor to Global Fund for Women, who was killed in her home on Monday, March 2.

Yanar dedicated her life to defending women's rights in Iraq. She established the country's first women's shelter for survivors of domestic violence and trafficking, created safe houses across conflict zones, and led advocacy to legalize shelters and fight human trafficking. Her leadership enabled hundreds of women to find safety, support, and a path forward, while also building platforms for feminist organizing, advocacy, healing, and recovery.

Yanar served as our advisor for more than a decade, shaping our understanding of what it means to support feminist movements in the most challenging circumstances. Her courage, clarity, and unwavering commitment to women and girls will continue to inspire our work.

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Global Fund for Women mourns the assassination of Yanar Mohammed, a feminist leader who dedicated her life to defending women’s rights in Iraq. Yanar was killed in what appears to be a targeted attack on her home on March 2nd, a devastating loss for feminist movements around the world.