About Global Fund For Women - FY2018 Annual Report: Fearless Leaders

PERSISTENT, COURAGEOUS, & BOLD: THIS WAS THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN FY2018.

This year we saw what happens when women are called to action by injustice, outrageous violence, and the rise of oppressive governments: They step up as fearless leaders in pursuit of women's human rights.

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GETTING RESOURCES WHERE
THEY'RE NEEDED MOST

Global Fund for Women Grantmaking

GRANTS

$

AWARDED*

COUNTRIES

*Includes Program, Executive, Trust, Fiscal Sponsorship, and Partnership grants

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION

As one of the three partners in the AmplifyChange consortium (alongside MannionDaniels and the African Women's Development Fund), Global Fund for Women plays a key role in awarding grants for sexual and reproductive health and rights.

During Global Fund for Women's FY2018, AmplifyChange awarded €42,067,814, and 212 grants to 35 countries.

GRANTMAKING FOR IMPACT

Who We Funded in 2018

In FY2018 we supported womens' rights organizations around the world who are protecting sexual and reproductive health and rights against rollbacks; working for economic justice; and ensuring that women and girls live free from violence. As risks to women's rights increase, including rollbacks of rights and threats against women's human rights defenders, these organizations are standing strong.

26%

of grants were given to first-time grantees to Global Fund for Women

84%

of grants were awarded in countries where governments repress or obstruct human rights work¹

25%

of grants went to groups with budgets of $50,000 or less

12%

of grants went to groups that are five years old or less

15%

of grants went to groups that are unregistered

69%

of grants were multi-year²

Global Fund for Women's grants support women-and girl-led local organizations in these challenging contexts, with an emphasis on sustained funding that helps movements thrive.

FY2018 GRANTMAKING IN OUR IMPACT AREAS

Global Fund for Women grantee partners work to advance freedom from violence, economic justice, and sexual and reproductive health and rights—issues that are increasingly under threat. Strengthening women's leadership cuts across all three of these priorities. So how did our funding map out in FY2018?*

*Percentages of total program grantmaking dollars

OTHER GRANTMAKING

We made a portion of our grants this year to women's groups advancing creative approaches to media and technology. We also make crisis grants in response to political crises and climate-induced disasters. Supporting national and regional women's funds that make grants to local grassroots women's groups and work to develop local women's rights philanthropy remains an important part of our strategy to support women's movements. Grants percentages exclude fiscal sponsorship.

SYRIAN WOMEN
PICK UP THE PIECES

In FY2018 we gave $545,745 to 16 grantee partners in 6 countries to support organizations working with Syrian women refugees as they rebuild their communities and move forward. This year Global Fund for Women made its first-ever grants to groups within Syria, and we also continued support to groups working outside of Syria with displaced Syrians (such as in Lebanon, Jordan, or Turkey).

One grantee partner is Women Now for Development—a courageous Syrian women-led group standing tall in the face of rising extremism and government violence and oppression.

Women's groups are able to have a lasting impact when they advance laws and policies that protect women and promote gender justice.

In FY2018, Global Fund for Women grantee partners were active participants in changing:

including Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Kenya, Morocco, Nepal, Turkey, Uganda, and Uruguay.

FOR EXAMPLE,
GLOBAL FUND FOR
WOMEN GRANTEE
PARTNERS:

Helped pass a law in India banning "triple talaq," a divorce practice that allows a husband to divorce his wife by simply saying the Arabic word for divorce, talaq, three times.

Helped legalize abortion under expanded circumstances in Chile (where previously abortion had been completely banned).

Helped pass a gender-based violence ordinance to strengthen protections for women and curb impunity for abusers in the Lira District of Uganda.

LAWS AND POLICY CHANGES WERE REPORTED IN FY2017-2018 AND THEREFORE SOME CHANGES OCCURRED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.

Individuals were directly impacted by our grantee partners' work, including:

Girls (aged 17 or younger)

women and girls who became leaders in their communities

trans youth and adults

87% of grantees reporting in FY2018 were analyzed for this report, representing 204 grantees.

To ensure the greatest impact, we look for evidence of real change in relation to every grant we make. We assess impact on multiple measures, including increased awareness of rights; increased access to resources and power; shifting social norms; and influencing laws and policies.

This year, our grantees:

INCREASED AWARENESS

Example: Grantee partner LAPPAN in Indonesia trained survivors of gender-based violence to become teachers and educated local government members on issues of gender-based violence.

153 organizations in 53 countries increased women and girls' awareness of their rights.

121 organizations in 51 countries increased women and girls' access to resources, service, and information.

INCREASED
RESOURCES
AND POWER

Example: Grantee partner Centro de Investigación Para La Acción Femenina in the Dominican Republic worked through schools to provide over 3,000 girls with STEM education as well as information on sexual and reproductive health and rights, early pregnancy, and gender-based violence.

CHANGES IN
SOCIAL NORMS

Example: The Lebanese Women's Democratic Gathering (RDFL) launched an award-winning campaign, #NotBefore18, which tackled the issue of child marriage, with the goal of passing a law to protect girls from early marriage.

93 organizations in 47 countries shifted social norms and practices for women and girls' rights.

CHANGES IN LAWS AND POLICIES

16 organizations in 14 countries contributed to 18 law and policy changes supporting the rights of women and girls.

THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT REBUILDS IN MEXICO

When powerful earthquakes struck Mexico in September 2017, no one was prepared—but grassroots women's groups stepped up, tapping the strength of women's movements and networks to reach the most marginalized with immediate support and to lay the foundation for longer-term rebuilding efforts.

LOUD AND CLEAR

Using Voice and Action to Shine a Spotlight on Injustice

In FY2018 our advocacy campaigns reached more people than ever before, with more than 1.5 million people visiting our website, following us on social media, or subscribing to our email lists, growing the number of allies, donors, and activists for women's rights.

DURING FY2018 WE:

Shared critical information about women's human rights issues and crises, including the assassination of women humans rights defender Marielle Franco in Brazil and the earthquakes in Mexico

Put women's voices at the fore with news and solidarity statements supporting our partners as they faced crises in Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and beyond

Reached new audiences, including with CEO & President Musimbi Kanyoro's TEDTalk on the importance of women's funds and giving, which now has more than 1,000,000 views.

Amplified the voices of our grantee partners through our campaigns, such as Unstoppable for International Day of the Girl, and Bodies + Rights = Power, which highlighted sexual health and reproductive rights issues

Secured coverage in major media publications around the globe, including The Globe and Mail, Teen Vogue, The Nation, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Thomson Reuters, and more.

Grew our social media following nearly 8%, to more than 757,000 followers, and raised over $60,000 via Facebook fundraisers.

CRITICAL SUPPORT AT AN UNPRECEDENTED TIME

In FY2018 we received
13,968 gifts from 6,631 donors.

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Total: $21,339,516

Total: $14,865,278

In fiscal year 2018, our total revenue and support was more than $21 million, and our total expenses were less than $15 million. We devoted 79% of our resources to programmatic activities.