Gender Equality United States Project #26396

GlobalGiving Girl Fund

Project Report | Jan 8, 2026
Communities Powered by Women and Girls: Your Impact In 2025

By Allyson Ferry | Senior manager, Global Grant Program

Photo: MAIA

When women and girls are given the resources needed to lead and thrive, the effects reach far beyond any single person or place. Entire communities become more resilient, and futures begin to forever shift.

That belief is what brings supporters like you to this work—and it’s what powered a global wave of locally-led action across our network in 2025.

Across the GlobalGiving community, support for women, girls, and gender justice helped fuel:

More than 1,700 grassroots projects
Over 1,100 organizations
Work spanning 120 countries

These numbers represent more than scale. They reflect women starting businesses, girls staying in school, and community leaders creating solutions rooted in lived experience.

Meet Our 2025 Grant Recipients

Here is a glimpse into the interconnected, expansive work of ten exceptional, locally-led nonprofits supporting women and girls:

Women Welfare Foundation (Nepal) works alongside women and girls in their communities, offering mental health support to women impacted by war supporting girls affected by early marriage, and providing climate justice education.
Women Inspiration Development Center (Nigeria) Provides refuge for survivors of violence while advancing their economic and physical health to support in the breaking of deeply-rooted cycles of poverty and abuse.
Likhaan Center for Women's Health Inc. (Philippines) Delivers integrated sexual and reproductive healthcare through community-based clinics while also organizing for policy change in the country's poorest communities.
Perkumpulan Keluarga Berencana Indonesia Daerah Bali (Indonesia) Empowers communities toward responsible family planning while building inclusive youth movements and influencing policymakers to protect sexual and reproductive health rights.
Fondo Semillas (Mexico) Mobilizes feminist funding to grassroots women's organizations tackling gender-based violence, economic exclusion, and barriers to reproductive rights through locally-driven solutions.
LEARN AFGHAN INC (Afghanistan) Provides education and skills-based training to women in remote communities, preserving their agency and creating pathways for future participation despite systematic oppression under Taliban rule.
Kayan - Feminist Organization (Israel) is building a nationwide Arab women's movement to promote social, economic, and civil rights for women facing dual discrimination based on gender and ethnicity.
Foundation for Advancement of Haitian Midwives, Inc (FAHM) (Haiti) supports midwives as public health leaders and strengthens local midwifery education to improve maternal and neonatal health in communities where formal healthcare systems have collapsed.
Adolescent Health Champions, Inc.(India) Cultivates youth-led peer education to address sexual and reproductive health taboos while building leadership skills that create multiplier effects across communities.
MAIA (Guatemala) builds educational and leadership opportunities for Indigenous women to challenge discriminatory norms and advocate for systemic change.

Peering Into 2026

As we look toward 2026, these organizations remind us what local leadership makes possible when it’s trusted and resourced. Each grant supports work already underway—women expanding economic options, girls staying in school, and communities responding to conflict, climate pressure, and inequality with solutions rooted in lived experience.

Your commitment to the Girl Fund allows this work to continue and deepen, strengthening efforts that protect hard-won progress while opening new pathways for women and girls to lead change in their own communities.Because if 2025 reminded us of anything, it’s that when communities—and women and girls—get the resources they need to thrive, we all win.

With immense gratitude and hope,

Allyson + the GlobalGiving team

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Oct 2, 2025
Communities Powered by Women and Girls- thanks to your impact

By Allyson Ferry | Senior Manager, Global Grant Programs

Photo: Tewa

The Girl Fund grantee cohort recently came together for a series of collaborative storytelling sessions to answer the question, “What can we do together that we can’t do alone?” We walked away with a renewed sense of advocacy and solidarity.

Part of the “not aloneness” we spoke of comes from you. Your investment in the Girl Fund is creating ripples of positive change in communities around the world. Because when we give to women and girls, we give to everyone. Here's how your commitment is strengthening communities.

Creating Global Transformation Through Your Investment

Your Girl Fund contributions validate what evidence consistently demonstrates: Investing in women and girls generates profound societal benefits. Despite these proven outcomes, less than 2% of philanthropic dollars go to women and girls. Supporting the Girl Fund helps shift this critical imbalance.

The Girl Fund channels your generosity to locally-led organizations that are:

Driving Economic Growth by eliminating gender gaps that could raise GDP by 20% (International Monetary Fund) and creating financial pathways for women's independence
Education. Educating girls leads to reduced child mortality, improved family health and increased agricultural productivity (UN Girls Education Initiative)
Pioneering Environmental Solutions with women spearheading innovative sustainability approaches that show improved outcomes (United Nations)
Building Peace and Stability through women's equal participation in peace processes, resulting in more durable agreements (Council on Foreign Relations)
Connecting Local Expertise to worldwide networks fighting for gender equality while catalyzing family and neighborhood transformation

What's Next

From October 6-11, Girl Fund recipients will join an international movement culminating in Give to Women and Girls Day. This presents a unique opportunity to witness your support in action.

Join the Movement!

October 6 from 12-1pm EDT: Powered By Women and Girls Storytelling Festival, an experience to hear stories from female leaders around the globe. Register here
October 6-11: Post a short video to social media showing how women and girls are making your community stronger, safer, and more sustainable. Tag @GlobalGiving, #PoweredByWomen, and #GiveToWomenAndGirls to connect with others.
Give to Women and Girls: Donate to a project that supports women and girls as agents of change in their communities.

The approaching Give to Women and Girls Week exemplifies more than outreach—it showcases the multiplying impact of your trust in local leadership. Each narrative shared, every connection forged, and all collaborations formed demonstrate that women and girls hold the keys to more resilient, secure, and thriving societies.

Your commitment to the Girl Fund allows us to deepen these critical initiatives, linking community innovators to an international movement that begins locally and reshapes globally.

We're grateful for your role in advancing change through women and girls!

Allyson + the GlobalGiving team

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May 13, 2025
Your Impact: The Girl Fund in Action

By Allyson Ferry | Senior Manager, Global Grant Programs

Photo: Girl Child Art Foundation (GCAF)

Thanks to your generous support, The Girl Fund is transforming lives through community-led gender justice initiatives worldwide. Here's how your donations are making a difference:

Empowering Local Leaders

The power of the Girl Fund goes far beyond financial support—it also builds collaboration and capacity among our grantees. In April, we brought together our newest cohort of Girl Fund members for a powerful convening where grantees came together to connect, share, and learn from one another.

"The solidarity and shared knowledge we gain from this network is invaluable," reported one new member. "We're stronger together than we could ever be alone."

These frontline champions are tackling gender inequality where it matters most: within their own communities.

Your Dollars at Work

Your support has directly funded:

Menstrual and reproductive health, information, and dignity in Tanzania, Sudan, and Mexico (Msichana Imara Foundation, Strategic Initiatives in the Horn of Africa, Ipas Mexico)
Education, career training, mentorship, and empowerment in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Nepal (Sahar Education, Girl Child Art Foundation, Tewa, Boys Mentoring Advocacy Network).
Advocacy, movement building, and grantmaking for gender justice in Afghanistan, Kenya, Hong Kong, and the U.S. (MADRE, HER Foundation, Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activists).
Innovative Programs combating gender-based violence and expanding opportunities for women and girls
Cross-Border Collaboration among organizations facing similar challenges in different regions
Strategic Advocacy efforts that amplify local voices in the global conversation on gender equality

Overcoming Challenges Together

With your help, our grantees are navigating significant obstacles:

Countering misconceptions that gender equality has already been achieved.
Standing firm against growing opposition to women's rights.
Sustaining momentum despite limited resources and shifting political landscapes.

The GlobalGiving Difference

What sets The Girl Fund apart is our commitment to community-led change. Rather than imposing solutions from the outside, your donations empower local experts to design and implement strategies that work for their unique contexts.

Looking Forward

As one grantee shared: "This isn't just funding—it's a vote of confidence in our vision and expertise."

Your continued support enables us to deepen this important work, building a global movement for gender justice that starts at the local level and ripples outward.

Thank you for making this possible!

Allyson + the GlobalGiving team

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