Violence against girls and women is one of the most devastating and persistent human rights violations, affecting one-third of women globally. At the same time, critical and historically under-resourced frontline women’s groups and responders are facing challenges as funding gets diverted to other crises. To end violence against girls and women, it is essential that funds be directed to the experts: women’s organizations and grassroots groups. Mobilizing support to these organizations is urgent.
The United Nations Foundation, in partnership with the Spotlight Initiative, and as part of a commitment made during the Generation Equality Forum, has established a funding vehicle—the WithHer Fund—to provide flexible funds to local, high-impact, frontline, grassroots women’s rights organizations that have been tackling gender-based violence (GBV)—particularly violence against women and girls (VAWG)—in their communities. The Fund operates under feminist grantmaking principles based on flexibility, trust, and transparency throughout the grant period.
