WHAT, WHO AND WHERE WE HAVE FUNDED

Who we are funding

We fund girls, young women, trans and intersex youth across the world, with leadership under 35 years old. All of these groups have been directly impacted by the crises that they are responding to, including the hurricane in Haiti, floods in Pakistan and Libya, earthquakes in Turkey, Syria and Morocco, the ongoing attack on Palestine, and wars in Ukraine and Sudan. They come from and work within the most structurally excluded communities, identifying as from rural areas, Indigenous, Black, LGBTQI+ and people with disabilities. Almost half the supported groups so far have been unregistered and informal, often facing backlash and security risks and work with extremely limited resources.

2020

Resourcing girls and young feminists, responding to the Covid-19 pandemic: moving funding in collaboration with women, feminist funds and public foundations, from ELAS, FCAM, Semillas, Disability Rights Fund and more
Deep place-based grantmaking in Sierra Leone
Moved $1,200,000 USD to over 234 girl- and young feminist-led groups in 91 countries
2021

A focus on deepening our relationships with groups and activist-led accompaniment. Awarded collaboration grants in over 20 countries
First humanitarian and disaster response grants beyond the pandemic. Funded groups responding to the earthquake in Haiti, working with Madre to reach girls impacted by the taliban takeover in Afghanistan and supporting girls and young feminists across Palestine
2022

Resourcing 20 young feminist led groups organising humanitarian response in response to the war in Ukraine and a strong focus on donor organising
Funded girls leading the response to devastating floods in Pakistan
Scaled our work in Palestine, developing relationships with 20 groups and continued our funding in Haiti
2023

Responded to the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, funding over 20 groups
Began funding in in DRC
and Sudan
Continued funding in Haiti with anchor partners responding in the escalating crisis
Funded young feminists responding to the hurricane in Acapulco, Mexico, fires in the Amazon in Brazil & continued political crisis in Nicaragua
Moved resourcing to girls and young feminists responding in the Morocco earthquake and floods in Libya in September
Deepened and scaled our funding in Palestine and began organising closely with other funders
2024

Continued funding in Libya and Morocco with a focus on recovery from floods and the earthquake
Deepened our support in Afghanistan, with Madre to fund 5 new groups championing the rights of girls and young women
Moved long-term support to young women-led groups in Myanmar
Moved rapid funding to girls & young women providing critical protection and support for protests in Kenya, Bangladesh and Georgia
Moved funding to young feminists leading response to Hurricane Beryl across the Caribbean
Doubled down in key protracted crises in Sudan, DRC, Haiti, Palestine & Lebanon
2025

Sustained and expanded our critical support to anchor partners in Sudan, DRC, Palestine and Lebanon
Redoubled our efforts to young feminists leading climate crisis response in the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil & Malawi
Deepened our work funding young feminists leading tech & connectivity infrastructure in crisis in Kenya, Mexico, India and Palestine
Supported existing partners in the Myanmar earthquake and the escalating situation in Georgia

A closer look at the last 12 months

From March to April 2025, we reached out to current grantees via survey or one-to-one learning calls to understand reach, impact, and success from their perspective. At the time of writing, 30 grantees have responded. The data below paints a robust picture of the power of resourcing these groups directly at times of crisis.

Who are our partners reaching?