"Nothing is more crucial than getting money to projects on the ground. Frontline Women's Fund knows how to get the funds where they are most needed and where they will make a real difference."
| Gloria Steinem
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
Frontline Women's Fund is a fund for women that strengthens frontline women's rights activists around the world by increasing their access to financial resources, political leaders, and media visibility.
WHAT WE DO
What We Do
Frontline Women's Fund connects individual donors to strong and effective frontline women’s rights activists, maximizing the impact of their contributions. 90% of every donation made to support our partners is regranted directly to them.
WHY WE DO IT
WHY WE DO IT
Only 1% of all “gender equality funding” goes to women’s rights organizations and even less to frontline women’s groups. We believe investing in front line activists is the best way to achieve global gender equality.
Frontline Women's Fund is an Initiative of the Sisterhood is Global Institute
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The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan, UNGA79
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