News & Stories
A Look Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools
The following is an excerpt from a new article in The Meteor featuring one of our grantees in Afghanistan: A group of teenage girls and young women…
Women Resist War: Stand with Justine Masika Bihamba and the Women of the DRC
Women Resist War is a powerful new book by Justine Masika Bihamba, founder and director of our grantee organization Synergie des Femmes pour les Victimes des Violences Sexuelles (SFVS). Bihamba…
International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM: Defending Girls’ Rights
Today, on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), we stand with women and girls around the world who are demanding bodily autonomy, safety,…
CNN Christine Amanpour: Jane Fonda and activist Mela Chiponda join Christiane Amanpour to discuss launching the Jane Fonda Gender and Climate Justice Fund
Watch Jane Fonda and Mela Chiponda talk about our new Jane Fonda Gender and Climate Justice Fund with Christine Amanpour: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/tv/video/amanpour-mela-chiponda-jane-fonda-gender-climate-justice-fund
Afghan Women Left Behind After the Earthquake
Our grantee on the ground in Kunar is delivering lifesaving food, hygiene kits, and supplies to women and children affected by the earthquake (Faces have…
From Sierra Leone to The Gambia: End FGM for Good
Last month, the ECOWAS Court of Justice—the judicial arm of the Economic Community of West African States—issued a landmark ruling against the Government of Sierra Leone in…
Four Years Without School—We Refuse to Stop Fighting
Four years ago today, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, slamming classroom doors shut for millions of girls. Afghan girls have now been locked out…
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons: Colabo’s Fight Against Sex Trafficking
Today, on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, we honor the courage and resilience of frontline groups working to end the sexual exploitation of women and…
Annual Report 2024
We are proud to share the Frontline Women’s Fund 2024 Annual Report with you. Thanks to your generosity and support, we raised almost $2 million last year, bringing our total to…
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
June 19 is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict—a global call to confront one of war’s most brutal and under-addressed weapons: rape.…
ACTIVITY REPORT: BRIDGING GENERATIONS NAIROBI 2024
We’re pleased to share the joint report from Bridging Generations: Working Together to End FGM as Violence Against Women and Girls in Africa, our convening in…
International Women’s Day 2025
We are not wrong. We are not wrong to want safety, freedom, and power over our own bodies. We are not wrong to demand a world…