GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN CULTIVATING Annual Report 2005–2006 COMMUNITY GRANTEE CAMBODIA ISOLATION is one of the worst barriers to women’s emancipation. The global women’s movement has a strong emphasis on MAKING CONNECTIONS. GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE ADVISOR BOARD GRANTEE STAFF BOARD DONOR KYRGYZSTAN CAMEROON INDIA TAJIKISTAN UKRAINE TOGO LEBANON NETHERLANDS / USA USA STAFF ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE ADVISOR GRANTEE GRANTEE USA AZERBAIJAN BOLIVIA SOUTH AFRICA USA BANGLADESH CAMEROON CHINA KENYA ADVISOR DONOR STAFF GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF MALI USA USA BRAZIL SOMALIA BENIN KOSOVA INDONESIA SCOTLAND / USA GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE DONOR ADVISOR RUSSIA SLOVAKIA KENYA CONGO DR BOLIVIA USA KYRGYZSTAN USA LEBANON GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE BOARD ISRAEL NIGERIA / SOUTH AFRICA SERBIA PAKISTAN CAMBODIA INDIA MEXICO MONGOLIA PHILIPPINES GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR ADVISOR GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF KOSOVA GHANA USA CROATIA NIGERIA AFGHANISTAN INDONESIA TOGO USA GRANTEE ADVISOR GRANTEE GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE STAFF GRANTEE GRANTEE MOROCCO KAZAKHSTAN CROATIA AFGHANISTAN PALESTINE CAMEROON TIBET BAHRAIN THAILAND BOARD GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE NICARAGUA UZBEKISTAN USA KENYA CHINA AZERBAIJAN KENYA ERITREA KYRGYZSTAN GRANTEE ADVISOR / GRANTEE BOARD / STAFF GRANTEE ADVISOR BOARD ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR AFGHANISTAN BENIN INDIA / USA COLOMBIA NEPAL ETHIOPIA GHANA BANGLADESH USA Radical connections. RESPECTFUL CONNECTIONS. GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE ADVISOR BOARD GRANTEE STAFF BOARD DONOR KYRGYZSTAN CAMEROON INDIA TAJIKISTAN UKRAINE TOGO LEBANON NETHERLANDS / USA USA STAFF ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE ADVISOR GRANTEE GRANTEE USA AZERBAIJAN BOLIVIA SOUTH AFRICA USA BANGLADESH CAMEROON CHINA KENYA ADVISOR DONOR STAFF GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF MALI USA USA BRAZIL SOMALIA BENIN KOSOVA INDONESIA SCOTLAND / USA GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE DONOR ADVISOR RUSSIA SLOVAKIA KENYA CONGO DR BOLIVIA USA KYRGYZSTAN USA LEBANON GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE BOARD ISRAEL NIGERIA / SOUTH AFRICA SERBIA PAKISTAN CAMBODIA INDIA MEXICO MONGOLIA PHILIPPINES GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR ADVISOR GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF KOSOVA GHANA USA CROATIA NIGERIA AFGHANISTAN INDONESIA TOGO USA GRANTEE ADVISOR GRANTEE GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE STAFF GRANTEE GRANTEE MOROCCO KAZAKHSTAN CROATIA AFGHANISTAN PALESTINE CAMEROON TIBET BAHRAIN THAILAND BOARD GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE NICARAGUA UZBEKISTAN USA KENYA CHINA AZERBAIJAN KENYA ERITREA KYRGYZSTAN GRANTEE ADVISOR / GRANTEE BOARD / STAFF GRANTEE ADVISOR BOARD ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR AFGHANISTAN BENIN INDIA / USA COLOMBIA NEPAL ETHIOPIA GHANA BANGLADESH USA Despite the construction of walls, borders and barriers, women are building and STRENGTHENING NETWORKS. GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE ADVISOR BOARD GRANTEE STAFF BOARD DONOR KYRGYZSTAN CAMEROON INDIA TAJIKISTAN UKRAINE TOGO LEBANON NETHERLANDS / USA USA STAFF ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE ADVISOR GRANTEE GRANTEE USA AZERBAIJAN BOLIVIA SOUTH AFRICA USA BANGLADESH CAMEROON CHINA KENYA ADVISOR DONOR STAFF GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF MALI USA USA BRAZIL SOMALIA BENIN KOSOVA INDONESIA SCOTLAND / USA GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE DONOR ADVISOR RUSSIA SLOVAKIA KENYA CONGO DR BOLIVIA USA KYRGYZSTAN USA LEBANON GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE BOARD ISRAEL NIGERIA / SOUTH AFRICA SERBIA PAKISTAN CAMBODIA INDIA MEXICO MONGOLIA PHILIPPINES GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR ADVISOR GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF KOSOVA GHANA USA CROATIA NIGERIA AFGHANISTAN INDONESIA TOGO USA GRANTEE ADVISOR GRANTEE GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE STAFF GRANTEE GRANTEE MOROCCO KAZAKHSTAN CROATIA AFGHANISTAN PALESTINE CAMEROON TIBET BAHRAIN THAILAND BOARD GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE NICARAGUA UZBEKISTAN USA KENYA CHINA AZERBAIJAN KENYA ERITREA KYRGYZSTAN GRANTEE ADVISOR / GRANTEE BOARD / STAFF GRANTEE ADVISOR BOARD ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR AFGHANISTAN BENIN INDIA / USA COLOMBIA NEPAL ETHIOPIA GHANA BANGLADESH USA By doing so, women are defining their own borders and deciding their own destinies. The Global Fund for Women supports women who are linking to and strengthening one another. GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE ADVISOR BOARD GRANTEE STAFF BOARD DONOR KYRGYZSTAN CAMEROON INDIA TAJIKISTAN UKRAINE TOGO LEBANON NETHERLANDS / USA USA STAFF ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE ADVISOR GRANTEE GRANTEE USA AZERBAIJAN BOLIVIA SOUTH AFRICA USA BANGLADESH CAMEROON CHINA KENYA ADVISOR DONOR STAFF GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF MALI USA USA BRAZIL SOMALIA BENIN KOSOVA INDONESIA SCOTLAND / USA GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE DONOR ADVISOR RUSSIA SLOVAKIA KENYA CONGO DR BOLIVIA USA KYRGYZSTAN USA LEBANON GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE BOARD ISRAEL NIGERIA / SOUTH AFRICA SERBIA PAKISTAN CAMBODIA INDIA MEXICO MONGOLIA PHILIPPINES GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR ADVISOR GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE GRANTEE STAFF KOSOVA GHANA USA CROATIA NIGERIA AFGHANISTAN INDONESIA TOGO USA GRANTEE ADVISOR GRANTEE GRANTEE BOARD GRANTEE STAFF GRANTEE GRANTEE MOROCCO KAZAKHSTAN CROATIA AFGHANISTAN PALESTINE CAMEROON TIBET BAHRAIN THAILAND BOARD GRANTEE DONOR GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE GRANTEE NICARAGUA UZBEKISTAN USA KENYA CHINA AZERBAIJAN KENYA ERITREA KYRGYZSTAN GRANTEE ADVISOR / GRANTEE BOARD / STAFF GRANTEE ADVISOR BOARD ADVISOR / GRANTEE GRANTEE DONOR AFGHANISTAN BENIN INDIA / USA COLOMBIA NEPAL ETHIOPIA GHANA BANGLADESH USA GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN is a nonprofit grantmaking foundation that advances women’s rights worldwide. We are a network of women and men who believe that women’s full equality and parti- cipation in society is one of the most effective ways to build a just, peaceful and sustainable world. We raise funds and make grants to women-led organizations that promote the economic independence, health, safety, education and leadership of women and girls. CULTIVATING COMMUNITY TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTERS 2 FROM THE CHAIR 3 FROM THE PRESIDENT THE ISSUES 6 TRAFFICKING 20 DISASTERS 24 MEDIA 28 ECONOMIC INSECURITY 32 WOMEN’S HEALTH 36 SOCIAL CHANGE PHILANTHROPY THE TEAM 46 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 48 BOARD PROFILE, MAYAN VILLALBA 49 ADVISOR PROFILE, MARÍA SUAREZ TORO 50 ADVISORY COUNCIL 52 STAFF GRANTEES 56 AFRICA 60 AMERICAS 63 ASIA & OCEANIA 65 EUROPE & FORMER SOVIET STATES 67 NORTH AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST 70 HOW TO APPLY FOR A GRANT 71 FINANCIAL INFORMATION LETTER from the CHAIR Dear Friends, It is my great pleasure to welcome you to this year’s annual report. differentiated effects and to continue to make the connections Please take this report as an invitation to deepen your connection between the shuffle of paper in Washington boardrooms and the to, and to be inspired by, one of the most exciting social change social disruptions developing further south. philanthropic communities of the twenty-first century! Global Fund’s over 10,000 donors make up the rest of this The Global Fund for Women is a remarkable illustration of community, many of whom develop connections that reach far transnational solidarity, at a time when new ways of connection beyond their particular locations and lifestyles, and forge links are vital to our survival. We support women in their own right, that are both respectful and radical in their implications. A because liberating women is key to the broader transformation of growing number of Global Fund donors become advocates, a world that still subjects most of its women to the drudgery of holding fundraisers and contributing to the culture and practice extreme poverty, to the destructiveness of militarism and to the of solidarity that have always been central to the international strictures of religious fundamentalism, both “out there” and much women’s movement. Although not a large body in the field of closer to home. While economic globalization has deepened the large foundations and trusts, the Global Fund has shown material inequalities that make it so hard to achieve social justice, remarkable growth in times that have challenged philanthropy in the liberationist principles that underlie our grantmaking offer us new ways, and we remain the largest organization exclusively new possibilities, as we cultivate an ethos that challenges global funding women’s groups in the world. inequalities in principle and in practice. The year ahead will undoubtedly be rife with challenges as Global Fund grantees make up a community of more than 5,000 nations continue to invoke the rhetoric of democracy, freedom groups in 163 countries, all united in their commitment to and women’s rights to justify militarization and construction of women. We are especially proud of the increased grants awarded walls, borders and barriers. Yet we must all be willing to reflect this year to women living in the most troubled areas of the world. critically on brave legal and policy commitments to equality and This has allowed us to offer more support to women in North justice, as we see these contradicted daily. We must look beneath Africa and the Middle East, and to women working for peace in the surface of our so-called differences and recognize our universal the war zones of Central Africa now struggling to democratize. humanity. By digging deeper into ourselves