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Celebrating distributing $100 Million in support to grassroots activists
Throughout this turbulent year, community-based activists and local leaders have remained powerful sources of social change and hope. At the Fund for Global Human Rights, we pause, if only for a moment, to recognize a major milestone in our work supporting frontline activists and the extraordinary people who brought us here. To date we have distributed $100 million in support to local activists tackling injustice, inequality, corruption, and poverty around the world.
Blogs
In Uganda, Community Radio Educates People About COVID-19—and Human Rights
September 9, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Blogs
Collaboration Can Help Expand Civic Space in West Africa
August 27, 2020 • by Jimm Chick Fomunjong
Blogs
Meet the Nationwide Coalition Supporting Human Rights Defenders in Kenya
August 25, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Blogs
A Hotline Providing Hope for Women Facing Abuse in El Salvador
August 18, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Blogs
UPDATE: Frontline Activists Step Up for the Sex Worker Community
August 11, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Blogs
Working to Address Remote Learning Gaps in Uganda
August 6, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Celebrating distributing $100 Million in support to grassroots activists
Throughout this turbulent year, community-based activists and local leaders have remained powerful sources of social change and hope. At the Fund for Global Human Rights, we pause, if only for a moment, to recognize a major milestone in our work supporting frontline activists and the extraordinary people who brought us here. To date we have distributed $100 million in support to local activists tackling injustice, inequality, corruption, and poverty around the world.
Blogs
In Uganda, Community Radio Educates People About COVID-19—and Human Rights
September 9, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Blogs
Collaboration Can Help Expand Civic Space in West Africa
August 27, 2020 • by Jimm Chick Fomunjong
Blogs
Meet the Nationwide Coalition Supporting Human Rights Defenders in Kenya
August 25, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Blogs
A Hotline Providing Hope for Women Facing Abuse in El Salvador
August 18, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Blogs
UPDATE: Frontline Activists Step Up for the Sex Worker Community
August 11, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Blogs
Working to Address Remote Learning Gaps in Uganda
August 6, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
West Africa Beat Ebola. But Did It Learn From It?
As West Africa grapples with COVID-19, have civil society groups and policymakers applied the lessons they learned from Ebola to the fight against the new virus? Or are West African countries repeating the same fatal mistakes? Our Program Officer for Thematic Initiatives, John Kabia, answers that question in an op-ed for World Politics Review. Photo taken in Monrovia, Liberia. Credit: UNMIL/Emmanuel Tobey.
In the News
Dismantling Inequality Must Be Part of the Pandemic Response
July 31, 2020 • by Regan Ralph
In the News
How Civil Society is Fighting Back Against Coronavirus Crackdowns
June 24, 2020 • by James Savage
In the News
What Covid-19 Means For Equity And Inclusion
May 28, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
In the News
Three Ways Human Rights Groups can Create Hope During COVID-19
May 25, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
In the News
Philanthropists Must Step Up and Adapt to Support Local Community Action
April 29, 2020 • by David Mattingly
In the News
As a Global Food Crisis Looms, Local Leaders Offer Solutions
April 24, 2020 • by Regan Ralph
How Changing the Narrative Could Revolutionize What It Means to Do Human Rights
In a new report from JustLabs and the Fund for Global Human Rights, Krizna Gomez and Thomas Coombes argue that human rights actors need more than just a better communications strategy to effect real change in today's hostile climate--they need…
Publications
Sur International Journal on Human Rights, Issue 26
January 11, 2018 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Remembering Our Cherished Colleagues, Ana Paula Hernández and Sally O’Neill
April 7 marks the first anniversary of the loss of our dear colleagues and the heart of our Latin America program: Ana Paula Hernández and Sally O’Neill. The messages in this memorial video are testament to these two remarkable, brave, and committed human rights advocates. We must continue the fight for justice in their honor.
Videos
Empowering Women To Transform Their Communities in Myanmar
March 8, 2020 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
Videos
Hope in Action: Defending Peaceful Resistance in Honduras
November 12, 2019 • by Fund for Global Human Rights
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