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February 16, 2026
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February 16, 2026
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Investing $9M for Women Leaders in Global South

In September 2025, new grantee Colmena Fund made a commitment of $9M USD to advance women's political leadership in the Global South.
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April 8, 2025
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April 8, 2025
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Pushing for Disability Inclusive Funding

In March 2025, two Channel Foundation grantee partners released a groundbreaking new publication, Activists from Strength: What You […]
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June 25, 2024
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June 25, 2024
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Report Analyzes Violence Against WHRDS

On June 18, 2024, Femena, a Channel grantee, spotlighted its research and new report titled “Silent No More: […]
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November 28, 2023
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November 28, 2023
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Feminist Activists Take on COP28

The 2023 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP28) is being held in Dubai […]
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September 12, 2023
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September 12, 2023
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Responding to Earthquake in Morocco

In response to the Friday, Sept 8, 2023 earthquake in Morocco, several Channel grantee partners have created campaigns […]
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May 23, 2023
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May 23, 2023
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FLD Honors 2023 Human Rights Defenders

Front Line Defenders, a Channel grantee partner, announced the five winners of the 2023 Award for Human Rights […]
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February 13, 2023
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February 13, 2023
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Providing Support to Turkey & Syria Earthquake Relief Efforts

On Feb. 6, 2023, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria.  As per a CNN live […]
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January 19, 2023
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January 19, 2023
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Channel Partner Leaders Address Protests in Iran

Several prominent voices in the press addressing the protests in Iran that began in September 2022 after the […]
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April 22, 2022
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April 22, 2022
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WLP’s Partner in Morocco Fights for Women’s Equal Land Rights

Since 2007, Channel partner the Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) has been working on collective land issues with L’Association […]
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February 25, 2022
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February 25, 2022
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FLD Details Threats to WHRDs Including Pegasus Attacks

In January 2022, Channel partner Front Line Defenders (FLD) released a report featuring accounts from women human rights […]
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February 23, 2022
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OutRight Releases Reports on Iraq and Afghanistan

In January 2022, Channel partner OutRight Action International, along with Human Rights Watch, published a report on increased […]
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August 20, 2020
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August 20, 2020
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Front Line Defenders Launches Monthly Digital Comic ‘Zine

In July 2020, Channel grantee partner Front Line Defenders (FLD) launched Cypher (@cypher_comics on Instagram), a digital comics […]
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April 18, 2020
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April 18, 2020
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GFW Fundamental Documentary Series Available for Streaming

Channel’s longest term grantee partner, Global Fund for Women (GFW) and two-time academy award-winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy partnered to […]
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September 11, 2017
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September 11, 2017
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Ending ‘Marry-Your-Rapist’ Laws

Within weeks of each other in the summer of 2017, Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia all closed legal loopholes allowing rapists […]
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November 10, 2015
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November 10, 2015
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Dr. Sakena Yacoobi Wins 2015 WISE Prize for Education

In November 2015 Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, Founder of Channel grantee partner, the Afghan Institute for Learning (AIL), won the 2015 […]
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