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Meet our partners catalysing change for women & girls around the world
Many of our partners work daily to catalyse change to improve women and girls’ participation in society. During Women's History Month, we're profiling and celebrating these organisations from around the world.
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African women shaping democracy
As the world celebrates Women’s History Month, we're proud to highlight some of the exemplary women in leadership among our partner organisations in Africa. Read their reflections on the powerful movements that African...
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Global Press: Ethical, accurate, and inclusive journalism
Global Press is an award-winning women-led news organization that trains and employs local women journalists to report news in some of the world’s most challenging places.
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IWMF: Breaking barriers for women and nonbinary journalists
The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) is a global organisation built to serve the needs of women and nonbinary journalists.
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Unbias the News: Creating a new kind of journalism
Unbias the News is a feminist cross-border newsroom by Hostwriter, an award-winning network of over 6,670 journalists in 158 countries.
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KRYSS Network: Supporting freedom of expression in Malaysia
KRYSS Network is a Malaysian organisation focusing on freedom of expression from a gender lens.
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Aúna: Changing the face of Mexican politics
Aúna is the first Mexican platform to identify, train, and support women leaders to become involved, or stay engaged, in politics.
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Luminate welcomes Maria Ressa acquittal
Luminate welcomes the decision by the Philippines’ Court of Tax Appeals to acquit Maria Ressa of four politically motivated tax charges.
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AWiM: Making the media work for African women
African Women in Media is a network of more than 2,000 women journalists who are breaking barriers and advancing opportunities for women in media.
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Opinion & analysis
Op-ed: Disenchanted sectors of society raise the alarm for Chile and Brazil
In this op-ed, Rafael Georges explains that while Chile and Brazil have been cited as examples of democratic resilience, there are growing sectors of their populations that feels disillusioned with political institutions,...
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Ground-breaking new complaint challenges YouTube’s abuse of children’s...
For the first time, the UK’s Age Appropriate Design Code could be used to protect children’s privacy. We’ve supported a new complaint with the UK’s Information Commissioner's Office highlighting YouTube’s invasive...
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Juana Kweitel joins Luminate as Vice President, Global Programmes
Juana Kweitel has joined the foundation as Vice President, Global Programmes and will lead the team working on transregional initiatives to enable people to fully participate in civic and political life, to safely challenge...
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January 8th riots in Brazil: it’s time to build a democracy that works...
Despite the January 8 riots, which were fueled by online mis- and disinformation, there are bright spots to celebrate in Brazil, such as the appointment of diverse, representative leaders like Anielle Franco and Sonia Guajajara.
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Shifting power through narrative change
Narrative change and storytelling can be powerful tools in creating just, inclusive societies. Our narrative change work focuses on public discourse, culture, and storytelling.
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