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Apr, 2026

Impact, Grantees

Rise Launches Plans to Increase Gender Equality Funding

As government and private funding for foreign aid and gender equality programs declines, Together Women Rise is planning to expand its grants program in support of women and girls in the Global South.

“When public and private funders step back, people-powered movements must step up — and that’s exactly what we are doing at Together Women Rise,” said Beverley Francis-Gibson, CEO. “This year, we are investing more than ever in our grants program, and we just announced a new strategic plan which sets out our bold strategy for increasing grantmaking by 75 percent over the next three years.” Details

Image of girls in Morrocco with Project Soar clapping adn smiling toward a subject off camera during an opening circle event. The text overlay says: "When governments step back, we must step up for women and girls around the world." - Beverley Francis Gibson CEO, Together Women Rise
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Oct, 2025

Together Women Rise

This Day of the Girl, There’s Little to Celebrate – Unless We Rise Together

October 11 marks International Day of the Girl Child – a day to recognize girls’ rights and celebrate their power to shape a better world. But this year, I find myself asking: is there truly anything to celebrate?

Around the world, governments are dramatically slashing their foreign aid budgets. The U.S. alone has reduced its foreign aid commitments by billions of dollars, and other governments, including Germany, France and the U.K., are making similar cuts.

This is a crisis, and we know that women and girls are always hit hardest during any crises. Details