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Sudan is the world’s largest displacement crisis, hitting women and children hardest. Sudanese women are delivering funds, food, shelter, dignity kits, crisis support, and maternity care. Fuel their lifesaving work. Donate now. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
December 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Sudan is the world’s largest displacement crisis, hitting women and children hardest. Sudanese women are delivering funds, food, shelter, dignity kits, crisis support, and maternity care. Fuel their lifesaving work. Donate now. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
UNAIDS began operations in 1996 and served millions around the world as it moved through its mission to address the HIV/AIDS crisis, including securing landmark legislation ensuring rights and access to services. https://bit.ly/3XB6IQg
Vulnerable Populations Will Suffer With UNAIDS Early Closure
HIV activists were stunned by a proposal from UN Secretary-General to shut down the UN’s main agency to fight HIV/AIDS next year.
www.ipsnews.net
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
UNAIDS began operations in 1996 and served millions around the world as it moved through its mission to address the HIV/AIDS crisis, including securing landmark legislation ensuring rights and access to services. https://bit.ly/3XB6IQg
The Future is Ours to Make. Original Artwork by Diane Brawarsky
Happy Holidays from MADRE! Wishing you a joyful time with family and friends. Thank you for your meaningful support. With you by our side, we will continue to build the future that is ours to make, together, in this new year.
Happy Holidays from MADRE! Wishing you a joyful time with family and friends. Thank you for your meaningful support. With you by our side, we will continue to build the future that is ours to make, together, in this new year.
December 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Future is Ours to Make. Original Artwork by Diane Brawarsky
Happy Holidays from MADRE! Wishing you a joyful time with family and friends. Thank you for your meaningful support. With you by our side, we will continue to build the future that is ours to make, together, in this new year.
Happy Holidays from MADRE! Wishing you a joyful time with family and friends. Thank you for your meaningful support. With you by our side, we will continue to build the future that is ours to make, together, in this new year.
Women and girls in Haiti face violence every day. Through the Haitian Women’s Collective, MADRE supports women-led groups providing aid, medical care, and trauma support. Haitian women are leading relief and rebuilding their communities—and MADRE stands with them.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Women and girls in Haiti face violence every day. Through the Haitian Women’s Collective, MADRE supports women-led groups providing aid, medical care, and trauma support. Haitian women are leading relief and rebuilding their communities—and MADRE stands with them.
Across Mexico, migrant women, girls, & LGBTQ+ people face rising danger. Policy shifts leave thousands stranded as shelters overflow and violence grows. MADRE partners provide shelter, food, & care but need support. Donate today: https://support.madre.org/campaign/747777/donate
December 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Across Mexico, migrant women, girls, & LGBTQ+ people face rising danger. Policy shifts leave thousands stranded as shelters overflow and violence grows. MADRE partners provide shelter, food, & care but need support. Donate today: https://support.madre.org/campaign/747777/donate
The NY Times reports global emergency aid is being cut in half, risking millions facing disasters all over the world. MADRE’s work is more vital than ever, funding grassroots aid for food, shelter, care, and safety. Stand with MADRE: https://bit.ly/44oryWL
December 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The NY Times reports global emergency aid is being cut in half, risking millions facing disasters all over the world. MADRE’s work is more vital than ever, funding grassroots aid for food, shelter, care, and safety. Stand with MADRE: https://bit.ly/44oryWL
Women around the world are using their power for peace.
Their leadership, values, and voices rooted in care are needed for trusted peace-building systems in violent environments.
Peace exists with women at the forefront. https://fpif.org/the-real-peacemakers/
Their leadership, values, and voices rooted in care are needed for trusted peace-building systems in violent environments.
Peace exists with women at the forefront. https://fpif.org/the-real-peacemakers/
December 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Women around the world are using their power for peace.
Their leadership, values, and voices rooted in care are needed for trusted peace-building systems in violent environments.
Peace exists with women at the forefront. https://fpif.org/the-real-peacemakers/
Their leadership, values, and voices rooted in care are needed for trusted peace-building systems in violent environments.
Peace exists with women at the forefront. https://fpif.org/the-real-peacemakers/
On this #HumanRightsDay, we celebrate the lifesaving work of our partners and are proud to work alongside them in these challenging times.
We asked some partners to share their reflections from the past year, and here’s what they had to say.
We asked some partners to share their reflections from the past year, and here’s what they had to say.
![The most meaningful part [of our work] has been creating space where Afghan LGBTIQ+ people, who are often invisible, can be heard and supported, whether through emergency aid, advocacy, or raising their stories on the global stage.
Artemis Akbary
Afghan LGBT Organization
MADRE Partner and Human Rights Defender](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lgy6nm4wwpfetajkvkycwnxs/bafkreifn33yfnku6uesh3zwlf5mhjxmtgbumk4rlwopuidhe7qrepy4i2a@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
On this #HumanRightsDay, we celebrate the lifesaving work of our partners and are proud to work alongside them in these challenging times.
We asked some partners to share their reflections from the past year, and here’s what they had to say.
We asked some partners to share their reflections from the past year, and here’s what they had to say.
Shutting down UNAIDS has a wide-reaching, detrimental impact on the communities that depend on its support, rolling back much of the progress made to address HIV/AIDS.
“...The world will be much less effective in preventing and treating HIV..” https://bit.ly/3XB6IQg
“...The world will be much less effective in preventing and treating HIV..” https://bit.ly/3XB6IQg
Vulnerable Populations Will Suffer With UNAIDS Early Closure
HIV activists were stunned by a proposal from UN Secretary-General to shut down the UN’s main agency to fight HIV/AIDS next year.
www.ipsnews.net
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Shutting down UNAIDS has a wide-reaching, detrimental impact on the communities that depend on its support, rolling back much of the progress made to address HIV/AIDS.
“...The world will be much less effective in preventing and treating HIV..” https://bit.ly/3XB6IQg
“...The world will be much less effective in preventing and treating HIV..” https://bit.ly/3XB6IQg
Women worldwide are resisting, learning, leading, and driving change in their communities. Their stories are crucial lessons that bring us together and build solidarity.
Hope is our lifeline, and it becomes our duty and strength to face adversity together.
Hope is our lifeline, and it becomes our duty and strength to face adversity together.
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Women worldwide are resisting, learning, leading, and driving change in their communities. Their stories are crucial lessons that bring us together and build solidarity.
Hope is our lifeline, and it becomes our duty and strength to face adversity together.
Hope is our lifeline, and it becomes our duty and strength to face adversity together.
The Afghanistan Women’s Studies Academy, MADRE partner and collaborator, recently launched its new Persian-language website, uplifting the voices, histories, & knowledge of Afghan women: https://bit.ly/3Mxiysd.
Support this vital work & help fuel Afghan women’s initiatives. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
Support this vital work & help fuel Afghan women’s initiatives. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Afghanistan Women’s Studies Academy, MADRE partner and collaborator, recently launched its new Persian-language website, uplifting the voices, histories, & knowledge of Afghan women: https://bit.ly/3Mxiysd.
Support this vital work & help fuel Afghan women’s initiatives. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
Support this vital work & help fuel Afghan women’s initiatives. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
Yesterday’s models are not for today.
It’s time we create something new.
MADRE Executive Director Yifat Susskind shares her perspective along other experts about “the single most important thing for philanthropy to do right now.” https://bit.ly/48BAeKY
It’s time we create something new.
MADRE Executive Director Yifat Susskind shares her perspective along other experts about “the single most important thing for philanthropy to do right now.” https://bit.ly/48BAeKY
We can’t fund the future with yesterday’s models: How we build “the new”
What possibilities emerge when funders and civil society leaders see themselves as co-architects of this new financial ecosystem? Moving beyond grants to a weaving of philanthropy, community and marke...
www.springstrategies.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Yesterday’s models are not for today.
It’s time we create something new.
MADRE Executive Director Yifat Susskind shares her perspective along other experts about “the single most important thing for philanthropy to do right now.” https://bit.ly/48BAeKY
It’s time we create something new.
MADRE Executive Director Yifat Susskind shares her perspective along other experts about “the single most important thing for philanthropy to do right now.” https://bit.ly/48BAeKY
There IS a resolution to the US’s current approach to foreign policy.
It’s a feminist peace.
MADRE’s Kate Alexander joins William Hartung to discuss an approach that demands more than the status quo. https://bit.ly/4nO8eZR
It’s a feminist peace.
MADRE’s Kate Alexander joins William Hartung to discuss an approach that demands more than the status quo. https://bit.ly/4nO8eZR
Feminist Foreign Policy: Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Creating an Alternative to Our Failed Foreign Policy Paragdigm
whartung.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
There IS a resolution to the US’s current approach to foreign policy.
It’s a feminist peace.
MADRE’s Kate Alexander joins William Hartung to discuss an approach that demands more than the status quo. https://bit.ly/4nO8eZR
It’s a feminist peace.
MADRE’s Kate Alexander joins William Hartung to discuss an approach that demands more than the status quo. https://bit.ly/4nO8eZR
MADRE connects with grassroots feminists to support livelihoods worldwide.
In the face of growing authoritarianism, our work has never been more urgent.
With your support this #GivingTuesday, we can continue fueling movements for justice for all. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
In the face of growing authoritarianism, our work has never been more urgent.
With your support this #GivingTuesday, we can continue fueling movements for justice for all. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
MADRE connects with grassroots feminists to support livelihoods worldwide.
In the face of growing authoritarianism, our work has never been more urgent.
With your support this #GivingTuesday, we can continue fueling movements for justice for all. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
In the face of growing authoritarianism, our work has never been more urgent.
With your support this #GivingTuesday, we can continue fueling movements for justice for all. https://bit.ly/44oryWL
This year, MADRE efficiently aided multiple initiatives, but it wouldn’t have been possible without your support.
This is what you made happen.
Make an impact, and make it count before the year ends! Visit https://bit.ly/44oryWL.
This is what you made happen.
Make an impact, and make it count before the year ends! Visit https://bit.ly/44oryWL.
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This year, MADRE efficiently aided multiple initiatives, but it wouldn’t have been possible without your support.
This is what you made happen.
Make an impact, and make it count before the year ends! Visit https://bit.ly/44oryWL.
This is what you made happen.
Make an impact, and make it count before the year ends! Visit https://bit.ly/44oryWL.
MUIXIL is passing down traditional knowledge through their women’s weaving collective and preserving their cultural heritage.
With loom weaving, Ixil women and girls come together to create art that breathes life into their community with love and history. www.madre.org/partner/muix...
With loom weaving, Ixil women and girls come together to create art that breathes life into their community with love and history. www.madre.org/partner/muix...
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
MUIXIL is passing down traditional knowledge through their women’s weaving collective and preserving their cultural heritage.
With loom weaving, Ixil women and girls come together to create art that breathes life into their community with love and history. www.madre.org/partner/muix...
With loom weaving, Ixil women and girls come together to create art that breathes life into their community with love and history. www.madre.org/partner/muix...
On #TransDayOfRemembrance, we honor the lives of trans ancestors and center the voices of trans people calling for a world where they can live, thrive, and create.
For #StoriesOfPride, DeLisha reads a submission from Uganda that challenges repression and shares a vision of liberation.
For #StoriesOfPride, DeLisha reads a submission from Uganda that challenges repression and shares a vision of liberation.
November 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
On #TransDayOfRemembrance, we honor the lives of trans ancestors and center the voices of trans people calling for a world where they can live, thrive, and create.
For #StoriesOfPride, DeLisha reads a submission from Uganda that challenges repression and shares a vision of liberation.
For #StoriesOfPride, DeLisha reads a submission from Uganda that challenges repression and shares a vision of liberation.
There are consequences to policies that ignore the people leaders are meant to serve and protect.
A feminist foreign policy that centers gender justice, human rights, & demands the dismantling of toxic masculinity norms is the alternative we need. https://bit.ly/4nO8eZR
A feminist foreign policy that centers gender justice, human rights, & demands the dismantling of toxic masculinity norms is the alternative we need. https://bit.ly/4nO8eZR
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There are consequences to policies that ignore the people leaders are meant to serve and protect.
A feminist foreign policy that centers gender justice, human rights, & demands the dismantling of toxic masculinity norms is the alternative we need. https://bit.ly/4nO8eZR
A feminist foreign policy that centers gender justice, human rights, & demands the dismantling of toxic masculinity norms is the alternative we need. https://bit.ly/4nO8eZR
Trump claims to be a “peacemaker,” but his record tells another story. Real peace depends on grassroots feminist movements organizing from the ground up.
Read more from MADRE’s Diana Duarte and Kate Alexander here: https://bit.ly/4hRPzet
Read more from MADRE’s Diana Duarte and Kate Alexander here: https://bit.ly/4hRPzet
The Real Peacemakers - FPIF
And Trump is not one of them.
fpif.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Trump claims to be a “peacemaker,” but his record tells another story. Real peace depends on grassroots feminist movements organizing from the ground up.
Read more from MADRE’s Diana Duarte and Kate Alexander here: https://bit.ly/4hRPzet
Read more from MADRE’s Diana Duarte and Kate Alexander here: https://bit.ly/4hRPzet
Congratulations to Julienne Lusenge on being awarded the Changemaker Award for her advocacy and peacebuilding efforts in the DRC!
She was one of two winners of the award, which was presented last month in Rome and accepted on her behalf by Sandrine Lusamba, who shared a powerful speech.
She was one of two winners of the award, which was presented last month in Rome and accepted on her behalf by Sandrine Lusamba, who shared a powerful speech.
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations to Julienne Lusenge on being awarded the Changemaker Award for her advocacy and peacebuilding efforts in the DRC!
She was one of two winners of the award, which was presented last month in Rome and accepted on her behalf by Sandrine Lusamba, who shared a powerful speech.
She was one of two winners of the award, which was presented last month in Rome and accepted on her behalf by Sandrine Lusamba, who shared a powerful speech.
Women and girls keep communities strong and unified. Advancing their capabilities as peacemakers is key to confronting war and authoritarianism.
We secure resources and platforms to ensure the participation of women and girls in building a lasting peace. https://bit.ly/3LwG9WI
We secure resources and platforms to ensure the participation of women and girls in building a lasting peace. https://bit.ly/3LwG9WI
November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Women and girls keep communities strong and unified. Advancing their capabilities as peacemakers is key to confronting war and authoritarianism.
We secure resources and platforms to ensure the participation of women and girls in building a lasting peace. https://bit.ly/3LwG9WI
We secure resources and platforms to ensure the participation of women and girls in building a lasting peace. https://bit.ly/3LwG9WI
Facing an increase in digital threats and hacking attempts, the Innovators 4 Climate Action sought out solutions to ensure their security.
In partnership with Equality Labs, MADRE organized a training offering knowledge and feminist frameworks for understanding digital safety.
In partnership with Equality Labs, MADRE organized a training offering knowledge and feminist frameworks for understanding digital safety.
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Facing an increase in digital threats and hacking attempts, the Innovators 4 Climate Action sought out solutions to ensure their security.
In partnership with Equality Labs, MADRE organized a training offering knowledge and feminist frameworks for understanding digital safety.
In partnership with Equality Labs, MADRE organized a training offering knowledge and feminist frameworks for understanding digital safety.
Not only is The Fund for Haitian Women the first fund for Haitian women, but it is also the first women’s fund in the Caribbean.
@carinejocelyn.bsky.social shares more about the fund’s launch and the call for more support for Haitian women and girls in Alliance Magazine. bit.ly/4nprYmw
@carinejocelyn.bsky.social shares more about the fund’s launch and the call for more support for Haitian women and girls in Alliance Magazine. bit.ly/4nprYmw
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Not only is The Fund for Haitian Women the first fund for Haitian women, but it is also the first women’s fund in the Caribbean.
@carinejocelyn.bsky.social shares more about the fund’s launch and the call for more support for Haitian women and girls in Alliance Magazine. bit.ly/4nprYmw
@carinejocelyn.bsky.social shares more about the fund’s launch and the call for more support for Haitian women and girls in Alliance Magazine. bit.ly/4nprYmw
This ceasefire presents a fragile window of opportunity to ensure that women and families in Gaza receive much-needed humanitarian aid.
Right now, our partners are distributing food packages with fresh, locally grown produce & operating community kitchens. MADRE.org/Palestine
Right now, our partners are distributing food packages with fresh, locally grown produce & operating community kitchens. MADRE.org/Palestine
October 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This ceasefire presents a fragile window of opportunity to ensure that women and families in Gaza receive much-needed humanitarian aid.
Right now, our partners are distributing food packages with fresh, locally grown produce & operating community kitchens. MADRE.org/Palestine
Right now, our partners are distributing food packages with fresh, locally grown produce & operating community kitchens. MADRE.org/Palestine
We're calling for truly transformative Feminist Foreign Policies at the #FFPConference2025.
✅True policy coherence
✅Funding the frontlines
✅Real accountability, co-designed with civil society
✅Defending our gains
Read our civil society statement bit.ly/FeministStatement4FFP
#AvecNousPourToustes
✅True policy coherence
✅Funding the frontlines
✅Real accountability, co-designed with civil society
✅Defending our gains
Read our civil society statement bit.ly/FeministStatement4FFP
#AvecNousPourToustes
A Civil Society Call for Transformative Feminist Foreign Policies -- Feminist Diplomacy Lab
We, the undersigned global civil society organizations, feminist movements, and human rights defenders, address the Feminist Foreign Policy Conference with a unified message.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We're calling for truly transformative Feminist Foreign Policies at the #FFPConference2025.
✅True policy coherence
✅Funding the frontlines
✅Real accountability, co-designed with civil society
✅Defending our gains
Read our civil society statement bit.ly/FeministStatement4FFP
#AvecNousPourToustes
✅True policy coherence
✅Funding the frontlines
✅Real accountability, co-designed with civil society
✅Defending our gains
Read our civil society statement bit.ly/FeministStatement4FFP
#AvecNousPourToustes