On April 2, 2025, a ‘Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) – Myanmar Earthquake’ brief was released to address the devastating gendered impacts of the March 28, 2025 earthquake in Myanmar....
The Human Cost
In light of the sudden and unexpected suspension in February 2025 of the United States Agency for International Development‘s (USAID) lifesaving humanitarian programs, the Channel Foundation and others in our sector are concerned with the widespread potential impacts on our partners and on the globe....
WRN’s Legacy Endures
Honoring a Legacy of Peace and Advocacy: The Women’s Regional Network Sunsets, but Its Flame Endures The Women’s Regional Network (WRN), a trusted grantee and partner of the Channel Foundation since 2011, together championing the rights and voices of marginalized women in South Asia’s most conflict-affected regions, made the difficult…...
Report Analyzes Violence Against WHRDS
On June 18, 2024, Femena, a Channel grantee, spotlighted its research and new report titled “Silent No More: WHRDs in SWANA Speak Out About Sexual Violence by Security Forces at its event called Untold Stories of Resistance. The report highlights the sexual violence Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) experience by…...
Global Impact of the Dobbs Decision
On January 22, 2024, Fós Feminista released a new report titled “The Global Impact of the Dobbs Decision on Abortion Laws, Policies, Legislation, Narratives, and Movements: Findings from Colombia, India, Kenya, and Nigeria” which contends that the Dobbs Decision has already had severe repercussions on sexual and reproductive health, rights, and…...
Report Released on Marginalized and Displaced Women
Women’s Regional Network (WRN), a longtime Channel grantee partner, has released three new reports. For over the past decade, WRN has been conducting “feminist qualitative participatory research” called “Community Conversations”. This research focuses on marginalized women in conflict zones, particularly in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. The three reports document the…...
NYT Features CREA’s Work on Disability and Sexuality
CREA, a long-time Channel grantee partner, in partnership with T Brand Studio, the content studio of the New York Times, has published “Disability, Sexuality and Consent: How Activists are Reshaping the Narrative”, an article featuring seven disabled activists and their experiences working to advocate for disability, sexuality and consent....