In this interview, Ana Valéria Araújo (Executive Director, Brazil Human Rights Fund), Annie Hillar (Senior Programme Officer for Women’s Funds, Mama Cash), and Mona Chun (Executive Director, IHRFG) share their reflections on the 13th Annual Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) International Forum in Bahia, Brazil. What struck you about the AWID Forum? Ana … Continue reading
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The Year in Review and a Look Ahead
Contributed by Keith Armstrong, Program Associate, IHRFG- What was on your minds in 2014? IHRFG members led programming and exchanges about the human rights issues they support, challenges they face and innovative responses, while keeping their eye on global news and trends. We take a look now at the trends you were talking about, and … Continue reading
Human Rights Funders Working Group and FCAA Philanthropy Summit
This interview was originally published on the WINGS Global Network blog, Philanthropy In Focus, on Thursday, November 20, 2014. The original article can be found here. These are busy times for Funders Concerned About AIDS (FCAA). On 8th December the organization is set to release the latest edition of its human rights resource tracking report—one recently expanded with … Continue reading
Hivos’ opening plenary at Human Rights Funders Conference
Contributed by Ireen Dubel, Senior Advisor on Women’s Rights, Hivos. This piece originally appeared on Hivos’ website. On 28 and 29 January 2014, the annual International Human Rights Funders Conference was held in San Francisco. The conference brings together major, global funders of Human Rights work, including Hivos, to stimulate discussion and the possibility for … Continue reading
In Focus: Leveraging Human Rights Standards to Fund Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Contributed by Tanya Khokhar, Program Analyst, Sexuality and Reproductive Health and Rights, The Ford Foundation- With the unfolding of broad new developments around human rights standards in the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) field, my colleagues at the Ford Foundation and I wanted to reflect on numerous opportunities we see at this critical … Continue reading
