Check out the latest Gender Alert released by UN Women on #Palestine, where #WPHFund is is highlighted as one of the critical partners working with women-led organizations to respond to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4bm9yNk
Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)
Philanthropy
New York, NY 4,132 followers
Supporting local women who are building peace and improving economic and humanitarian conditions in places in crisis.
About us
The Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) is a partnership of the United Nations and grassroots women's organizations in 25 countries experiencing crisis or conflict. WPHF rallies behind women's organizations that are working to build peace, advance equality, and improve humanitarian and economic conditions. WPHF provides funding, capacity building support, and advocacy. Since its launch in 2016, WPHF has supported over 220 women's rights and women-led civil-society organizations around the world, directly serving over 1.2 Million people - 90% of them being women and girls.
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http://www.WPHFund.org
External link for Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)
- Industry
- Philanthropy
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2016
Locations
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Primary
220 E 42 St
FL17
New York, NY 10017, US
Employees at Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)
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Bobby Kia
Climate Solution Investment and Technology Deployment Strategy
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Sophie Giscard d'Estaing
Women Peace and Security international consultant
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Achille SOMMO
Project Coordinator RRW-WPHF
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Cherine Safyan
Programe Management/Monitoring & Evaluation/Gender Based Violence/Women Peace and Security/MENA Region and EU
Updates
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On this International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, find out how @wphfund & its local partners are responding to the urgent needs & enhancing the agency of #CRSV survivors in crisis settings worldwide. https://wphfund.org #EndRapeinWar
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Amid growing humanitarian crises, conflict-related sexual violence (#CRSV) is increasingly being used as a weapon of terror & war. @wphfund-supported local women's groups are working w/ their communities 2 tackle this form of #SGBV & its disproportionate impacts on women & girls. https://wphfund.org #EndRapeinWar
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LAST DAYS TO APPLY to our #Call4Proposals on #ClimateSecurity in the #Pacific! #WPHFund is seeking to enhance women’s participation & leadership in climate security & justice efforts across the region. Apply before 17 June! https://bit.ly/4ci1MWy
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🟡 New #Call4Proposals NOW OPEN in #Ukraine 🟡 Women's organizations across the country can apply for #WPHFund funding for local projects on: 🕊️ Peacebuilding & recovery of displaced populations 💰 Enhancing the role of civil society organizations in #WPS via institutional funding Apply by 4 July! https://bit.ly/3KAKGXe In partnership with Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) reposted this
Women all over the world are leading movements for peace: 🕊️ Rebuilding communities 🕊️ Restructuring social safety nets 🕊️ Restoring essential services 🕊️ Laying the foundation for more peaceful futures We must include women in #peace processes to ensure stable and lasting peace.
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The 2024 global call for next leaders of United Nations field missions is NOW OPEN! António Guterres is looking for remarkable candidates - particularly women from underrepresented regions - to lead the work of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and United Nations Peacekeeping on the ground. Apply by 15 July! https://bit.ly/3RbQmLa
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The latest webinar hosted by our Global Learning Hub (#LHUB) was a hit! Nisha Varia and Mariam Safi shared their expertise with 126 #WPHFund partners from 24 countries on how to design effect advocacy initiatives on #WPS & #HumanitarianAction 📢. Thank you for joining us!
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Only 1⃣% of women in #Afghanistan feel they have influence in their communities, according to the first Gender Country Profile on the country published by UN Women since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, which exposes the "unmatched oppression" Afghan women and girls are experiencing. Read it here ▶️ https://bit.ly/3yYBLww
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#ICYMI Check out the latest research study published by the Palestinian Centre for Peace & Democracy - with support from our #RapidResponse Window INGO partner Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) - on how to better support women’s political participation in #Palestine. Interested in learning more? Read the full study here: https://bit.ly/3x1Zawn #InvestInWomen
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