Women’s Rights Fund Stories

Women’s Rights Fund partners work to support women, girls and whole communities in some of the most challenging places in the world. Here are some of their incredible stories.

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Family Defense Society

In the Occupied Palestinian Territory, war and instability have worsened gender-based violence and created new risks for women, girls, and vulnerable groups.

The Family Defense Society (FDS), based in the West Bank, helps women, children, and survivors of gender-based violence reclaim their lives. FDS was a partner of the Women's Rights Fund from 2020 to 2024.

WEFAQ Society for Women and Child Care

WEFAQ Society for Women and Child Care, based in Gaza, work on strengthening the resilience of women survivors of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. They were a partner of the Women's Rights Fund from 2021 to 2025.

Indigenous Resource Management Organization (IREMO)

Indigenous Resource Management Organization (IREMO) is a community-based organisation in Marsabit, northern Kenya. They support vulnerable women and girls with access to health, education and employment.

They also help the community to respond to severe drought and advocate for the representation of women in political leadership. IREMO was a partner of the Women's Rights Fund from 2021 to 2025.

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Women's Rights Fund Partners

The Women's Rights Fund currently partners with 21 grassroots women's rights organisations in Kenya and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

The Impact of the Women's Rights Fund

Our partners have gone from strength to strength in building effective and credible organisations.

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