Meet Rafia, Global Fund for Children's new Trustee
Global Fund for Children is pleased to welcome Rafia Qureshi to its Global Board of Trustees.
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Meet Rafia, Global Fund for Children's new Trustee
Global Fund for Children announces new Trustee
Chris Edwards most recently served as General Counsel at Interserve Group Limited in the United Kingdom, joining the company after it had entered insolvency. Prior to that, he held senior leadership roles with leading international natural resources companies. Chris began his career at a magic circle law firm and has lived and worked in both Hong Kong and Amsterdam.
Global Fund for Children is pleased to welcome four new members to the Global Board
Global Fund for Children is pleased to welcome four new members to its Global Board. Our board plays a vital role in providing guidance, stewardship, and strategic leadership, drawing on a wealth of experience across sectors and geographies.
Global Fund for Children announces new Board member
Kelly Pettit is the Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, and Associate General Counsel at General Atlantic. Based in New York, she leads the firm’s investment funds practice, oversees its global regulatory compliance program, and supports general corporate matters as part of the Legal & Compliance team. She also oversees General Atlantic’s privacy program and previously served on the firm’s IDEA Council.
Girl Up joins Global Fund for Children to advance the next era of youth-led feminist leadership
Girl Up and Global Fund for Children (GFC) announced a new partnership as Girl Up transitions from its founding home at the United Nations Foundation to Global Fund for Children, it's new fiscal host.
Brazil Hosts COP30 Whilst its Climate Activists Watch from Outside: Frontline Youth Expose How Philanthropy Blocks Grassroots Solutions
As Brazil prepares to host COP30, Global Fund for Children exposes a stark contradiction: Whilst young Brazilians from Indigenous, quilombola and peripheral territories are building climate solutions in their communities every day, colonial funding structures systematically exclude them from the resources and decision-making spaces needed to scale their work. COP30 exemplifies this crisis — the young people most affected by climate change face innumerous barriers to participate in the summit meant to address it, from high travel costs to the bureaucracy required to access the official conference space.
Global Fund for Children announces new Board member
Global Fund for Children is pleased to announce that Hana Nguyen has joined the Global Board of Directors.
Our Commitment to Community-led Trust-based Philanthropy to Stand With Children
At Global Fund for Children (GFC), we are guided by a deep belief in shifting power for community-led change. In a time of growing crisis and complexity, we know that philanthropy must rise to meet the moment.
Boys Beyond Bias: Getting beyond 'toxic' masculinity - boys and young men changing the narrative
Global Fund for Children’s 2023-2024 Annual Report
Over the last three decades, GFC has supported more than 1,300 community-based partners and reached over 11 million children. As we celebrated our 30th anniversary last year, we reflected on our journey and reaffirmed our commitment to building a better future for children by continuing to support community organizations that are courageously shifting norms, policies, and practices in an increasingly challenging global landscape.