Youth power
Youth Leadership Council members Nagawa, Michael, and Chidinma joined Global Fund for Children’s Africa team in Kenya to explore how youth perspectives can actively shape regional strategy—beyond consultation and into action.
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At GFC's Beyond Aid: Transformational Partnerships for Community-led Development webinar, four GFC partners shared real-world impacts of foreign aid reductions, how their organizations are addressing the situation, and changes they would like to see in the future.
Le 28 mai de chaque année est reconnu à l’échelle mondiale comme la Journée de l’hygiène menstruelle. Cette journée nous rappelle l’urgence de de construire d’un écosystème solidaire où l’éducation, l’accès à des produits d’hygiène menstruelle, des infrastructures adaptées et le soutien communautaire convergent pour faire des menstruations, communément appelées règles, un sujet normalisé, compris et respecté.
May 28th, globally recognized as Menstrual Hygiene Day, is a powerful reminder to break the silence, challenge stigma, and advocate for menstrual health, dignity, and equity for all. Yet, while awareness of this day has grown, the solutions offered often remain narrowly focused on one aspect: the distribution of sanitary pads.
Founded in 2013, Autism Voice is a community-based organization in South London that supports Black and global-majority families facing unique challenges in accessing autism services. Recognizing that cultural differences, language barriers, and a lack of inclusive spaces meant that many autistic children and their families were not receiving the care they deserved, Autism Voice set out to ensure that families had access to autism services that reflected their lived experiences.
Gender justice will be achieved intersectionally not individually, if we can rebuild the web of life through an individual and, most importantly, collective acknowledgment.
La justicia de género no se alcanzará de forma aislada, sino de manera interseccional mientras seamos capaces de reconstruir el tejido de la vida reconociéndonos en lo individual y, mucho más importante, desde lo colectivo.
Earlier this year, I got to see the work of AfriKids in action. GFC and AfriKids both receive funding from People’s Postcode Lottery, but I soon realized we have a lot more in common than just a funder. We share an unwavering passion and deep commitment to contributing to the development of the African continent, grounded in a desire to see it flourish, fully utilize its resources, and secure a brighter future for its people, particularly its youth.
We’re pleased to announce the 2025 winners of our Maya Ajmera Sustainability Award: Colectivo Vida Digna from Guatemala and Martynka from Poland.
Gender justice
Masculinity has been under the microscope recently. Netflix’s Adolescence thrust the topic into the national consciousness, delving into issues created by social media, negative role models, and peer pressure on young boys. In contrast, we've also recently seen how social media can present positive models of masculinity through Jamie Laing, who ran ran 5 ultra-marathons to raise funds for Comic Relief. In a series of interviews and video clips for BBC Radio One along the way, Jamie has been open and vulnerable about how tough the challenge was both physically and mentally.
With our Sierra Leone-based partner, Center for Advocacy and Sustainable Empowerment (CASE SALONE), we are honoring the incredible legacy of CASE SALONE’s founder and executive director, Rassie Bah, who tragically passed away a year ago at the age of 40.
