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Tenderness as a Horizon: How can we foster healthy masculinities with boys and young men?
“Tenderness as a Horizon” explores GFC's transformative approach to fostering healthy masculinities among boys and young men. Through the compassionate “3 Rs” model – Recognition, Relating, Revolutionizing – this participatory toolkit uses creative, playful methods to spark emotional awareness, challenge harmful norms, and inspire collective healing and action.
Meet GFC’s 2025 Juliette Gimon Courage Award Winners
This year, we’re proud to honor four remarkable organizations: Club des Jeunes Filles Leaders de Guinée in Guinea, Gramin Shiksha Kendra in India, Local Education and Economic Development Organization in Bangladesh, and YOH in the United Kingdom. Each of them shows us what courage looks like in action, whether it’s standing up to harmful traditions, transforming broken systems, or walking alongside young people in crisis.
Trusting their dreams: How GFC Invests in African Children’s Leadership
Each year, on June 16th, the International Day of the African Child, we commemorate the historic Uprising of Soweto’s children in South Africa in 1976. On that day, thousands of black schoolchildren courageously rose up against the apartheid government’s policy of mandating Afrikaans—a language of their oppressors—as a compulsory medium of instruction in schools. What began as a peaceful protest became a tragic confrontation as police opened fire on the young demonstrators, leading to the death and injury of many children. Though their lives were taken, their courage showcased the power of children-led advocacy.
An opportunity to reimagine: leaders of locally-led organisations share vision for global philanthropy and development
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.
Construire un écosystème favorable à la santé menstruelle
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.
Menstrual Hygiene Day — What If We Went Beyond the Distribution of Pads?
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.
Announcing the 2025 Dignity Award winner
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.
(RE)encounters: echoes of the fight for gender justice in Mesoamerica and Africa.
Gender justice will be achieved intersectionally not individually, if we can rebuild the web of life through an individual and, most importantly, collective acknowledgment.
(RE)encuentros: Ecos de la lucha por la justicia de género en Mesoamérica y África.
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.
Fostering local leadership: a shared vision for Africa’s growth
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.