Issues Affecting Women
Programme
Supporting women and girls to be safe, free, and have the equal opportunity to thrive.
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
Stronger together: how Trag united a women’s rights movement in the Balkans
Trag was founded 20 years ago to support small community organisations and individual citizens in the Balkans.
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
The new media moguls: community journalists
Media Matters for Women uses the power of its award-winning radio show to reach people across rural Sierra Leone.
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
Remembering children of war in Bosnia
Forgotten Children of War empowers survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and their children in Bosnia through advocacy, education, and art.
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
Justice for survivors of trafficking
Evelyn Chumbow, advocacy and survivor leadership director of the Human Trafficking Legal Center, had a dream. As a survivor of forced child labour in the United States, she understood that trafficking survivors could become leaders in the movement. T
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
Putting a stop to domestic violence in Moldova
The National Coalition for a Life Without Violence is the first-ever network focused on reducing gender-based violence in Moldova. Today, their work has significantly improved prevention efforts and services for survivors.
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
From tomatoes to Hollywood: Improving workers’ rights in the fields and beyond
Add a Florida-grown tomato to your salad, and the chances are it’s picked by a worker with some of the highest human rights protections in US agriculture. This is because at least 90% of tomato production in Florida is now part of the Fair Food Pro
Overview
For more than 20 years, the Issues Affecting Women Programme (IAWP) has funded organisations and movements around the world.
All women and girls should be safe, free, and have an equal chance to thrive. Yet, every day, women experience violence and discrimination, and are denied the freedom to decide how they will live. This undermines their health, safety, dignity, and independence.
We find inspiration from strong and vibrant organisations and movements, built and led by women. These courageous people transform lives and communities across the world. Supporting these leaders, organisations, and movements is at the heart of what we do.
Read our strategic framework for more information.
Strategic framework
We focus on cross-cutting strategies that build women’s movements and resource women’s funds. We also support specific issues that aim to: end domestic violence; expand access to community health; stop psychological violence; and prevent trafficking and exploitation.
Our programme grant-making in 2024
We made 38 grants totalling USD 44.3 million
Discover our partner stories
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
Stronger together: how Trag united a women’s rights movement in the Balkans
Trag was founded 20 years ago to support small community organisations and individual citizens in the Balkans….
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
The new media moguls: community journalists
Media Matters for Women uses the power of its award-winning radio show to reach people across rural Sierra Leone….
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
Remembering children of war in Bosnia
Forgotten Children of War empowers survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and their children in Bosnia through advocacy, education, and art….
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
Justice for survivors of trafficking
Evelyn Chumbow, advocacy and survivor leadership director of the Human Trafficking Legal Center, had a dream. As a survivor of forced child labour in the United States, she understood that trafficking…
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
Breaking the silence: training healthcare providers to recognise the signs of psychological violence
The Safer Families Centre at Melbourne Medical School trains healthcare providers to identify and assist survivors of psychological violence, leveraging their unique role as trusted listeners….
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Issues Affecting Women Programme / Partner story
Putting a stop to domestic violence in Moldova
The National Coalition for a Life Without Violence is the first-ever network focused on reducing gender-based violence in Moldova. Today, their work has significantly improved prevention efforts and s…
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Watch our latest videos
“Helvetia is calling!” a politically independent movement that advocates for a greater female representation in the Swiss Federal Council, called on women to take action and shape Swiss laws equally. Backed by women from all parties, the result was a significant increase in the number of female candidates in the Swiss confederate elections. And, for the first time in Swiss history, more new women were elected than new men
Violence against women and domestic violence is a problem with grave consequences for the whole society. There are many female activists and organisations in Switzerland who are working to raise awareness about these issues and combat some of the challenges faced by women. These organisations are funded through alliance F, a well-established women’s equality organisation.
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