Report on AWID’s 2008 Forum, “The Power of Movements”

This Report shares AWID’s perspective on the 2008 Forum: what we believe was accomplished and what we learned.

Beyond Investing in Women and Girls: Mobilizing Resources

An in-depth look at the funding landscape for women’s rights and the powerful impact of resources in the hands of women’s organizations.

Money Watch for Women’s Rights Movements and Organizations: FundHer Brief 2008

The AWID 2008 global survey of donors and women’s rights activists provides the information presented in this Fundher brief. 

2011 AWID Global Survey “Where is the Money for Women’s Rights?”: Preliminary Research Results

These preliminary research results derive from the 2011 AWID Global Survey, which was completed by 1,119 women’s organizations from over 140 countries.

Sex Workers Transforming Economic Power To Advance Women’s Rights And Justice

This report shares highlights from the four recipients of AWID’s “Innovation Seed Initiatives” whose projects focused on advancing the rights of sex workers.

Women Moving Mountains: The Collective Impact of the Dutch MDG3 Fund

This second report in a research series on resources for women's rights organizing analyzes the aggregate impact of women’s organizations around the world that received grants from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ MDG3 Fund.

Assessing donors' role in promoting women's rights and supporting women's rights organizations

This report is the result of an action research initiative that explored questions about the role of donors and drew insights into possible strategies for changing the existing funding landscape so that more resources are made available to women’s rights organizations.

Understanding Religious Fundamentalisms for Activists

This manual is for rights activists facing religious fundamentalist opposition to their work. It brings together innovative research, analysis, and the experiences of hundreds of women’s rights activists in diverse regions of the world.

Achieving Women’s Economic and Social Rights: Strategies and Lessons from Experience

This paper synthesizes and analyzes some of the learnings and strategies that have emerged from our advocacy around economic, social and cultural rights.

Implementing the Paris Declaration: Implications for the Promotion of Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the issues related to gender equality in the aid effectiveness agenda.