Digging deeper : Towards greater action on global rights for women and girls

This study explores: ■ The kinds of programming carried out by CSOs in support of girls and women, ■ The trends in international granting of Canadian foundations, and ■ The funding trend for gender equality programs by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)1. [...] Develop a strategy to inform lawyers and financial advisors about the 6 options for charitable giving and international programming, and the strategic importance of supporting the rights of women and girls. [...] The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) says, “The benefits of investing in girls and women are transformational”.1 These three examples highlight the now widely-held belief that investing in women and girls is inherently valuable and desirable, and leads to the well-being of families and the broader community.2 Further, we are learning that women’s rights organizations help gener [...] In the United States, only 7.3% of total private foundation dollars are given to programs that address the rights of women and girls.4 A recent study found that 58% of European foundations allocated less than 10% percent of their grant monies to programs benefiting women and girls.5,6 It can be even more difficult for women’s organizations in other parts of the world to access local or internation [...] This study explores the kinds of programming carried out by CSOs in support of girls and women, the trends in international granting of Canadian foundations, and what has happened to the CIDA funding of gender equality programs.