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Sarswati Nepali Receives Inaugural US Secretary’s Global Anti-Racism Champions Award

Sarswati Nepali Receives Inaugural US Secretary’s Global Anti-Racism Champions Award

Sarswati Nepali, President of GFF grantee partner organization Dalit Society Development Forum, wins one of the six Inaugural US Secretary of State’s Global Anti-Racism Champions Awards.

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Girls First Fund and Grantee Partners Set to Attend Women Deliver Conference 2023

Girls First Fund and Grantee Partners Set to Attend Women Deliver Conference 2023

The Girls First Fund (GFF) is supporting a 14-member delegation of team members and grantee partners to attend the Women Deliver Conference 2023, in Kigali, Rwanda from 17 to 20 July 2023. The Women Deliver Conference is one of the largest multi-sectoral convenings to advance gender equality.

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Girls First Fund CoHosts Girls Deliver PreConference at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference

Girls First Fund CoHosts Girls Deliver PreConference at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference

The Girls First Fund will join other partners to cohost the Girls Deliver Pre-conference at the Women Deliver Conference 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. The pre-conference is led by the Population Council’s GIRL Center.

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Statement on the Tragic Death of 16-year-old Nazira in Niger

Statement on the Tragic Death of 16-year-old Nazira in Niger

We learned, with great sadness, the news of the death of Nazira, a 16-year-old girl in Zinder, Niger. Nazira died by suicide after being forced into marriage. We stand in solidarity with the collective of girl-led and young women-led organizations in Niger, as they raise their voices to demand accountability and justice for Nazira.

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Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, Girls First Fund and VOW for Girls join forces with Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates, and Michelle Obama to End Child Marriage

Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, Girls First Fund and VOW for Girls join forces with Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates, and Michelle Obama to End Child Marriage

This new initiative is grounded in our belief in the value of every girl and a shared commitment to seeing girls everywhere claim their rights and reach their full potential. We are coming together — each organization with our own area of expertise, relationships, and influence — to help end the practice once and for all.

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