It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of long-time friend, partner, & feminist activist Rose Cunningham Kain. We are sad to have lost such a presence in our lives, but we are grateful to hold onto our memories of you. Rest well, friend.

As a member of the @ngowgwps.bsky.social, we are proud to sign the 2025 Open Letter calling on the #UNSC and Member States to defend 25 years of the #WPS agenda. 🤝 Read our letter and join us here: wps.ngo/sign

Created by the Nationwide Organization of Visually Impaired Empowered Ladies, the “Aha! Iba Na si Eba!” series highlights the work of their Let Our Voices Echo program to ensure access to quality, inclusive, and accessible education in the Philippines. Watch now: https://bit.ly/4nHJ27G

Girl leaders know best how to mobilize their communities. Fostering spaces for their growth and leadership forms a balanced power dynamic that advances the rights of all genders. Learn more about how MADRE supports intergenerational organizing https://bit.ly/4nb0m5g

Professor Lisa Davis, a MADRE advisor, explains why the ICC’s arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders are a major milestone for Afghanistan – and the global LGBTQIA+ community. MADRE’s work in 2023 and 2024 helped lead to this moment: https://bit.ly/4p3IU40

“Disability intersects with sex, caste, ethnicity, religion, region, and many other diverse gender identities. We are bringing these global perspectives together to shape the agenda for meaningful and inclusive disability policies." — Patima Gurung https://bit.ly/3KlsRhW

Congratulations to Women Now for Development for being awarded the 2025 ICIP Peace in Progress Award for its outstanding contribution to justice, peace, and feminist resistance in Syria! https://bit.ly/47PnSA4

This October marks 25 years of the #WPS agenda. The best way to celebrate? By taking action to ensure its future. Join us in telling Member States it's time to act to defend the values of the WPS agenda: wps.ngo/sign

Feminists know that we are stronger together. Last week, MADRE joined feminist leaders from across the country in Washington, DC, to build a human rights mandate for peace, diplomacy, and gender justice for the Women's Funding Network's #FeministFunded2025.

Today is the first day of #HispanicHeritageMonth! For over 40 years, MADRE has worked with a growing number of organizations worldwide, including Latin America. By centering local expertise, we build strong relationships to achieve lasting feminist change. MADRE.org

As Pratima Gurung, of the National Indigenous Disabled Women Association Nepal, shares with @food4transform.bsky.social, people with disabilities are not objects—their political participation is a MUST. “Disability is a social issue and therefore, everyone’s issue.“ bit.ly/3Ik9R2U

In Syria, dozens of Alawite women have been abducted due to their perceived association with the former Assad regime. Nora, a former abductee, was detained and abused for nearly a month. https://bit.ly/45KMVTl

July’s ICC arrest warrants for Taliban leaders showed the world that persecuting LGBTQIA+ people can be a crime against humanity. MADRE reports in 2023 and 2024 helped bring about this historic moment. Read more: https://bit.ly/4p3IU40

When war ends, danger is still everywhere. In Syria, Sana Ibrahim Baqir's home near Idlib now serves as an emergency medical point for NGOs removing landmines from the area. https://bit.ly/47jGUhH

In Colombia, Gloria*'s 16-year-old son was abducted from their home and forced to join an armed group. From 2021-2024, child recruitments in Colombia increased over 1000%. https://bit.ly/4lUKUss

Santoshi Bankariya is a leader supporting her village in Nepal. With the support of the National Indigenous Women's Forum & MADRE, Santoshi is ensuring that local youth have access to education & their Indigenous language. “I realized that if I didn’t do this work, no one was coming to help us.”

Despite decades of Presidents campaigning to end wars, every elected President has extended US military aggression around the world. People are paying the price, and US weapons contractors are cashing in. https://bit.ly/3VAxwip

In Kabul, the Taliban's Ministry of Vice and Virtue is strictly enforcing hijab laws. Vice patrols, now operating in military gear, are detaining women and girls across the city and warning families not to speak about the arrests. https://bit.ly/4mKkxHa

In Mozambique, 240 women have been trained as peace sentinels to support the political participation of women. Together, they created more than 55 safe spaces for women and girls. https://bit.ly/4lZgOnT.

While evacuating Gaza, Rita couldn't help but think of the home she was leaving behind. Her heart carried a small prayer, also carried by the hundreds of Palestinians crossing the border with her: "I want to go back." https://bit.ly/3JJOatC

Despite overwhelming human, economic, and social costs, the ultimate outcomes of war are rarely assessed, and history repeats in every military escalation. Experts from Stimson Center ask: Is war ever worth it? https://bit.ly/41zEIyT

We need intersectional feminism now, reports UN Women: "Black and Indigenous women, trans and queer youth, women with disabilities, girls in rural areas are living at the sharpest intersections of inequality & bearing the full weight of today's crises." https://bit.ly/4n6HNP7

🎉 Congratulations to writer, editor, professor, publisher, culture critic, feminist, and MADRE Champion, @roxanegay.bsky.social, on receiving the 2025 Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community! www.nationalbook.org/national-boo...

Imagine having the resources to prevent unwanted pregnancies, including in conflict zones where sexual violence is a tool of armed groups, but instead of sharing those resources, you burn them. https://nyti.ms/4p4NcIp

Last month, Taller de Vida hosted an event uplifting the #BlueUmbrella as part of a global campaign calling for the protection of boys and young men from sexual violence. Taller de Vida has a long history of supporting Colombian youth. Learn more about their work and impact: https://bit.ly/425J7d6

A new article in Foreign Policy by MADRE advisor Lisa Davis analyzes ICC arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders, making it the first international tribunal to recognize LGBTQIA+ victims & survivors of gender persecution—a major milestone for the global LGBTQIA+ community.

Trump's proposed 'reaction force' draws from the authoritarian playbook, promising to respond to peaceful protest with military force across the country. https://wapo.st/4lY3CzI

In Haiti, there is less than one year left of the Transitional Presidential Council's mandate. MADRE joined Haitian and global civil society orgs to demand the TPC center and protect Haitian women and girls facing an extraordinary security crisis: https://bit.ly/46a5xLI

At Makan Cafe, women in Gaza get a rare space that is all their own. Even in the midst of genocide, women are finding ways to take care of one another. https://bit.ly/4g106D8

Food4Humanity was founded in response to the deteriorating conditions due to the ongoing war in Yemen. Their Fisherwomen Project, supported by MADRE, is expanding Food4Humanity's mission to work toward peace, security, and shared resources. https://www.madre.org/partner/food-for-humanity/

In many conflicts, women & girls are excluded from peacebuilding conversations. By investing in local leadership, providing tools, & influencing policy, MADRE is welcoming more women into peacebuilding affairs. This is how we help build a just peace. https://bit.ly/3UOJkNP

Answer: Governments have centered domination over peacemaking and people. To push back on harmful militarization, feminist solutions confront policymakers with a new formula and advocate for peacemaking, human rights, and environmental justice. https://bit.ly/4f5RTw4

For over four decades, MADRE has committed to decades of work in partnership with community-based women's and human rights organizations. Our 1999 newsletter is a reminder of our commitment to creating lasting change. https://bit.ly/4mTb0NC

Through Advocacy, Capacity Building, and Grantmaking, MADRE fosters our roots with local leaders, communities, and organizations. Learn about how our feminist approach drives global change for gender justice, racial equity, disability rights, & more. www.madre.org/about/our-ap...

On July 8, the ICC issued warrants against the Taliban for their crimes against Afghan women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ persons—the first time in history that an international tribunal has recognized LGBTQIA+ victims in this way. Read more: www.madre.org/media-item/h...

Gaza needs an end to the genocide and a large-scale humanitarian operation. What can we do today? Support local efforts to sustain people in ways that promote solidarity, agroecology, and community cohesion. You help strengthen our work. MADRE.org/Palestine

Congratulations, Fatima Ahmed, on being named one of the 2025 Women Have Wings Awards recipients! As the founder and director of Zenab for Women in Development, Fatima has worked for decades to advance the rights of rural Sudanese women and girls. www.womenhavewings.org/whw-awards-2...

"2025 will be remembered as the year that transformed both philanthropy and the global women’s movement as we know it." MADRE's Yifat Susskind highlights how feminist movements can become more self-sufficient and remain powerful in the face of authoritarianism. philanthropywomen.org/activism/bey...

Love gives people the capacity not only to survive but to thrive in the face of major crises, because they know they are valued exactly as they are. Pride celebrates the journey of becoming and resilience, even in a world that doesn’t always make space for difference.

Through self-love, resistance, and perseverance, Jamila Afghani’s story is a testament to what liberation means, reminding us that not only is education important to cultivate freedom, but also passion. Learn more about 2022 Aurora Prize Winner Jamila Afghani: www.madre.org/voice/jamila...

Freedom and liberation begin with healing, love, and the curiosity of the inner child. At the heart is a free-spirited will—an affirming force LGBTQIA+ people use to claim their truth. Pride Month honors the courage to be yourself, despite resistance. #StoriesOfPride

In Kenya, activist Rose Njeri Tunguru was arrested for something that is often a standard piece of political advocacy: setting up a tool to help people email their policymakers directly. This is her story.

This war will not make people safer, no matter what Trump and Netanyahu claim. madre.org/media-item/s...

The moments following major disasters are critical. After the COVID-19 outbreak & destructive earthquake, the Haitian Women's Collective took action to ensure the safety of groups disproportionately affected by violence and the climate crisis. Get to know our partners: www.madre.org/partner/hait...

Our partners at @madrespeaks.bsky.social recently celebrated 40 years of advancing women's human rights and Yifat Susskind, the organization's executive director, spoke to @msmagazine.com about their work.

Grief and resilience through violence are everyday experiences for LGBTQIA+ communities. But that's not all there is. Pride month is a celebration of identity, a choice to recognize joy within struggle, and a knowledge that the fight continues beyond this moment. #StoriesOfPride

Everyone deserves the right to be safe, free, and in control of their bodies. Through our programming, MADRE works to ensure women and other groups pushed to the margins are protected, free from violence, and thriving. We have no plans on stopping. madre.org/campaign/res...

What's better than one feminist powerhouse? Two. MADRE's Yifat Susskind and Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq's Yanar Mohammed challenge philanthropy to take a page from right-wing funders' playbook to advance gender equality and preserve democracy. www.alliancemagazine.org/magazine/iss...

It's Pride Month! However, we honor the resilience, survival, protection, joy, and vibrance of LGBTQIA+ communities every day. In our #StoriesOfPride series, we're amplifying the voices of LGBTQIA+ people in regions where they face violent repression.

How will you expand your impact? Fatima Ahmed, founder of Zenab for Women in Development, joined Zein El Amine on Shay Wah Nana Radio to discuss her work in Sudan and the feminist networks she sustains to provide urgent resources amid war and conflict.