Impact Report 2025/26

There have been moments this year with little hope to hold onto. In those moments, we found ourselves returning to Arundhati Roy’s words:

Kate Ghose and Lusungu Kalanga, Womankind Worldwide’s Co-Chairs

“Another world is not only possible; she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.” 

The challenges have taken many forms: a pervasive anti-rights agenda that continues to spread in public discourse and policies, and global funding cuts that have continued causing strain on feminist work. Across our focus countries, this was compounded by restrictive legislation and political unrest. Against this backdrop, all of our 60 partners have weathered the year, though some have suspended programmes or reduced staffing to keep their doors open.

It’s in this context that Womankind Worldwide’s role within the global feminist movement is needed more than ever.

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From April 2025 to March 2026, Womankind…

Our focus countries in 2025/26

There is so much to be inspired by in this impact report. Stories of feminist change, caring communities and bold action. But it’s also important to understand the specific contexts that our partners had to adapt to during the year. Contexts, often designed to disrupt their work and deny the rights of women, girls and their communities... Read by Yvonne Ndirangu, Communicatons Officer at Womankind

A year of milestones

Our year in...

Grantmaking and Feminist Partnerships

Womankind shares power, resources and decisionmaking with women’s rights organisations, feminist movements and the activists we work with. We do this through flexible, trust-based funding, which enables our partners to determine how best to use the resources in response to their own priorities, opportunities and the contexts they are working in.

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Policy and Advocacy

Our policy and advocacy work is partner-centred, decolonial and grounded in an intersectional feminist perspective.Through this, we’re working to address discrimination against women and girls and how it shows up in laws, policies and practice. We fight the inequality that stops women from meaningfully engaging in decision-making, living safely, being autonomous, and accessing the resources they need.

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Learning and Exchange

Our partners are at the centre of everything we do and have been instrumental in shaping how we work and design our processes. Their input informs our collective advocacy and influencing at the global level. We are grateful for how they both keep us grounded in the realities of feminist organising and ensure our funding approaches reflect their priorities and lived experiences, rather than being driven by donors.

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Income and Expenditure

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