WHERE THE FUNDS GO
Your support during these 16 Days of Activism is crucial in our collective efforts to ensure the safety of women and girls worldwide.
Violence against women is a global crisis, affecting millions worldwide, including right here in Australia.
From domestic violence to trafficking, it manifests in many forms with profound physical, psychological, and societal consequences. Despite decades of advocacy, its prevalence remains alarmingly high.
Your fundraising efforts will directly contribute to UN Women’s initiatives to prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally.
Together, through the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, we can make tangible strides towards a world where women and girls are Safe. Everywhere. Always.
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund), managed by UN Women, is the only global grant-giving mechanism exclusively dedicated to preventing and ending violence against women and girls globally.
Focusing on preventing violence, implementing laws and policies, and improving access to vital services for survivors, the UN Trust Fund invests in life-changing initiatives for millions of women and girls around the world. Over two decades of persistent efforts from global activists have resulted in improved international laws and standards to end violence against women and girls. Yet, resources to adequately implement these improvements remain woefully lacking and insufficient to combat the unacceptable rate of violence, harassment, and abuse.
The UN Trust Fund is committed to advocating for adequate, sustainable funding for efforts to end violence against women and girls. It is committed to funding organisations that are operating at the grassroots level, focused on women’s rights, and that are women-led.
By funding violence prevention programs, legislation and improving access to essential services for victims, the UN Trust Fund has improved the lives of millions of women and girls over the last 25 years.
In 2023, UN Trust Fund projects reached over
7.7 million women and girls
How your funds can help
$29
can provide psychological assistance to a woman or girl survivor of violence who is living with or affected by HIV/Aids in Egypt
$64
can support one woman burns survivor’s physical and psychological recovery for one month in India
$153
can provide three women survivors of sexual violence with medical support in a camp for internally displaced persons in Nigeria
$388
can provide adolescents with an awareness raising kit on positive masculinity and violence against women and girls’ prevention in Morocco
Stories of Change
Empowering Indigenous Women to Combat Femicide in Guatemala
Supporting vulnerable women in war-torn Ukraine
Reclaiming Life after Acid Attacks in Cambodia
UN Women Global Impact in 2023
At least 1.4 million
women and girls were given
access to information or resources to prevent violence
At least 12,500
women and girls accessed justice
in cases of violence
The UN Trust Fund supported 191 initiatives aimed at preventing and responding to violence against women and girls
At least 48,000
women and girls utilised specialist support services for survivors or those at risk of violence
Due to projects focused on prevention and support, the UN Trust Fund were able to change the lives of at least 6,697 women and girls living with disabilities
To learn more about the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
and their impact in 2023, read their latest Annual Report
