V-Day Annual Report 2017 - RISE FOR WOMEN WORKERS 1 | Page 31

SOLIDARITY PROJECTS CLIMBING POETREE DOLPHIN ANTI-RAPE AND AIDS CONTROL GABRIELA GUERNICA PROMOTING WOMEN’S CAPABILITIES BY EDUCATION (PWCE) CENTER IN KABUL TASARU NTOMONOK INITIATIVE V-DAY SAFE HOUSE FOR THE GIRLS AGNES PAREYIO WOMEN’S DRUMMERS INTERNATIONAL AFIA WALKING TREE THE RISING FUND provides immediate support to projects, organizations and individuals whose work in creating art and social change is urgent and immediate. Recipients of Rising Fund support focus on shifting patriarchy and changing the paradigm of the issue of violence against women and girls. This year’s grantees include the African American Policy Forum, Rada Boric, Farkhunda Trust for Afghan Women’s Education, Elman Peace and Human Rights Center, Kolkata Sanved, Coordination of Women’s Groups SEKA, Laura Flanders Limited, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Honor the Earth, and Equality Labs. They received a total of $195,000 in support.