Global Contributors
The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women is financed through voluntary contributions from governments, the private sector, non-profit organizations and concerned individuals around the world.
Leading government donors include Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, United States of America, Finland, Japan, Italy, Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Austria, Denmark and Iceland. The governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Malta, Mauritius, Republic of Korea, Slovenia and Trinidad and Tobago are also acknowledged for their support.
Private sector donors include Johnson & Johnson, which contributed funds to pioneer evidence based programming at the intersection of violence against women and HIV and AIDS. Avon Products, Inc., in partnership with UNIFEM, launched the Avon Empowerment Fund, which resulted in a US$1 million contribution to the UN Trust Fund for grant-making in 2008. Other private sector partners are Macy’s, TAG Heuer and Omega.
Foundation supporters include the United Nations Foundation and the Cinema for Peace Foundation, based in Berlin, Germany. The UN Trust Fund has also benefited from the generosity of the Conrad Hilton Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation.
Long-standing funding partners from civil society include Zonta International, a worldwide network of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy; UNIFEM National Committees from Austria, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, which are volunteer organizations supporting UNIFEM’s mission and programmes; and the Transition Network and World Day Prayer.
The UN Trust Fund is also grateful to individual donors and supporters. UNIFEM’s Goodwill Ambassador, Nicole Kidman, has personally dedicated herself to mobilizing individual and corporate support, including as spokesperson for the “Say NO to Violence against Women” campaign.
Increasingly, national and Internet-based campaigns are bringing the Trust Fund message to larger numbers of people. Visit the following websites to see how:
