HER Fund supports Hong Kong's marginalized women and projects to advance gender equality and women's human rights. All HER grantees share a "dare to change" story.

"SHE" may be a single mother who is a social security recipient, a young girl who is finding her way out, a lesbian, a low income working woman, a homemaker, a sex worker, an ethnic minority mother, a new immigrant woman, a foreign domestic helper...

They come from a very diverse background, yet all facing social discrimination, unjust treatment, intimidation, violence as they are systematically marginalized by the mainstream. But with a "dare to change attitude", they all step out from their vulnerable and invisible situation, to speak for themselves, fight for their basic human rights, share their wisdom and experiences, and made changes to their lives and to other women !

Walking the path as partners, HER Fund salutes to our Daring Women on 3．8!

HER Fund decided to raise our grant amount this year, hoping to support our grantees to carry out their projects in a more feasibleand daring way! In seeing the importance of sustaining the changes made, HER Fund continues our supports to 5 of our grantees from last year. Click details to get brief introduction of our 9 grant projects in year 2013/2014...

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HER Fund is delighted to be the beneficiary of Bobbi Brown's Pretty Powerful Campaign for Women & Girls launching on International Women's Day, March 8, 2013!

"Pretty Powerful symbolizes my belief that all women are pretty, and with the right tools, are empowered to a higher level of pretty – it's about being confident and about being who you are," says Bobbi Brown.

Please buy a Pot Rouge for yourself or for your friend at Bobbi Brown's counter to support HER Fund in making more women to be confident in herself ! You can click here to get more information.

This campaign also link up with Global Giving, and please share the news with your network and donate at Global Giving as wel!

Photos Speak ! HER Fund plans to create a series of "Photo Story" to tell our grantees' "Dare to Change" stories. If you are willing to share your professional photography skills and concern about gender equality, please join us! You will visit different organizations with HER Fund, learning about their real life situation, and telling their stories through your lenses. If you are interested, please contact Casey Kwok (Tel: 2794-1100 / Email: kwokkachai@herfund.org.hk) during office hour.

'HER Talent Performance Show 2013 – It's HERs, It's OURs!' was held successfully on 10th March 2013 at the Youth Square in Chai Wan. The event raised over $110,000 for HER Fund to support marginalized women's groups and projects in Hong Kong, for advancing women's human rights and gender equality.

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14 Feburary is Valentine's Day, but it is also V-Day – A global initiative to combat violence against women. The V in V-Day meaning Vagina, meaning Victory over Violence. As the theme for International Women's Day this year is "Stop Sexual Violence Now !", the global campaign of One Billion Rising brought together tens of thousands of women and activists to assert their demand to end violence against women by flash mob dance or by performing Vagina Monologue on V-Day.

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