Dorothy Sang

Progress for women and girls wasn't accidental - it was built over decades by people fighting for fairness, safety & opportunity. The UK helped support that progress but in 2025 it's buffering.

Join us to protect progress: act.careinternational.org.uk/open-letter-...

Women’s rights are under attack worldwide & the UK must respond. Yesterday the @libdems.org.uk did.

Championed by @libdemwomen.bsky.social & @monicaharding.bsky.social, we welcome their pledge to put women & girls at the heart of the UK’s global role, dedicating 20% of aid to gender equality.

@alexsobel.co.uk @alicemlabour.bsky.social @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social @catherinefookesmp.bsky.social @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social @emily4mk.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social @monicaharding.bsky.social @wendychambld.bsky.social @wendymorton.bsky.social & more!

'They will die': Foreign aid cuts hit women and girls the hardest Reduced aid funding threatens the lives of women and girls worldwide as many NGOs that support them predict they will be forced to shut down soon.

'They will die': Foreign aid cuts hit women and girls the hardest as NGOs face closure

@dorothysang.bsky.social of @careintuk.bsky.social: "need to make sure the decisions being made right now do not leave a legacy of destruction"

www.euronews.com/2025/06/04/t...

The spring statement lays bare the government’s failure to protect women and girls  - Politics.co.uk A few weeks ago, the prime minister shocked even his own ministers by slashing the UK’s already depleted aid budget to just 0.3% of gross national income (GNI); far short of the 0.7% his party campaig...

"The Spring Statement lays bare the Government's failure to protect women and girls" - writes CARE International UK's CEO Helen McEachern in @politics-co-uk.bsky.social

www.politics.co.uk/comment/2025...

'We want 20% of the tiny bit of aid remaining to be focussed on women-led organisations'

@helenpankhurst.bsky.social speaks to Westminster Watch about her devastation over UK aid cuts.

📢 Reverse the cuts. Fund gender equality. Protect women and girls.

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In today’s #SpringStatement, the Govt has chosen those with the fewest resources – in the UK & overseas – to shoulder the burden of its efforts to balance the books.

We urgent the Govt to:

📢 Reverse the cuts. Fund gender equality. Protect women and girls.

Read our statement: careint.uk/4c5zu1J

Women and Poverty - National Council of Women Free Online Event Thursday 20th March 2025 12 noon to 2pm Welcome to the Women and Poverty event! Join us online as we discuss the challenges faced by women living in poverty and explore ways to empow...

At CARE, we're still celebrating #IWD, and tomorrow our Head of Policy & Advocacy @dorothysang.bsky.social will be speaking at the National Council of Women GB's discussion on #women and poverty.

Join the debate at 12 GMT 20th March: ncwgb.org/women-and-po...

"In the face of an extremely challenging external context, we must be much bolder in committing to more and better engagement between WROs and donors – not because Women Led Organisations need it, but because we all do."

- @dorothysang.bsky.social at #CSW69
WPH Fund x WhatWorks2PreventVAWG

‘No country can thrive when half its people are held back’.
The Uk’s special Envoy Harriet Harmen has been standing up for #genderequality at #CSW69

We agree. That’s why we’re calling for the Foreign Secretary to protect women & girls from the aid cuts -> careint.uk/41HJV8t
#supportwomenleaders

Harriet Harman stands in a meeting room surrounded by a group of women

“We haven't gone too far, we haven't gone far enough” - great to see Harriet Harman promoting gender equality at #CSW69.

Last week, over 90 leaders signed a joint letter calling for 20% of UK aid to support gender equality – read more: www.careinternational.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

Electric opening to @clubdemadrid.bsky.social’s event at #CSW69 by Michelle Bachelet -‘They can try to silence us, push us back, but we are here’ 💪🏻💜

Great to be representing @careintuk.bsky.social at the UN for #CSW69 this week. Could not be a more important time to be talking about how to protect women & girls #supportwomenleaders @claudiartcraig.bsky.social

Excellent thread on why we must reverse the cuts and protect women and girls 👇 #IWD25

Our open letter to the Foreign Secretary is in @thetimes.com today.

This #IWD, we are urging the government to target at least 20% of UK aid directly on achieving gender equality.

Pick up The Times today or head to our website: careint.uk/41HJV8t

#SupportWomenLeaders #StopTheCuts

Today we send our open letter to the Foreign Secretary, urging the government to commit 20% of UK aid directly to protect women & girls.

With 90+ activists & advocates, we call to:
Reverse the cuts. Fund #GenderEquality. Protect women & girls.
#SupportWomenLeaders #StoptheCuts
careint.uk/41HJV8t