This report highlights the critical role of Women-Led Organisations (WLOs) in humanitarian action and exposes systemic barriers that undermine their ability to participate meaningfully and lead effectively. Despite their frontline efforts in addressing gender-based violence (GBV), WLOs remain critically underfunded, excluded from decisionmaking, and undervalued within a patriarchal humanitarian system. However, by taking bold and decisive actions, the international community can and must seize the opportunity to transform GBV prevention, mitigation and response, ensuring these efforts are more inclusive, effective, and sustainable.

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The report is based on the experiences of nine countries in West and Central Africa, MENA, the Caribbean and Ukraine, which are partners under the Call to Action Field Implementation (CAFI) project. This report was commissioned by CARE Deutschland e.V., with funding by the German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO).