
Helena Minchew
@hminchew
World traveler, animal lover, women and girls advocate, feminist. From Jersey but I sure love living in DC. RT not endorsement and all that. she/her
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05-03-2010 15:10:14
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🚨 Call for inputs 🚨 For my next report to the United Nations, I am looking for inputs on the challenges faced by woman human rights defenders working in conflict, post-conflict or crisis-affected settings. 🗓️ Deadline: 22 May 2023 More information here 👇 ohchr.org/en/calls-for-i…


We talk a lot about funding national & sub-national orgs...but how has all that chat played out in #humanitarian contexts? How have pooled funds risen to the challenge? Daria Chekalova, Brianna Guidorzi Carina Chicet talk to @kristycrabtree to answer soundcloud.com/user-425988972… #EndGBV




Gr8 to finally see the confirmation of Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta. As someone who cares deeply about the work of The Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues, thank you to Senior Official Kat Fotovat, who led the office for a long while & pushed USG forward on critical strategies & policies for women & girls around the globe.


Deeply niche humanitarian post but UN Humanitarian’s Financial Tracking Service has significantly deepened its capacity on tracking sector-specific funding - allowing folks to see what is being prioritized (& NOT prioritized) & make better decisions. And it’s super exciting to see!




“I have been 1 of the really privileged few that could do what I thought needed doing;” a statement of purpose & gratitude I hope to make when reflecting on my career. Thanks 4 fighting 4 abortion still, Cecile Richards. Wishing you good health & many years with your grandchild!


Big congratulations to my IRC - International Rescue Committee colleagues who work on Signpost, an innovative way to ensure refugees & asylees can access accurate info, including those in our Protection units who have been Signposters from the beginning! #informationisahumanright rescue.org/uk/press-relea…


Our new report about conflict & gender-based violence in eastern DRC. Abdullahi Halakhe & I traveled there earlier this year. The # of women we met with who were survivors of GBV was astonishing. I have been doing this for a long time & the rates of GBV are some of the worst I have seen.

My work teaches me daily about the power of humility & deep listening ⭐ Women-led organizations, with their deep community ties, are 🗝️ to effective responses. Supporting these leaders means giving them trust and space, not just funds. Learn why from UN Humanitarian Gender Unit Chief