The Feminist Humanitarian Network

Name

The Feminist Humanitarian Network

Legal name

Feminist Humanitarian Network

Website

https://feministhumanitariannetwork.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE), Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH)

Keywords

• Feminist humanitarian advocacy
• Humanitarian policy reform
• Women's rights collective
• Gender justice network
• Humanitarian coalition

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant funding and donor support: As a non-profit network, FHN is funded through grants and financial support from institutional donors and foundations committed to feminist humanitarian action and gender equality in crisis settings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Feminist Humanitarian Network (FHN) is a global collective of feminist leaders and organisations that convenes members to collectively advocate for transformation of the humanitarian system. It operates a 101-member network across 30+ countries, conducts collective advocacy in global humanitarian governance spaces (Grand Bargain, UN forums, CSW), publishes research and policy reports, and runs workshops and capacity-building programs to shift power to grassroots women's rights organisations in crisis settings.

Product overview

The Feminist Humanitarian Network is a global collective of feminist leaders working to transform the humanitarian system. Rather than a traditional tech product, FHN offers a portfolio of membership services, research publications, advocacy initiatives, and capacity-building programs. Key offerings include: the Women's Humanitarian Voices research report on COVID-19 experiences; annual reports documenting network activities; the Feminist Humanitarian Action report on funding impacts; the Members' Summit Report from the 2025 Arusha gathering; the FHN Feminist Workshop Series for collective learning; policy documents including the Safe and Welcoming Space Pledge and Funding Policy; and the FHN Newsletter. FHN also coordinates participation in high-level forums including CSW, Women Deliver, and the Grand Bargain process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FHN Membership Program
• FHN Feminist Workshop Series
• Women's Humanitarian Voices: Covid-19 through a feminist lens
• Feminist Humanitarian Action: Still Holding the Line Report
• Reclaiming Power Through Feminist Humanitarianism: FHN Members' Summit Report

Quantifiable outcome

• 101 member organisations and individuals across 30+ countries, with 70% from Global South grassroots organisations
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grand BargaincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023The Grand Bargain is a unique agreement between some of the largest donors and humanitarian organisations committed to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian action. The FHN became an official signatory in 2023 and was appointed Co-Chair of the Grand Bargain's Friends of Gender Group, enabling FHN to advocate for feminist priorities within the humanitarian reform agenda.
• Start NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FHN was recognised as a Start Network 'Changemaker' as part of Start Network's 10-year anniversary, celebrating organisations that have made considerable impact within their community, country, region, organisation or wider system, driving positive change within the humanitarian sector.
• United Nations Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe FHN is a Board Member of the WPHF Funding Board, the guiding and supervisory body of the WPHF. The WPHF supports local and grassroots women's civil society leaders and their organisations in conflict and crisis settings worldwide. FHN's board membership ensures feminist and women's rights voices influence WPHF strategy and resource allocation.
• Generation Equality Forum - Women Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action Compact (WPS HA Compact)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe WPS HA Compact was developed by the Generation Equality Forum. FHN serves on the Board of the Compact, which represents a diverse group of stakeholders mobilising an inter-generational, inclusive global movement for action on women, peace, security and humanitarian action. Board members lead the design and implementation of the Compact.
• Women DelivercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen Deliver is one of the largest convenings to advance gender equality in the world. FHN hosted two concurrent events at Women Deliver 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda, examining feminist foreign policy integration and reframing colonial risk narratives. Over 6,000 people attended in-person and more than 200,000 virtually, with 13 FHN members participating.
• CARE InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARE International, as a member of FHN and an INGO headquartered in the Global North, participates in the network's collective advocacy. CARE kindly hosted FHN members at its Kigali office ahead of Women Deliver 2023.
• Women's Refugee CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWomen's Refugee Commission, an FHN member organisation, hosted a convening of FHN members at CSW68 in New York in March 2024. This provided an opportunity for members to meet in person, share experiences, and prepare for CSW sessions.
• OxfamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOxfam, as a member of FHN, co-facilitated the 'Regional Workshop on Feminist Local Humanitarian Leadership: Brave Feminist Conversations' in Bangkok, Thailand in 2022 alongside FHN and the Women's Legal & Human Rights Bureau (WLB) in the Philippines.
• Women's Legal & Human Rights Bureau (WLB), PhilippinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWLB co-facilitated the Regional Workshop on Feminist Local Humanitarian Leadership 'Brave Feminist Conversations' in Bangkok, Thailand in 2022 alongside FHN and Oxfam.
• Gender in Emergencies (GiE) groupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFHN co-hosts online events with the Gender in Emergencies (GiE) group focused on partnering with WROs for humanitarian action, creating space for sharing challenges and feminist perspectives on equitable partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ActionAid International: International federation working on women's rights and humanitarian response, and an FHN member. Comparable as a federation-style structure operating feminist humanitarian and development programs globally.
• Oxfam International: Major humanitarian and development confederation with explicit feminist programming and FHN membership. Comparable as a globally-active humanitarian actor with gender-transformative objectives.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): One of the largest humanitarian NGOs globally with gender-based violence and women's protection programming. A peer in the humanitarian space but with a much larger operational scale than FHN.
• Plan International: Global INGO focused on children's rights and girls' equality with significant humanitarian footprint. Comparable as a large established humanitarian and gender-equality organisation with which FHN shares advocacy space.
• CARE International: Large humanitarian INGO with deep gender-in-emergencies programming and an FHN member. Operates at much greater scale than FHN but shares the feminist humanitarian action agenda and frequently hosts FHN convenings.

Direct peers

• Women Deliver: A leading global convening organisation driving gender equality, with which FHN partners closely (Women Deliver 2023). Comparable as a convening and advocacy platform for feminist and gender-equality movements globally.
• Women's Refugee Commission: International organisation focused on displaced women, children, and youth, and an FHN member. Directly comparable as a humanitarian and gender-focused advocacy organisation engaging in UN and donor policy spaces.
• Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights: A feminist rapid-response fund supporting women's rights organisations in crisis and conflict contexts. It shares FHN's constituency of frontline feminist actors and operates a similar values-driven, member-anchored funding model.
• Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID): AWID is a global feminist membership organisation supporting women's rights organisations and feminist movements, including in crisis contexts. Like FHN, AWID convenes feminist actors, produces research, and influences donor and policy spaces — making it one of the closest direct comparables.
• Global Fund for Women: International feminist philanthropy organisation and FHN member that funds and convenes women's rights organisations globally. Highly comparable as a feminist resource-intermediary and convening platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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