Our impact · verified figures
The work, measured.
Every figure on this page comes from the RFLD 2025 Annual Report or a programme results framework committed to our funders. One page — the whole picture.
Results by portfolio
What each programme delivers — and commits to.
Achievements and results-framework targets, drawn from the 2025 Annual Report and current workplans. Targets are labelled as such — we publish what we promise, so we can be held to it.
Defenders & journalists
- 100 women human rights defenders receiving rapid protection support
- Emergency intervention delay cut from 72h to 18h
- 580 journalists digitally secured — zero recorded data compromises
Women in decision-making
- 8 Francophone countries under the GIZ/BMZ AIHRDFWA initiative (2025–2028)
- 50 member CSOs receiving funding or training (framework)
- 5 major legislative reforms targeted; +2,000 cases documented in DΩNÙESÈ (24-month framework)
Malaria · MNCH · SRHR
- 8 high-burden countries for malaria elimination and maternal, newborn & child health
- 55 countries covered by DΩNÙESÈ real-time, gender-disaggregated health data
Digital rights & safety
- 150+ digital emergencies to be resolved; French & Portuguese helpline desks (2026–2028)
- 100 eco-defenders mapped into rapid-response protection; <24h response target
- 9 high-level diplomatic dialogues; 50%+ women's participation across all activities
Bodily integrity
- Grassroots movements strengthened and thousands of girls protected under the AWDF Leading from the South partnership (2025 Annual Report)
- ECOWAS-wide legislative harmonisation and ACHPR engagement, including public engagement with The Gambia
Feminist infrastructure
- 55% of the $50M scaling plan flows as direct sub-granting sustaining 200+ grassroots organisations
- Sub-recipient audit framework: every grantee operates under RFLD's 14 ratified policies
How we deliver
Not only advocacy — delivery, on the ground.
Three moments from the 2025 Annual Report that show what direct service delivery looks like in practice.
The CSO Gala
A major celebration of active citizenship recognising civil society excellence — launching a “cohort of excellence” of organisations RFLD supports with funding, training and institutional strengthening.
Regional consultation on protecting rights champions
A landmark regional convening on the protection of human rights defenders — bringing defenders, institutions and diplomatic partners into one room to build the region's protection architecture.
Rapid protection in practice
Digital security support for journalists and defenders at risk, emergency response coordination, and direct assistance that cut intervention delays from 72 hours to 18 — protection as a service, not a statement.
2026 – 2028
The $50M scaling plan.
RFLD is raising $50 million to execute its 3-year strategic plan. The allocation is public — because donors should know where every dollar goes before they give it.
Sources: RFLD Annual Report 2025 (financials, protection results, delivery moments); programme results frameworks and workplans (targets, labelled as such); NAFASI implementation plan 2026–2028. Figures are updated with each annual reporting cycle.
Feminist monitoring, evaluation & learning
How we measure change — beyond headcounts.
We have deliberately moved away from audit cultures that reduce social change to beneficiary numbers. Using Outcome Harvesting and Most Significant Change methodologies, we track three classes of shift — and the data grantees collect belongs to them.
How communities define
- Whether communities begin to define security, family and autonomy in more inclusive ways.
What power does
- Whether traditional leaders denounce FGM; whether law enforcement follows new protection protocols.
Who sets the agenda
- Whether vulnerable groups set the agenda in convenings — not just attend them. Light-touch reporting with oral options keeps the door open for organisations with limited administrative capacity.
Fund what is already working.
One $10M grant to RFLD reaches 200+ grassroots organisations through an audited, NGOsource-certified re-granting pipeline — with 85% of every budget reaching the field.
Donate Partner with us 2025 Annual Report (PDF)