Marama speaking truth to power in a Māori kahu huruhuru (feather cloak). The ICW sisterhood remembers Marama Martin, a fierce advocate for women living with HIV and champion for indigenous women. We are deeply saddened to hear that Marama is no longer with us. Marama was a truly bright spark and gave her time and energy to fighting for women and girls living with HIV across several platforms and organizations. She was a pioneering and powerful advocate for Māori and indigenous women...

As Global Fund Grant Cycle 7 (GC7) reprogramming unfolds amidst severe funding cuts, women and girls in all our diversity are being forced to choose between essentials: maternal care or mental health, harm reduction or peer support. These aren’t luxuries—they are life-saving, rights-affirming services. ICW Global and W4GF, in partnership with YOUNITE TB, TB Women, and CS4ME, conducted a rapid global assessment to ask: what can we not live without? Nearly 100 women across regions ranked top...