# Big Give raises £2.4 million to support charities championing women and girls

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2025/10/30/big-give-raises-2-4-million-to-support-charities-championing-women-and-girls/
- Published: 2025-10-30T07:20:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Big Give’s week-long Women & Girls match fund campaign has raised £2,392,163 for
charities driving positive change for women and girls around the world.**

The total for its fourth annual [Women & Girls campaign](https://donate.biggive.org/women-and-girls-2025.)
consisted of **9,545 donations** to over **217 charities** that are tackling issues
such as gender inequality, education, health and empowerment. This was a record 
total for the campaign, the result of a 10% year-on-year increase.

The public’s generosity was multiplied as donations to the participating charities
were matched by Big Give’s funding ‘champions’: foundations, companies and philanthropists
doubled the impact of each donation.

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This year’s campaign included **£1.2 million in match funds**, with **£1 million**
contributed by the Julia Rausing Trust, which has supported the Women & Girls campaign
for the past two years.

Participating charities included **The Malala Fund UK**, founded by activist and
Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai; **Ethiopiaid**, backed by ambassador Natalie Imbruglia;**
Goals 4 Girls**, recently partnered with Lioness Alessia Russo; and **50:50 Parliament**,
supported by Cherie Blair KC.

Examples of charities that took part in the campaign include:

 * **Furnishing Futures**
   Creating healing homes for domestic abuse survivors – 
   raised **£30,444**
 * **Pipal Tree**
   Colleges and courses for vulnerable girls in Nepal – raised **
   £50,420**
 * **The National Childbirth Trust**
   No new mother should feel alone – raised **
   £20,575**

James Reed CBE, Chair of Trustees for Big Give, said:

“I am delighted with the response we have had to this, our fourth annual campaign
dedicated to supporting women and girls’ charities. Traditionally, these charities
receive **just 1.8 per cent** of UK grants from trusts and foundations, so they 
are crying out for more support.

“What it demonstrates is the strength of support there is out there for organisations
that are carrying out valuable work in aid of so many important causes. I want to
thank our funding champions, in particular the Julia Rausing Trust, without whose
support this campaign would not have been possible.”

Last year Big Give became “the UK’s biggest public fundraiser”, surpassing Children
in Need and Comic Relief, when its [Christmas Challenge campaign raised **£44.7 million in just one week**](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/12/10/2024-big-give-christmas-challenge-raises-record-44-7mn/).

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