Women’s Organizations at Risk: Lack of Funding Threatens the Response to Gender Violence in Puerto Rico

(San Juan, Puerto Rico – August 22, 2025) This video features an interview broadcast on Radio Isla with Verónica Colón, executive director of the Women’s Foundation of Puerto Rico, and the President of the Board of the Puerto Rico Shelter Network, Coraly León. In the conversation, both leaders address the precarious situation and lack of funding faced by women’s organizations on the island, highlighting the risks these limitations pose to the continuity of vital services for survivors of gender-based violence and entire communities.