A new $300 Million dollar Equality Funding initiative launched by Canada on 24 Mai 2018, aims to be a self generating fund for women’s movements. This new approach presents the possibility of continuous flexible funding for women’s movements and is the result of sustained advocacy by feminists who pushed for resources for women’s organisations because […]
To achieve true gender parity and transformation requires changing not just the law, but the hearts and the minds of the people within that community. TGNP Mtandao works to transform and inform its stakeholders and Tanzanians at large about the rights of women, as well as engaging women to know and champion their own rights. […]
African women have always played an integral role in sustaining the planet’s biodiversity, conserving the environment around them, and EarthLore fits right into this mould. This is one of the women-led organisations that is rural-based, and that often forms the backbone of the community and the starting point of the agri-food value chain. Earthlore’s work […]
For change to be reflective of the people, government and those who contribute to it should be representative of its population. Gender links and their innate belief in this idea, continue to press for a more representative government by working to ensure the adoption of affirmative action in both local and national governance structures within […]
Over the past 16 dernières années , AWDF has increased the scope of its work (grantmaking, Renforcement des capacités, advocacy and fundraising) within its mandate. As the programmes and the income of the organisation grows, the communications function becomes ever more vital. En outre, the role, methodologies and visions of communications in the human rights field has developed dramatically over […]
On 22nd April 2018, as the whole world celebrates Earth Day and contributes to eradicating climate change under the theme, “End Plastic Pollution”, our message is that women who experience the consequences of climate change are often leaders in developing effective coping strategies and building resilience. They have important insights to contribute to designing and […]
Le plaidoyer mène à la transformation et à l'Initiative des femmes des bidonvilles pour le développement (SWID) a démontré l'importance de la transformation sur la question des droits fonciers en Ouganda. SWID travaille sur un éventail de questions: droits fonciers, les droits des femmes, la sécurité alimentaire ainsi que la protection de l'environnement. Ils comprennent comment les questions foncières, l'environnement et la nourriture sont intimement liés, […]
Le plaidoyer mène à la transformation et à l'Initiative des femmes des bidonvilles pour le développement (SWID) a démontré l'importance de la transformation sur la question des droits fonciers en Ouganda. SWID travaille sur un éventail de questions: droits fonciers, les droits des femmes, la sécurité alimentaire ainsi que la protection de l'environnement. Ils comprennent comment les questions foncières, l'environnement et la nourriture sont intimement liés, […]
Women experience marginalisation on multiple levels, but transwomen often experience added layers of marginalisation within movements, because their experience of womanhood is constantly questioned and policed. Social Health and Empowerment Feminist Collective of Transgender Women of Africa (SHE) understands the necessity of having an organisation for women who find themselves within larger movement spaces but […]