Ritu is a feminist technologist who brings her experience in the non-profit sector, driven by a passion for utilizing innovative approaches to finding feminist technological solutions. Holding a Master's in Technology in Computer Applications from the Indian Institute of Technology, her role at AWID encompasses a diverse range of responsibilities. From overseeing digital security and server management to database administration, capacity building, technology evaluation, software implementation and cloud solutions, Ritu ensures that AWID's IT infrastructure is resilient and effective. Prior to joining AWID, she played a pivotal role in advancing technological initiatives in the Health Promotion and Environment sectors, fueled by her dedication to leveraging technology for social good.

Embodying Trauma-Informed Pleasure

Trauma is not the event; it is how our bodies respond to events that feel dangerous to us. It is often left stuck in the body, until we address it. There’s no talking our body out of this response – it just is.

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Priscilla posee prácticamente dos décadas de experiencia de trabajo en el sector sin fines de lucro con organizaciones por la justicia social abocadas a los derechos de las mujeres y las juventudes, la conservación, la consolidación de la paz y el desarrollo. Sus intereses se centran en establecer procesos y sistemas progresistas que ayuden a una organización a operar de acuerdo a sus valores y principios y a prosperar, así como en encontrar formas de ayudar a las organizaciones y los donantes a identificar y garantizar los recursos que necesitan para una buena labor. Priscilla se unió a AWID en 2018, como Gerente de Movilización de Recursos y, en julio de 2023, asumió el cargo de Directora de Operaciones y Alianzas para el Financiamiento.

Posee una Maestría en Política Internacional de la Escuela de Estudios Orientales y Africanos (SOAS), una pila cada vez más alta de libros para los que todavía intenta encontrar tiempo para leer e integra la Junta de Hodan Somali Community, una entidad benéfica radicada en Londres.

Marta est chercheur·se et activiste queer, transféministe et non binaire, originaire de l'ex-Yougoslavie, actuellement basé·e à Barcelone. Iel facilite des mouvements transnationaux, tisse des alternatives systémiques et est économiste féministe. Iel a cofondé et coordonné avec d’autres la Tapisserie mondiale des alternatives, un processus mondial qui cherche à identifier, documenter et relier les alternatives aux niveaux local, régional et mondial. À l’échelle locale, Marta est engagé·e au sein d’organisations antiracistes, transféministes, queer et migrantes. Iel détient également un doctorat en sciences et technologies environnementales de l'Université autonome de Barcelone, consacré aux perspectives féministes décoloniales d'une pluralité d'alternatives systémiques et à la création de systèmes alternatifs féministes basés sur les soins et la pérennité de la vie. Pendant son temps libre, iel aime boxer, jouer de la guitare et de la batterie dans un groupe de samba, faire de la photographie, de la randonnée, cuisiner pour ses proches et gâter ses deux chats.

Elina is a young afro-Dominican intersectional feminist and human rights lawyer, committed to use her voice and skills to build a more just, empathic and inclusive world.  She started Law school at 16, convinced it would give her the tools to understand and promote social justice. After a J.D. in the Dominican Republic, she pursued an LL.M. in Public International Law and Human Rights in the UK as a Chevening Scholar. She was the only Latinx-Caribbean woman in her class, graduating with honours.

Elina has worked at the intersection of human rights, gender, migration and policy, from government, grassroots collectives and international organizations. She helped litigate cases on gender-based violence before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. As a member of the Youth Advisory Panel of UNFPA, she contributed to strengthening sexual and reproductive rights in the Dominican Republic. She co-led Amnesty International’s first campaign on sex workers’ rights in the Americas, developing strong partnerships with sex-worker led organizations and using Amnesty’s position to amplify women human rights defenders and sex workers’ voices.

Elina is part of Foro Feminista Magaly Pineda and the Global Shapers Community. She speaks Spanish, French and English. Thanks to her diverse background, Elina brings strong governance and strategic planning skills, substantive expertise on the United Nations and regional human rights mechanisms and her bold determination to keep AWID as an inclusive organization for all women, especially young and Caribbean feminists. With these offerings, joins a global sisterhood of feminist badasses, where she can keep nurturing her feminist leadership and never again feel alone in her path.