Sabriya Simon
Marcha da Mulheres Negras 2016
Marcha da Mulheres Negras 2016
Marcha da Mulheres Negras 2016

Priority Areas

Supporting feminist, women’s rights and gender justice movements to thrive, to be a driving force in challenging systems of oppression, and to co-create feminist realities.

Co-Creating Feminist Realities

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While we dream of a feminist world, there are those who are already building and living it. These are our Feminist Realities!

What are Feminist Realities?

Feminist Realities are the living, breathing examples of the just world we are co-creating. They exist now, in the many ways we live, struggle and build our lives.

Feminist Realities go beyond resisting oppressive systems to show us what a world without domination, exploitation and supremacy look like.

These are the narratives we want to unearth, share and amplify throughout this Feminist Realities journey.

Transforming Visions into Lived Experiences

Through this initiative, we:

  • Create and amplify alternatives: We co-create art and creative expressions that center and celebrate the hope, optimism, healing and radical imagination that feminist realities inspire.

  • Build knowledge: We document, demonstrate & disseminate methodologies that will help identify the feminist realities in our diverse communities.

  • Advance feminist agendas: We expand and deepen our collective thinking and organizing to advance just solutions and systems that embody feminist values and visions.

  • Mobilize solidarity actions: We engage feminist, women’s rights and gender justice movements and allies in sharing, exchanging and jointly creating feminist realities, narratives and proposals at the 14th AWID International Forum.

The AWID International Forum

As much as we emphasize the process leading up to, and beyond, the four-day Forum, the event itself is an important part of where the magic happens, thanks to the unique energy and opportunity that comes with bringing people together.

We expect the next Forum to:

  • Build the power of Feminist Realities, by naming, celebrating, amplifying and contributing to build momentum around experiences and propositions that shine light on what is possible and feed our collective imaginations

  • Replenish wells of hope and energy as much needed fuel for rights and justice activism and resilience

  • Strengthen connectivity, reciprocity and solidarity across the diversity of feminist movements and with other rights and justice-oriented movements

Learn more about the Forum process

We are sorry to announce that the 14th AWID International Forum is cancelled

Given the current world situation, our Board of Directors has taken the difficult decision to cancel Forum scheduled in 2021 in Taipei. 

Read the full announcement

Find out more!

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I believe empowered women empower women and that is why I’ve had an incredible time being an AWID member. My knowledge and understanding of Feminism and intersectionality has been broadened by the exposure I received being part of the AWID Community Street Team. I hope more women join and share topics and ideas that will help other women.

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If your funding institution is already a part of the Database and you would like to contact us to update your record, or if you would like to leave some feedback for us, please use the form above.

Beijing Unfettered: the Power of Young Feminist Movements

In partnership with young feminist activists and youth-led organizations, AWID co-organized Beijing Unfettered in parallel to and independently from Beijing+25. 

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Thanks to our global feminist community! From May to August 2024, nearly 1,200 organizations working for Women's rights, gender justice, and LBTQI+ equality shared their experiences in the WITM survey. The results offer a unique picture of how feminist movements are resourced and where gaps remain.

Stay tuned for the upcoming report for more analysis!
 

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These Hubs challenge the elitism of climate talks, center lived experiences, and aim to build collective power across borders. They offer a critical counterbalance to top-down, often exclusionary international negotiations. The Hubs aim to foster community-driven solutions, amplify feminist demands, and ensure that feminist principles of care and solidarity shape the climate agenda. It’s not just about being present at COP30, it’s about reshaping the conversation on climate justice on feminist terms.

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Où est l’argent ? Un plaidoyer documenté pour soutenir les organisations féministe

Ce rapport révèle la réalité du financement des organisations féministes et de défense des droits des femmes dans un contexte de bouleversements politiques et financiers. S’appuyant sur plus de dix ans d’analyse depuis la dernière étude Où est l’argent ? de l’AWID (Arroser les feuilles, affamer les racines), il dresse un bilan des progrès réalisés, des lacunes persistantes et des menaces croissantes dans le domaine du financement féministe.

Le rapport salue le pouvoir des initiatives menées par les mouvements pour façonner le financement selon leurs propres conditions, tout en alertant sur les coupes massives dans l’aide au développement, le recul de la philanthropie et l’escalade des offensives anti-droits. 

Il appelle les bailleurs de fonds à investir massivement dans l’organisation féministe, infrastructure essentielle pour la justice et la libération, et invite les mouvements à réimaginer des modèles de financement audacieux et autodéterminés, fondés sur le soin, la solidarité et le pouvoir collectif.

Le rapport sera bientôt disponible

Annual Report 2012

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Our 2012 Annual Report provides key highlights of our work during the year to boldly, creatively and effectively contribute to the advancement of women’s rights and gender equality worldwide.

Enjoy viewing videos, photos, and stories about our contributions.

Visit our 2012 Annual Report site

 

Memory as Resistance: A Tribute to WHRDs no longer with us

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AWID’s Tribute is an art exhibition honouring feminists, women’s rights and social justice activists from around the world who are no longer with us. 

In 2020, we are taking a turn

This year’s tribute tells stories and shares narratives about those who co-created feminist realities, have offered visions of alternatives to systems and actors that oppress us, and have proposed new ways of organising, mobilising, fighting, working, living, and learning.

49 new portraits of feminists and Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) are added to the gallery. While many of those we honour have passed away due to old age or illness, too many have been killed as a result of their work and who they are.

This increasing violence (by states, corporations, organized crime, unknown gunmen...) is not only aimed at individual activists but at our joint work and feminist realities.

The stories of activists we honour keep their legacy alive and carry their inspiration forward into our movements’ future work.

Visit the online exhibit

The portraits of the 2020 edition are designed by award winning illustrator and animator, Louisa Bertman. 

AWID would like to thank the families and organizations who shared their personal stories and contributed to this memorial. We join them in continuing the remarkable work of these activists and WHRDs and forging efforts to ensure justice is achieved in cases that remain in impunity.

“They tried to bury us. They didn’t know we were seeds.” - Mexican Proverb 

The Tribute was first launched in 2012

It took shape with a physical exhibit of portraits and biographies of feminists and activists who passed away at AWID’s 12th International Forum, in Turkey. It now lives as an online gallery, updated every year.

To date, 467 feminists and WHRDs are featured.

Visit the online exhibit

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Dando apoyo a nuestros activismos, a nuestros movimientos y a nosotrxs mismxs

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Dando apoyo a nuestros activismos, a nuestros movimientos y a nosotrxs mismxs

Adelantando el Día Internacional de Acción por la Salud de las Mujeres, 28 de mayo, destacamos el trabajo que realiza la organización afiliada a AWID con sede en Toronto, Canadá, Sacred Women International. La misma se dedica a “crear un equilibrio” y fortalecer el bienestar de las mujeres africanas, caribeñas y negras de la diáspora. Ellxs compartieron con AWID lo importante que es dar apoyo a las activistas para que se pueda continuar con el activismos social, y respaldar a nuestras comunidades y movimientos. #BlackLivesMatter 

«Realmente necesitamos pasión por el trabajo que estamos haciendo. Y para cambiar algo, necesitamos pasión. Pero no reemplacemos la pasión por ira. Y no carguemos tanto sobre nuestras espaldas la historia del dolor como para llevarla a nuestro trabajo y a nuestras vidas.» – Aina-Nia Ayo-Dele, Sacred Women International

Mira el video para saber más acerca de Sacred Women International

 

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Norte América
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Soigner nous-mêmes, notre activisme et nos mouvements

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Soigner nous-mêmes, notre activisme et nos mouvements

En prévision de la Journée internationale d’action pour la santé des femmes, le 28 mai 2016, nous mettons en lumière Sacred Women International, membre institutionnel de l’AWID basé à Toronto au Canada. L’organisation se concentre sur la création d’un équilibre et la favorisation du bien-être des femmes africaines, caribbéenes et noires à travers la diaspora. L’équipe de Sacred Women International a expliqué l’importance de soutenir les activistes afin de contribuer à faire vivre les communautés et les mouvements. #BlackLivesMatter

« Nous avons absolument besoin de passion pour le travail que nous faisons. Pour parvenir à changer quoi que ce soit, nous avons besoin de cette passion. Il ne faut pas remplacer la passion par de la colère. Et ne portons pas notre histoire, pétrie de douleur, sur notre dos au point que cela affecte notre travail et nos vies. » - Aina-Nia Ayo-Dele, Sacred Women International

Visionnez la vidéo afin d’en savoir plus sur Sacred Women International 

 

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AWID

Sustaining Ourselves, Our Activism, Our Movements

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Sustaining Ourselves, Our Activism, Our Movements

Ahead of the 2016 International Day of Action for Women's Health, on May 28th, we spotlight Sacred Women International, an AWID member based in Toronto, Canada. The organisation focuses on “creating a balance” and building the well-being of African, Caribbean, and Black Women across the diaspora. They shared with AWID on the importance of sustaining activists in order to continue social activism, uphold our communities and movements. #BlackLivesMatter

“We absolutely need passion for the work that we are doing or we won’t be able to do it. And to shift anything we need passion. But let’s not replace passion with anger. And let’s not carry the history of pain so much on our back that we bring it into our work, that we bring it into our lives.” – Aina-Nia Ayo-Dele, Sacred Women International

Watch the video to find out more about Sacred Women International 

 

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AWID

Demo article

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Salome Chagelishvili

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Biography

Salome is a feminist activist from Tbilisi, Georgia, devoted to social and gender justice. She holds a Master's degree in gender studies, and has been engaged in feminist, queer and green movements for over twelve years, working amongst others on issues of gender based violence, domestic violence, sexual and reproductive health and rights, LGBTIQ rights, [women’s] Labor Rights, Healing Justice and holistic and digital security and rights.

Since 2014 she has been actively working on safety and security issues of activists and Women Human Rights Defenders, providing integrated security and digital security workshops specifically for activists from under-privileged groups (queer persons, ethnic and religious minorities, rural women and girls, etc) as well as bigger feminist organisations. Salome is a member of the Independent Group of Feminists - a non-formal, non-hierarchical and non-registered initiative that unites feminists with diverse backgrounds in Georgia. Currently, she is the Executive Director of the Women's Fund in Georgia, fully engaged in women's/feminist movement building, providing feminist funding, and encouraging local feminist philanthropy.

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Simone Jagger

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Biography

Simone has 20 years’ experience working in management support and administration in non-profit organizations, in particular post-graduate medical education and ICT training. She has qualifications in Management Support and Paralegal studies. She is based in South Africa, enjoys traveling and is an amateur Genealogist.

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