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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

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

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ترجمة مارينا سمير

«الآن قد يكون وقتًا مناسبًا لإعادة التفكير في الشكل الذي يمكن للثورة أن تتّخذه. ربما لن تبدو كمسيرةٍ من الأجساد الغاضبة والقادرة في الشوارع. ربما ستبدو وكأنّ العالم واقفٌ في ثباتٍ لأن جميع الأجساد الموجودة فيه منهَكة – حيثُ أنّه يجب إعطاء الأولوية للرعاية قبل فوات الأوان». 
- جوانا هيدفا  

المستشفيات مؤسسات، ومواقع حيّة للرأسمالية، وما يحدث عندما يكون من المفترض أن يستريح شخصٌ ما ليس إلّا نموذجاً مصغّراً من النظام الأكبر. تَعمَد المؤسسات إلى فصلنا عن أنظمة رعايتنا – نَجِد أنفسنا معزولين في بُنى تراتبية راسخة، وغالبًا ما نشعر وكأنّ الرعاية هي شيء يُفعَل بنا بدلاً من أن تكون شيئًا يُعطى ويؤخَذ كجزء من محادثة. الرعاية المؤسسية معزولة بسبب اندماجها في الطلب الرأسمالي: شخص واحد يعالج رِجلك ورِجلك فقط، شخص آخر يعالج ضغط الدم وهكذا.

المستشفيات مؤسسات، ومواقع حيّة للرأسمالية، وما يحدث عندما يكون من المفترض أن يستريح شخصٌ ما ليس إلّا نموذجاً مصغّراً من النظام الأكبر. تَعمَد المؤسسات إلى فصلنا عن أنظمة رعايتنا – نَجِد أنفسنا معزولين في بُنى تراتبية راسخة، وغالبًا ما نشعر وكأنّ الرعاية هي شيء يُفعَل بنا بدلاً من أن تكون شيئًا يُعطى ويؤخَذ كجزء من محادثة. الرعاية المؤسسية معزولة بسبب اندماجها في الطلب الرأسمالي: شخص واحد يعالج رِجلك ورِجلك فقط، شخص آخر يعالج ضغط الدم وهكذا. 

اضطرّت المصوّرة مريم مكيوي لإجراء عملية جراحية الشهر الماضي، ووثّقت هذا المسار. صورها للبيئات المعقّمة بألوانها الباهتة – أضواء نيون بيضاء وصفوف تلو صفوف من التكوينات المتكرّرة – تعكس مكانًا استُنزفت منه الحياة والحركة. كانت هذه إحدى الطرق التي حافظت بها مريم على بقاء روحها. لقد كان أحد أشكال الاحتجاج من داخل حدود مؤسسةٍ كان عليها التعامل معها.

تُشكّل الصور وصفًا لشيءٍ واهنٍ بشدّة، فمشاهدة شخصٍ ما وهو يعايش انهيار جسده هو دائمًا تذكير جليل بهشاشتنا. إنه أيضًا تذكير بهشاشة أنظمة الرعاية هذه، والتي قد تُمنَع عنّا لأسباب متعدّدة – بدايةً من عدم امتلاك الأموال وصولًا إلى عدم التواجد في جسدٍ يُعتبَر ذا قيمة كافية، فربما يكون أنثويًا أكثر مما ينبغي أو كويريًا أكثر مما ينبغي أو ملوَّنًا أكثر مما ينبغي.

الرعاية الانفرادية والمجرّدة من جوهرها والتي قد تُسلَب منّا في أي لحظة لا تساعدنا على الازدهار. وهي مختلفة تمامًا عن الطريقة التي يسلكها البشر عند رعاية بعضهم البعض. كم سيبدو عالمنا مختلفًا إذا التزمنا بتفكيك الهياكل الرأسمالية الحالية حول صحّتنا؟ كيف سيبدو إذا أعَدنا تخيُّلَه بشكل جذريّ؟

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ان كنت نسوية عن حق، فإنك سترفضين التحقير الموجّه ضد الممارسات الجنسية الغرائبيّة

Image of a tweet. Text says: The revolution in your pants will not be televised... unless you're into that kind of thing. Which we can discuss... viva.

تَلفَزَتُنا للثورة تحت حزامك مشروطة بطبيعة رغباتك

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Festival Art!

Featuring artwork by Upasana Agarwal, Ika Vantiani, & Naadira Patel.

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By artist Upasana Agarwal

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Illustrated portrait of Anima Adjepong saying I learn queer as practice, as in the service of freedom… Queer disrupts the normative order we live in, in order to create something else, it is about leadership beyond the individual
Illustrated portrait of Anwulika Okonjo that says: Feminists are World Builders
Portrait of Dilar Dirik saying: “We need to make sure that feminism is a threat to the system”  "We no longer need to just be in solidarity with each other, we need new platforms of common struggles"
Illustrated portrait of Makgosi Letimile saying: Sex toys should not be a luxury. They should be accessible and affordable
Illustrated portrait of Manal Tamimi that says: “You are the fire that keeps everyone warm"
Illustrated portrait of Nana Akosua Hanson that says: "Art allows us to create an alternate reality"
Illustrated portrait of Nomsa Sizani, over a white and turquise background, that says: “When we occupy this land, it is another way of condemning this capitalist system”  “If we don’t so, nobody will liberate ourselves”
Illustrated portrait of Sandie Hanna that says: “Solidarity is a mechanism of survival”  “We need to keep going because continuity is vital in our causes for liberation”
Illustrated portrait of Doctor Vandana Shiva that says: “The panel today is a beautiful awakening of the world that is possible”
Illustrated portrait of Yannia S. Garzón that says: “Recovering the dignity of being a black woman is what keeps me alive”
Illustrated portrait of Dr. Angelique V. Nixon that says: “Listen to your body. It’s smarter than you are.”
 Patricia Wattimena : I want a future where economies work for the women and not women working the economy

By artist Ika Vantiani

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Collage of Mariama Sonko
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Artistic collage featuring Yania Sofia

By artist Naadira Patel 

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Illustration of several women of color with text that says: Moving from Transactional to Transformative
Illustration of three hand outstretched. Two are spilling seeds into the other. In the center there is planet Earth and a woman walking over plants. The text reads "To defy capitalism we occupy land acting as custodians of diversity"

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

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.

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Inspirer le changement

Inspirer le changement

Selon ses propres mots, Ruth Acheinegeh (membre de l'AWID depuis 2010) est « une jeune trentenaire pleine d’énergie et de joie de vivre qu’elle aime partager avec ceux qui l’entourent et dont une jambe a été atteinte par la polio ».

Elle possède et gère un petit étal au marché de Bamenda au Cameroun qui vend également des sacs et des vêtements réalisés par un groupe local de femmes handicapées. Cette activité est une source financière précieuse pour Ruth, qui lui permet également de soutenir en partie sa famille.

« Ce qui me motive, c’est l’esprit qui nous fait avancer et inspirer l’espoir d’une société inclusive et ouverte à beaucoup d’autres femmes handicapées, pas seulement au Cameroun mais partout dans le monde. »

Renforcer les compétences

L’équipe de l’AWID a rencontré Ruth en août 2010 à Eugene en Oregon aux États-Unis lors du Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (l’Institut des femmes sur le leadership et le handicap, WILD en anglais), organisé par Mobility International USA (MIUSA). Cet événement a rassemblé de nombreuses femmes leaders handicapées avec l’objectif de renforcer leurs compétences, d’ouvrir de nouvelles perspectives et de créer des réseaux internationaux de soutien mutuel. Après son retour au Cameroun, Ruth a créé la North West Association for Women with Disabilities (Association pour les femmes handicapées du Nord-Ouest), le premier groupe de femmes de Bamenda qui ne s’occupe que de thèmes propres aux femmes. L’association compte actuellement 40 membres et Ruth leur transmet les savoirs reçus à Eugene sur l’autonomisation économique, la santé et l’usage des technologies de l’information.

Ruth est une actrice de changement, pionnière et visionnaire et aussi une voyageuse dotée d’un incroyable sens de l’humour. En 2012, elle a participé au 12e Forum international de l’AWID à Istanbul en Turquie qui a permis à plusieurs femmes africaines handicapées de se rencontrer et, par la suite, d’organiser leur premier atelier au Malawi.

Un écart important à combler

Même si un travail important et des progrès ont été réalisés, comme Ruth le souligne « il y a encore un écart important à combler quand on voit les faibles taux d’alphabétisation parmi les femmes handicapées dans la région ». Afin de contribuer à faire progresser le changement, Ruth a pris part en juin 2015 à un programme très réputé de formation de formatrices (WILD) organisé par MIUSA à la suite duquel elle a rassemblé 20 femmes handicapées issues de 20 communes de sa région. C’était le premier événement du genre au pays à offrir une formation sur les droits humains, la gouvernance et la gestion dans ce domaine. Malgré ses compétences, son expérience et son parcours d’études qui inclut un baccalauréat en gestion et comptabilité de l’Université internationale de Bamenda, Ruth n’a pas trouvé de travail « du fait que je suis handicapée », dit-elle.

« Je pense faire partie de celles et ceux qui se sentent appelés à changer la vie de femmes handicapées partout dans le monde et pas seulement dans ma communauté. » 

Voir la vidéo de Ruth qui parle de son expérience lors de la formation de formatrices (WILD) en 2015 (en anglais).

En plus de gérer son étal, Ruth travaille avec des femmes handicapées de sa localité pour les encourager à entreprendre des projets de nature économique et à acquérir leur indépendance. Grâce à ce groupe, elle a tissé des liens avec des initiatives internationales, avec des activistes féministes du monde entier et avec des chercheur-euse-s spécialistes du handicap, ce qui a ouvert de nouvelles perspectives de voyage et d’apprentissage. Malgré ses propres défis financiers et sa difficulté à améliorer son existence en achetant « la chaise roulante ou les nouvelles béquilles dont elle a grandement besoin», Ruth déclare qu’elle « tient énormément à son indépendance économique et sociale ».

En tant que femme engagée dans une série de réseaux sociaux locaux, nationaux et internationaux (ces derniers particulièrement grâce à son travail sur le handicap), la manière dont Ruth se présente et la solidité de ses relations est en constante mutation car elle « passe d’un rôle de fille, à celui de sœur, à celui de soutien économique ».

Dans la prolongation de notre engagement auprès de Ruth qui est notre membre, alliée et amie, nous sommes très enthousiastes à l’idée de la retrouver lors du 13ème Forum international de l’AWID au Brésil ! Elle interviendra dans la session Rôles « appropriés » et vies précarisées : des femmes handicapées gênent le patriarcat.


Pour prendre contact et en savoir plus sur Ruth


Loud, Proud and Passionate (Fortes, fières et passionnées).

Regardez la vidéo (en anglais) réalisée par MIUSA lors de l’Institut WILD en 2010:

 

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Mobilizing Change

Mobilizing Change

In her own words, Ruth Acheinegeh (AWID member since 2010) is a “young woman in her early thirties, full of energy and cheerfulness in her encounters with those around her and with one leg affected by polio.”

She owns and runs a local market stall in Bamenda, Cameroon which also sells bags and clothing made by a local group of women with disabilities. This is a valuable source of financial support for Ruth, and also enables her to partly support her family.

"What keeps me going is the spirit of moving and creating a new spotlight for many more women with disabilities not only in Cameroon but all over the world, hoping to have an inclusive society for all."

Strengthen leadership skills

Staff from AWID met Ruth in August 2010 in Eugene, Oregon, United States, at the Mobility International USA’s (MIUSA) Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) that brought together numerous women leaders with disabilities from all over the world to “strengthen leadership skills, create new visions and build international networks of support.” After returning to Cameroon, Ruth created the North West Association for Women with Disabilities, the first ever women’s group in Bamenda focusing only on women’s issues. It now counts 40 members and Ruth is passing on the knowledge she gained in Eugene in the areas of economic empowerment, health, and information and technology. 

Ruth is a trail blazer, change-maker, visionary, and a traveler with an incredible sense of humor. In 2012 she participated in the 12th AWID International Forum in Istanbul Turkey which brought together a number of African women with disabilities who subsequently organised their first workshop in Malawi.

Still a big gap

And even though much work has been done and progress achieved, as Ruth points out, there is “still a big gap looking at the low literacy rate among women with disabilities” in the region. So to help advance change, in June 2015 Ruth took part in a highly competitive training-of-trainers program held by MIUSA after which she brought together 20 women with disabilities from 20 different council areas in her region. This was the first of its kind in the country and offered training in human rights, governance and management in that area. In spite of her skills, experience and educational background, including a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Accountancy from the International University Bamenda, Ruth has been unable to find work which she says is, “due to the fact that I have a disability.”

"I think that I am one of those that have the calling of changing the lives of women with disabilities all over the world, not only in my community."

Watch Ruth speak about her WILD 2015 experience

Apart from managing her market stall, Ruth works with local women with disabilities to encourage them to establish economic projects and independence. Through this group she has made connections with international initiatives, global feminist activists and disability researchers which has opened new channels of learning and travel. Despite her own financial challenges and being unable to improve her own life by buying a “much-need wheelchair or new crutches”, Ruth says she “clearly holds her social and economic independence dear”.

As a woman immersed in a range of local, national and international social networks (the latter particularly through her disability work), how Ruth constitutes herself and the strength of her connections constantly shift as she “moves from daughter to sister to income provider.”

Continuing our engagement with Ruth as our member, ally and friend we are extremely excited to meet her again at our upcoming 13th AWID International Forum in Brasil! She is a co-presenter in a session on “Proper” roles and precarious lives: women with disabilities disrupting patriarchy.


Find out more and connect with Ruth


“Loud, Proud and Passionate”

Watch a MIUSA WILD Institute 2010 Video:

 

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Advocating Health for Everyone

Advocating Health for Everyone

Isaac Oriafo Ejakhegbe works in the non-profit sector, primarily focusing his work on gender equality, climate change, and health promotion, including maternal and child health. He is a Women Deliver Young Leader and is currently working at the Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, a non-governmental organisation in Nigeria that advocates for women’s reproductive health and social well-being. As founder of the Youth Spotlight Initiative, Isaac also engages in specifically promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights of young people, including issues bordering on HIV infection.


Issac studied Applied Health Social Science from the School of Public Health at the University of Ghana, where he was awarded the best graduating student in his set. His thesis focused on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and contraceptive use in the Western Region of Ghana.

After graduating, Isaac volunteered as a United Nations Children's Fund Peer Educator under the National Reproductive Health HIV and AIDS Prevention and Care project in Northern Nigeria and has worked as a program officer at the Initiative for the Rehabilitation and Care for HIV and AIDS. He was involved in several projects pertaining to commercial sex workers.

Strengthening the capacities and leadership of women and youth are key to unlocking the potentials of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Part of his work in health promotion included direct community involvement. As a community health officer at the Joy Maternity Clinic based in Edo State, Nigeria Issac actively provided health education and social support to community members. During this time, he enrolled in an online program, earning a Clinical Research and Public Health Certificate from the Harvard School of Public Health and a certificate in “Challenges of Global Poverty” from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

 A successful environment/climate policy must be holistic: cutting carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases as well as promoting clean surroundings - both working towards sustainable health for everybody.

Isaac enjoys writing articles and blogs on health and climate change issues. Ahead of the recent 2015 United Nations conference on climate change COP 21, he wrote an article for ‘Climate Reports’ focusing on the impacts of unhealthy environment on health. 

 

En defensa de la salud para todas las personas

En defensa de la salud para todas las personas

Isaac Oriafo Ejakhegbe trabaja en el sector sin fines de lucro y su labor se ha centrado primordialmente en la igualdad de género, el cambio climático y la promoción de la salud, incluyendo la salud materna e infantil. Es Líder Juvenil de Women Deliver [Las mujeres dan a luz/cumplen] y en este momento trabaja en el Women’s Health and Action Research Centre [Centro de Investigación y Acción por la Salud de las Mujeres], organización no gubernamental en Nigeria que defiende la salud reproductiva y el bienestar social de las mujeres. Como fundador de la Youth Spotlight Initiative [Iniciativa Juventud en Primer Plano], Isaac también se dedica específicamente a promover la salud y los derechos sexuales y reproductivos de las personas jóvenes, abordando asimismo aspectos de la infección por VIH.


Isaac completó una Maestría en Ciencias Sociales Aplicadas a la Salud en la Facultad de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Ghana, donde se le reconoció como el mejor alumno de su promoción. Su tesis versó sobre la igualdad de género, el empoderamiento de las mujeres y el uso de anticonceptivos en la región occidental de Ghana.

Tras su graduación, Isaac trabajó como educador de pares voluntario del Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia en el marco del Proyecto Nacional de Salud Reproductiva y de Prevención, Tratamiento y Apoyo para el VIH y el SIDA en el norte de Nigeria. También desempeña el rol de Coordinador de Programa de la Iniciativa para Rehabilitación y Tratamiento del VIH y el SIDA, además de haber estado involucrado en diversos proyectos relacionados con trabajadoras/es comerciales del sexo.

Fortalecer las capacidades y el liderazgo de las mujeres y de la juventud es fundamental para que los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) puedan realizar todo su potencial.

Su trabajo de promoción de la salud ha incluido participación directa de las comunidades. Como Coordinador de Salud Comunitaria en la Clínica de Maternidad Joy [Alegría], ubicada en el estado de Edo, Nigeria, proporcionó activamente educación para la salud y apoyo social a personas de la comunidad. Mientras realizaba esa tarea, Isaac se inscribió en un programa virtual y obtuvo dos Certificados: uno en Investigación Clínica y Salud Pública de la Facultad de Salud Pública de Harvard y otro en Desafíos de la Pobreza Global, del Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts.

Toda política medioambiental/climática exitosa debe ser integral: reducir las emisiones de dióxido de carbono, metano y otros gases de efecto invernadero, promoviendo al mismo tiempo un ambiente limpio pero sin dejar de trabajar por la salud sostenible para todas las personas.

Isaac disfruta escribiendo artículos y blogs sobre temáticas de salud y cambio climático. Poco antes de la Conferencia de las Partes (COP 21) de la Convención Marco de Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático escribió un artículo para ‘Climate Reporters’ [Reporteras/os del Clima] sobre los efectos que un ambiente nocivo tiene para la salud.

 

 

Promouvoir la santé pour tous et toutes

Promouvoir la santé pour tous et toutes

Actif dans le secteur sans but lucratif, Isaac Oriafo Ejakhegbe, membre de l'AWID depuis juin 2015, concentre son travail sur l’égalité de genre, le changement climatique, la promotion de la santé et la santé des femmes et des enfants. Il est un jeune leader de l’initiative Women Deliver et travaille actuellement pour le Women’s Health and Action Research Centre (Centre de recherche et d’action pour la santé des femmes), une organisation non gouvernementale établie au Nigeria qui œuvre au service de la santé reproductive des femmes et de leur bien-être social.


Fondateur de l’initiative Youth Spotlight (Coup de projecteur sur la jeunesse), Isaac s’engage également à promouvoir la santé et les droits reproductifs et sexuels des jeunes. En outre, il aborde les enjeux relatifs à l’infection par le VIH.

Isaac a étudié en sciences sociales appliquées en santé à la School of Public Health de l’University of Ghana, où il a obtenu les meilleures notes de sa promotion. Sa thèse portait sur l'égalité de genre, l'autonomisation des femmes et l'usage de la contraception dans la région occidentale du Ghana.

Après avoir obtenu son diplôme, Isaac s’est porté volontaire comme éducateur pour les pairs auprès du Fonds des Nations Unies pour l’enfance (UNICEF), dans le cadre du projet national Reproductive Health HIV and AIDS Prevention and Care (La santé reproductive, la prévention et les soins liés au VIH et au SIDA) dans le Nord du Nigeria. Il est ensuite devenu chargé de programme de l'Initiative for the Rehabilitation and Care for HIV and AIDS (Initiative pour la réadaptation et les soins aux personnes porteuses du VIH et atteintes du SIDA). Il a également participé à plusieurs projets auprès des travailleurs et travailleuses du sexe.

Le renforcement des capacités et du leadership des femmes et des jeunes est un facteur clé pour libérer le potentiel des Objectifs de développement durable (ODD).

Un volet de son travail en promotion de la santé implique une participation communautaire directe. En tant qu’agent de santé communautaire à la Joy Maternity Clinic dans l’État d’Edo au Nigéria, Isaac s’est concentré sur l’offre active d’éducation en matière de santé et de soutien social à l’intention des membres de la communauté. Au même moment, il s’est inscrit à un programme en ligne, obtenant un Clinical Research and Public Health Certificate (Certificat en santé publique et recherche clinique) de la Harvard School of Public Health et un Certificat en  Challenges of Global Poverty (Les défis de la pauvreté mondiale) du Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Pour atteindre leur objectif, les politiques liées à l’environnement et au climat doivent être holistiques : il faut réduire les émissions de dioxyde de carbone, de méthane et d’autres gaz à effet de serre, tout en promouvant des environnements plus sains, ces deux stratégies favorisant une santé durable pour tous et toutes. 

Isaac aime rédiger des articles et des blogues sur les questions entourant la santé et le changement climatique. À l’approche de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur les changements climatiques COP 21, il a écrit un article (en anglais) pour The Lancet Global Health dans lequel il souligne les incidences d’un environnement malsain sur la santé.


Apprenez à mieux connaître Isaac !

Vous pouvez entrer en contact avec lui en consultant le répertoire en ligne des membres de l’AWID (uniquement accessible aux membres) ou en envoyant un courriel à membership@awid.org. Vous pouvez également suivre ses tweets sur @wisenobleman.

Annual Report 2013

Our 2013 Annual Report provides key highlights of our work during the year to contribute to the advancement of women’s rights and gender equality worldwide.

2013 marked the beginning of our 2013-2016 Strategic Plan, developed in response to the current global context. This report provides highlights of our analysis of the global context, how we position ourselves as a global feminist membership organization in this context, the outcomes we seek to achieve, and how our work is organized to achieve these outcomes.

Stephanie Bracken

Biography

Stephanie Bracken is a feminist who is dedicated to building and supporting strong systems that meet the needs of the moment and the people who interact with them, and serve principles of justice. She holds a Master of Human Rights from the University of Sydney and a BA in Gender Studies, History, and Philosophy from McGill University, and has experience working with feminist and social justice organizations on monitoring, evaluation & learning, strategic work planning, governance, project management, and building operational systems and processes. Stephanie is based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, where she enjoys singing with others, camping, fiber arts, and spending time with her kids and community.

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Operations Manager
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Juhi

Biography

Juhi is a tech enthusiast with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Gujarat Technological University and a postgraduate background in Wireless Telecommunications and Project Management from Humber College. With a passion for problem-solving and a love for staying ahead in the ever-evolving tech landscape, Juhi has found herself navigating through various industries as an IT Technician. to the nurturing environment of the School Board, Juhi has had the opportunity to apply her technical skills in diverse settings, always embracing new challenges with enthusiasm. Beyond the code and circuits, Juhi loves life's adventures. Exploring new places and cultures is like a breath of fresh air to her. Whether it's discovering hidden gems in the city, trying out exotic cuisines, or embarking on thrilling adventure sports, Juhi is always up for new experiences.

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IT Support Coordinator
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Fatima Qureshi

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A nomad of cultures, born in Hong Kong, rooted in Turkish-Pakistani heritage, Fatima’s love for narratives - both in reading and co-creating them - fueled her passion for communications activism. Supported by her education in journalism, Fatima has worked for 7 years in digital and media communications fields with NGOs that provide education opportunities and legal aid to refugee and asylum seekers, as well as with the Muslim feminist movement which applies feminist and rights-based lenses in understanding and searching for equality and justice within Muslim legal tradition. She is a regular op-ed writer on feminist issues in the Global South.

Through storytelling in this hyper-digital age of social media, Fatima continues to collaborate with community organizers and grassroots activists to create audiovisual content with the aim to cultivate bridges of understanding towards collective liberation and decolonization. On days when she’s not working, she intently watches independent feminist films coming from Iran, Morocco and Pakistan and on other days, she performs spoken word poetry with her comrades in Kuala Lumpur.

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ICM Digital Communications and Partnerships Lead
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