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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.

Resourcing Feminist Movements

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Around the world, feminist, women’s rights, and allied movements are confronting power and reimagining a politics of liberation. The contributions that fuel this work come in many forms, from financial and political resources to daily acts of resistance and survival.

AWID’s Resourcing Feminist Movements (RFM) Initiative shines a light on the current funding ecosystem, which range from self-generated models of resourcing to more formal funding streams.

Through our research and analysis, we examine how funding practices can better serve our movements. We critically explore the contradictions in “funding” social transformation, especially in the face of increasing political repression, anti-rights agendas, and rising corporate power. Above all, we build collective strategies that support thriving, robust, and resilient movements.

Our Actions

Recognizing the richness of our movements and responding to the current moment, we:

  • Create and amplify alternatives: We amplify funding practices that center activists’ own priorities and engage a diverse range of funders and activists in crafting new, dynamic models  for resourcing feminist movements, particularly in the context of closing civil society space.

  • Build knowledge: We explore, exchange, and strengthen knowledge about how movements are attracting, organizing, and using the resources they need to accomplish meaningful change.

  • Advocate: We work in partnerships, such as the Count Me In! Consortium, to influence funding agendas and open space for feminist movements to be in direct dialogue to shift power and money.

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Snippet - What's happening at HRC61 Intro

The 61st Human Right Council takes place amid, what has been called by the UN Secretary-General, an ‘imminent financial collapse.’ Powerful member states’ refuse to pay up their contributions to the UN: the United States alone accounts for 95% of the USD 1.6 billion shortfall in the UN’s 2025 budget. This continues to erode the Council’s ability to deliver on its mandate, limiting its capacity to support human rights mechanisms, monitor accountability, and respond to global crises. 

This lack of accountability is starkly obvious with the global surge of military spending and ongoing genocides in Gaza, Sudan and Myanmar. From the farcical “Gaza Peace Plan,” and unbridled imperial intervention in Venezuela, led by the US, the mask that “there is just no money” for people- social support, healthcare, education is off.

Young Feminist Activism

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Organizing creatively, facing an increasing threat

Young feminist activists play a critical role in women’s rights organizations and movements worldwide by bringing up new issues that feminists face today. Their strength, creativity and adaptability are vital to the sustainability of feminist organizing.

At the same time, they face specific impediments to their activism such as limited access to funding and support, lack of capacity-building opportunities, and a significant increase of attacks on young women human rights defenders. This creates a lack of visibility that makes more difficult their inclusion and effective participation within women’s rights movements.

A multigenerational approach

AWID’s young feminist activism program was created to make sure the voices of young women are heard and reflected in feminist discourse. We want to ensure that young feminists have better access to funding, capacity-building opportunities and international processes. In addition to supporting young feminists directly, we are also working with women’s rights activists of all ages on practical models and strategies for effective multigenerational organizing.

Our Actions

We want young feminist activists to play a role in decision-making affecting their rights by:

  • Fostering community and sharing information through the Young Feminist Wire. Recognizing the importance of online media for the work of young feminists, our team launched the Young Feminist Wire in May 2010 to share information, build capacity through online webinars and e-discussions, and encourage community building.

  • Researching and building knowledge on young feminist activism, to increase the visibility and impact of young feminist activism within and across women’s rights movements and other key actors such as donors.

  • Promoting more effective multigenerational organizing, exploring better ways to work together.

  • Supporting young feminists to engage in global development processes such as those within the United Nations

  • Collaboration across all of AWID’s priority areas, including the Forum, to ensure young feminists’ key contributions, perspectives, needs and activism are reflected in debates, policies and programs affecting them.

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Analysis

Egyptian feminist leader Mozn Hassan resolute in face of official investigation

Source: AWID and The Guardian

Análisis

Líder feminista egipcia firme de cara a la investigación oficial

Source: AWID and The Guardian

Analyses

La dirigeante féministe Mozn Hassan, affronte une enquête officielle avec résolution

Source: AWID and The Guardian

Online Activism in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

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Online Activism in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

In March 2016, as part of the bi-weekly member profile stories, we met Linda Nibango, a feminist journalist based in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Linda, an AWID member since May 2015, told us about her vision for this year’s International Women’s Day, the impact of online journalism, the right to freedom of expression, and the campaign to #FreeRebekaKavugho. She has also contributed to IWD 2016: Voices of our members.

"They need to understand that tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, we’ll continue to fight for our rights."
- Linda Nibango

Watch the video and find out more about Linda’s work and vision.

 

Region
Sub Sahara Africa
Topics
Freedom of expression
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
Source
AWID

Activismo virtual en el Oriente de la República Democrática del Congo

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Activismo virtual en el Oriente de la República Democrática del Congo

En marzo de 2016, a través de los perfiles de afiliadxs que publicamos cada dos semanas, conocimos a Linda Nibango​, una periodista feminista que vive en la provincia Oriental de la República Democrática del Congo y afiliada a AWID desde mayo de 2015. Linda nos contó acerca de cómo quería que fuera el Día Internacional de las Mujeres este año, el impacto del periodismo virtual, el derecho a la libertad de expresión y la campaña #FreeRebekaKavugho (Libertad para Rebeka Kavugho). También colaboró en la sección especial Día Internacional de las Mujeres 2016: Las voces de nuestrxs afiliadxs.

«Tienen que entender que mañana y el día siguiente seguiremos luchando por nuestros derechos.»
 - Linda Nibango

Mira el video para saber más sobre el trabajo y la visión de Linda.

 

Region
África Subsahariana
Topics
Libertad de expresión
Tecnologías para la Información y la Comunicación (TIC)
Source
AWID

Activisme en ligne en République démocratique du Congo

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Activisme en ligne en République démocratique du Congo

En mars 2016, dans le cadre de la publication bimensuelle des profils de nos membres, nous avons rencontré Linda Nibango, une journaliste féministe basée dans l’est de la République démocratique du Congo. Linda, membre de l’AWID depuis mai 2015, nous a fait part de son point de vue sur la Journée internationale des femmes de cette année, l’impact du journalisme en ligne, le droit à la liberté d'expression et la campagne pour la libération de Rebecca Kavugho (#FreeRebekaKavugho). Elle a également apporté sa contribution à l’opération Journée internationale des femmes 2016 : Voix de nos membres.

« Il faut qu’ils comprennent que demain et après-demain nous continuerons de lutter pour nos droits. »
- Linda Nibango

Regardez la vidéo pour en savoir plus sur le travail et le point de vue de Linda.

 

Region
Afrique subsaharienne
Topics
Liberté d'expression
Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication (TIC)
Source
AWID

Análisis

El poder y los desafíos de las tecnologías digitales Para la construcción feminista de movimientos

Source: Foro de AWID

Analyses

Pouvoir et défis des technologies numériques pour construire nos mouvements féministes

Source: Forum de l'AWID

Analysis

The Power and Challenges of Digital Technologies for Feminist Movement Building

Source: AWID Forum

Statements

Open letter to President Obama to help free jailed human rights defenders in the Gulf prior to the GCC Summit

Source: AWID and several organizations

Declaraciones

IM-defensoras condena agresión y amenazas contra Meztli sarabia reyna, de la upva “28 de octubre” en puebla

Source: AWID e IM-Defensoras

Audio

Closing gender finance gaps: discussion on financing scenarios for women in agriculture

Analyses

Un autre monde est possible car nous sommes ceux et celles que nous attendions

Source: Forum de l'AWID

Analyses

Message d’amour à June Jordan

Source: Forum de l'AWID

Analysis

Another world is possible for we are the ones we’ve been waiting for

Source: AWID Forum

Analysis

A Love Note to June Jordan

Source: AWID Forum

Análisis

Otro mundo es posible, pues somos aquellas que hemos estado esperando

Source: Foro de AWID

Análisis

Carta de amor para June Jordan

Source: Foro de AWID

Análisis

Bertha Cáceres: «Mi madre no fue el primer asesinato. No quiero más»

Source: AWID y The Guardian

Analyses

Bertha Cáceres : « L’assassinat de ma mère n’était pas le premier. Je voudrais que ce soit le dernier »

Source: AWID et The Guardian

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By joining AWID, you are becoming part of worldwide feminist organizing, a collective power that is rooted in working across movements and is based on solidarity.

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Membership why page - Angelina Mootoo quote

"Joining AWID, I hope I can help in the mobilization of the feminist movement. Not just for the privileged women, but for ALL women and feminist activists."

- Angelina Mootoo, Intersectional and Caribbean Feminist, Guyana/USA

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Kunyit Asam: The Roots of Love and Resilience

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< artwork: “Feminist Movement” by Karina Tungari 

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Film club - Films from Nuestramérica

Our final Feminist Film Club program is now available to view: “Films from Nuestramérica” is a film series on Latin/Central American Feminist Realities curated by Alejandra Laprea (Venezuela).

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Primer: Spot key groups and debunk their narratives

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Spot key groups and debunk their narratives

Are you a UN policy maker and want to know the main anti-rights groups and discourses to look out for? Or a feminist looking for quick counter-arguments? This 8-page primer provides key information at a glance.

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