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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.

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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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Priscilla a près de deux décennies d'expérience de travail dans le secteur non lucratif et des organisations de justice sociale qui travaillent sur les droits des femmes et des jeunes, la conservation, la consolidation de la paix et le développement. Elle s’intéresse à la mise en place de processus et de systèmes progressifs qui aident les organisations à respecter leurs valeurs et principes pour s’épanouir, et à l’obtention de moyens permettant aux organisations et aux personnes qui collectent des fonds d’allouer et de sécuriser les ressources nécessaires à la réalisation d’un travail de qualité. Priscilla a rejoint l'AWID en 2018 en tant que responsable de la mobilisation des ressources, pour ensuite assumer le rôle de directrice des opérations et des partenariats financiers à partir de juillet 2023.

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Estas propuestas son exactamente eso: se ideas y experiencias a ser conversadas, debatidas, para que les sumemos elementos, las desmenucemos, las adaptemos, las adoptemos e incluso para que inspiren otras propuestas.

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Will there be support for sign language interpretation other than ISL?

If your activity is accepted, you will be contacted by the AWID team to assess and respond to interpretation and accessibility needs.

Joanne Kobuthi-Kuria

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Joanne es una feminista africana que siente pasión por la lucha contra las desigualdades de género en el continente africano. Ha trabajado con varias organizaciones, medios de comunicación y grupos de reflexión globales, incluidos Amnistía Internacional, Wrthy, el Instituto de Investigación en Desarrollo Local, la BBC, la Comunidad de África Oriental (CAO), entre otros. Integra la junta de Freely in hope, una ONG radicada en Kenia y Zambia, que busca capacitar a lxs sobrevivientes y defensorxs para convertirse en líderes de la lucha para poner fin a la violencia sexual, y de Msingi Trust, un movimiento de activistas que trabajan en la confluencia de la fe y los derechos humanos. Posee una maestría en Administración de Empresas, maestrías en Política Pública y una licenciatura en Derecho. Tiene adicción por los libros, en especial, por la literatura de ficción.

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Maria Olivo

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Maria est graphiste et communicatrice visuelle. Elle a travaillé dans le secteur des Organisations Non-Gouvernementales et des droits humains, avec par exemple Profamilia et OXFAM. En tant que femme du Sud Global, elle se sent particulièrement appelée à utiliser ses compétences pour travailler avec des organisations qui contribuent à protéger le bien-être ainsi que les droits de millions de filles et de femmes en Amérique latine.

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Coordonnatrice des Informations, Communications et Médias
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Christine Hayhurst

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With over 30 years of finance experience, Christine has devoted her career to furthering nonprofit missions on a global scale. Her contributions extend to serving as Treasurer on the Board of an NGO. Christine joined AWID in 2007 as Controller and in 2023 took on the role as Director of Finance. During her spare time she enjoys traveling, gardening and hiking.

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