As we write this text, the climate crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, growing authoritarianism and fundamentalisms along with severe economic inequalities are magnifying what has been known by many - the exploitation of people’s labor and the earth’s natural resources in the name of market-based neo-liberal economics cannot and will not save us.
It’s on everybody’s lips – Covid-19, more commonly referred to as the Coronavirus! Perhaps, like me, you have been glued to the media networks, social media channels and other news outlets trying to understand the scale and scope of one of the biggest surprise epidemics of our times.
Here at AWID we decided to write a People’s Declaration for Beijing+25 to raise the bar on gender equality agendas — and we want you to write it with us.
The trans house confirms the transformative force of social movements: if no one helps nor provides for us, if the State ignores us, then we’ll do it ourselves.
After careful consideration, the 14th International AWID Forum will now take place 11-14 January 2021 in Taipei, Taiwan. This decision is guided by several criteria like participant safety and security, logistical viability and accessibility.
New Board member Nidhi Goyal reflects on her journey as a disabled feminist and activist from India.
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah is currently the Director of Information, Communications and Media at AWID. She has worked mainly virtually for close to 5 years, connecting with colleagues at AWID in 16 countries, and meeting over various digital platforms. She is sharing my top 6 tips for thriving in today’s gig economy.
The Association for Women's Rights in Dvelopment does not have any affiliation or responsibility for the African Women in Dialogue program convened by the Zanele Mbeki Foundation based in South Africa. Despite our directly expressed concern to the Zanele Mbeki Foundation, the African Women in Dialogue program has chosen to use the acronym AWID and describe their convening as the AWID Forum.
This year for our WHRD Tribute, we worked with visual artist Vienna Rye who brought her heart and soul to create beautiful pieces of art dedicated to the memory of 60 activists featured in our online tribute. In her own words, Vienna tells us about her passions, interests, artwork and activism.
At AWID, we spend a lot of time thinking about power, and how it functions not only in the world at large but also internally within our own organization. It is this commitment to building collective power that inspired us to begin experimenting with a practice of sharing leadership.