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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · 2d

🧡#ThrowbackThursday |During one of our past joint campaigns with @countmein-cmi.bsky.social ,feminist activist Mela Chiponda unpacked the links between gender, extractives,climate,&the environment reminding us that climate justice must also be gender justice.
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The story of Mela Chiponda: ‘Our lives are tied to the land’

Yearly the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) brings together, apart from official UN delegations, thousands of women human rights defenders, activists and feminists, either online or in person. ...

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APC @apc.org · 12d

Several voices share reflections on the financial needs of community connectivity in the current context.

What financial solutions could help CCCIs overcome the barriers that impede their growth? Share experiences you know that have succeeded in overcoming these barriers. Join the conversation.

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APC @apc.org · 12d

What comes next after Beijing+30? Feminist futures in focus in the new GenderIT.org edition 👇

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#Beijing1995 #FeministInternet #GenderIT

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APC @apc.org · 11d

“We’re in survival mode”: Women human rights defenders on digital repression and movement sustainability

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#WHRDs #DigitalRepression

“We’re in survival mode”: Women human rights defenders on digital repression and movement sustainability

Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) have long been at the centre of struggles for justice, democracy, and freedom – from resisting authoritarianism and defending land to advancing gender rights and d...

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CREA @thinkcrea.bsky.social · 25d

क्रिया द्वारा आयोजित
यौनिकता, जेंडर एवं अधिकार – एक अध्ययन

यहां आवेदन करें: creaworld.org/sgri-hindi/

#ThinkCREA

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CREA @thinkcrea.bsky.social · 25d

Applications Open!
CREA's Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute – Hindi

Apply now: creaworld.org/sgri-hindi/

#ThinkCREA

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CREA @thinkcrea.bsky.social · 22d

Over 5 years, the Women Gaining Ground consortium strengthened young women’s political participation, advanced the rights of women with disabilities, and challenged gender-based violence. The End Project Convening in Lusaka celebrated these achievements across five countries.

#ThinkCREA #WGG

People seated and standing around a round table indoors, discussing and writing on a large sheet of paper during the WGG convening in Lusaka.

Large group photo outdoors on grass, with participants holding posters and raising painted hands, taken during the WGG convening in Lusaka.

Small group of participants standing outdoors beside a table with paper, smiling and holding up painted hands during the WGG convening.

A large group of WGG participants gathered outdoors on a sunny day, smiling and raising their fists in solidarity. Most are wearing red-and-black checkered shawls. They are standing and sitting on green grass, with tall trees in the background.

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CREA @thinkcrea.bsky.social · 15d

CREA’s Shalini Singh facilitated the workshop “Supporting teachers’ roles in mainstreaming disability-inclusion in sexuality education” at the Regional Forum in Bangkok, 16–18 Sept 2025, organized by ARROW & UNESCO.

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Shalini Singh, CREA’s team lead, facilitates the workshop “Supporting teachers’ roles in mainstreaming disability-inclusion in sexuality education” at the Regional Forum organised by ARROW and UNESCO, 16–18 September 2025 in Bangkok. She stands at the front of a circle of participants, engaging them in discussion while using a flip chart filled with colourful sticky notes to capture ideas.

Shalini Singh, CREA’s team lead, speaks to participants during the workshop “Supporting teachers’ roles in mainstreaming disability-inclusion in sexuality education” at the Regional Forum organised by ARROW and UNESCO, 16–18 September 2025 in Bangkok. Holding a microphone, she presents in front of a flip chart covered in sticky notes, while participants listen closely and take notes.

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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · 10d

🔵Day 2 highlights from the Global Partners Summit — Our Voices session ✨ #OVOF #GlobalPartnersSummit
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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · 11d

🌿Global Partners Summit | Healers’ Reflections
Healers share their experiences engaging with participants, highlighting the significance of the healing space they created and the impact it had throughout the event.
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WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform @genderplatform.bsky.social · Sep 10

Volle kracht vooruit voor vrouwenrechten! Met @spnederland.bsky.social Kamerlid Sarah Dobbe & @d66.nl
kandidaat Kamerlid Fatimazhra Belhirch gingen we tijdens het Gender MPI event in gesprek over #Beijing30 en de noodzaak van versterking van vrouwenrechten in 🇳🇱 &🌍. Lees terug👉 tinyurl.com/rtwmchh4

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WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform @genderplatform.bsky.social · 17d

Veel dank VVD TK-lid @thomvcampen.bsky.social voor de enthousiaste kennismaking vandaag! We hadden o.a. een mooi gesprek over welke uitdagingen én kansen er zijn m.b.t. de impact van handelsakkoorden op de rechten en positie van vrouwen en meiden. We kijken uit naar een goede samenwerking 💪

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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · 25d

Caroline -a sex worker and Director of the Survivors Organisation shares powerful insights on their advocacy for sex workers’ rights and the organisation’s vital role in expanding access to HIV treatment.
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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 10

Last week the OVOF team met in The Hague (and online) to make sense of some initial findings of the End Term Evaluation of the 5-year programme. Wonderful to see much positive feedback from partners who appreciated the collaboration & feel their visibility, capacities and connections have increased!

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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 10

2/2We discussed movement building & how OVOF has helped open public, digital & political spaces for activists facing stigma & criminalisation. Supporting communities to organise & engage in decision-making is key to advancing women’s rights.
@genderplatform.bsky.social @apc.org

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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 10

1/2The OVOF team welcomed Brechtje Klandermans, new head of the Taskforce Women’s Rights & Gender Equality 🇳🇱at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague.
@genderplatform.bsky.social @thinkcrea.bsky.social @uhai-eashri.bsky.social @apc.org

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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 10

In this interview, Rahima a feminist activist from Sudan reflects on 30 years of advancing gender justice and human rights. #OVOF #FeministFutures #GlobalPartnersSummit
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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Sep 5

Juliette reflects on the transformative impact of OVOF sharing how the journey has shaped her personally and strengthened her organization’s ability to champion feminist movements and community-led change.
#OVOF #GlobalPartnersSummit #FeministFutures #CollectivePower
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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 27

🔵Global Partner Summit 2025 : Sarah from LBQ Elite shares impactful insights into their advocacy work from amplifying LBQ voices to supporting communities displaced by conflict and hardship.
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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 26

🔴Mary, a sex worker from Kenya, shares how UHAI supported her journey toward leadership and inclusion. Her powerful story at the Global Partners Summit reminds us why meaningful participation matters. #OVOF #GlobalPartnersSummit
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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 20

Highlights from the Global Partners Summit!💫💫
Catch the energy, connection, and insights from all three days featuring powerful interviews with healers and instructors Makgati Mokwena and Rose Selma Tinda Amadi.#GlobalPartnersSummit
#communityinfocus
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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 13

Tanmoy is passionate about creating artwork through drawing and painting,using digital and canvas media. In collaboration with a transgender woman,she made a series of three paintings that beautifully depict her life story, promoting understanding and empathy for gender-diverse people in Bangladesh.

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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 8

Sumaita Afrid Nuha is a student at the Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College. She created these three paintings during an artivism workshop, depicting the “invisible pain” that women can experience in domestic violence, trapped in the anonymity and silence of the private space.

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Our Voices Our Futures @ovofconsortium.bsky.social · Aug 7

I am not a gardener by Jordan, from Dhaka. This artwork was made during an artivism workshop organized by the BRAC University in Bangladesh. It shows a transgender woman’s love for a baby, in which the umbilical cord runs not from the womb but from the heart.

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