We invite you to get to know the protagonists of our #G20Summit side convening — swipe through the photos. 📸🐝
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #WomenInPolitics #ColmenaFund #FeministLeadership
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #WomenInPolitics #ColmenaFund #FeministLeadership
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
We invite you to get to know the protagonists of our #G20Summit side convening — swipe through the photos. 📸🐝
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #WomenInPolitics #ColmenaFund #FeministLeadership
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #WomenInPolitics #ColmenaFund #FeministLeadership
🟣 However, as Colmena Fund’s ED, Suyen Barahona, reminded us:
“If gender justice and women’s political power is not intentionally centred, then we risk being sidelined in shaping our collective future.” 🐝
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #WomenInPolitics #ColmenaFund
“If gender justice and women’s political power is not intentionally centred, then we risk being sidelined in shaping our collective future.” 🐝
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #WomenInPolitics #ColmenaFund
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🟣 However, as Colmena Fund’s ED, Suyen Barahona, reminded us:
“If gender justice and women’s political power is not intentionally centred, then we risk being sidelined in shaping our collective future.” 🐝
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #WomenInPolitics #ColmenaFund
“If gender justice and women’s political power is not intentionally centred, then we risk being sidelined in shaping our collective future.” 🐝
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #WomenInPolitics #ColmenaFund
This year’s G20 theme, Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability, speaks to shifting global power dynamics, as Africa and the broader Global South demand greater transparency and accountability in global financing and policy spaces.
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #ColmenaFund
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #ColmenaFund
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This year’s G20 theme, Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability, speaks to shifting global power dynamics, as Africa and the broader Global South demand greater transparency and accountability in global financing and policy spaces.
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #ColmenaFund
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #ColmenaFund
✨ On day 1 of our convening on the margins of the #G20Summit, more than 40 diverse women leaders came together to connect, learn and build collective action to advance women’s political power in Africa.
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #ColmenaFund
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #ColmenaFund
November 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
✨ On day 1 of our convening on the margins of the #G20Summit, more than 40 diverse women leaders came together to connect, learn and build collective action to advance women’s political power in Africa.
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #ColmenaFund
#WomenLeadingForPeace #G20Summit #SouthAfrica #ColmenaFund
Along with Better Politics Foundation, Coalition of Feminists for Social Change, #ColmenaFund, Fundación Multitudes, Nalafem, @pollicy.bsky.social, and Solidarity Alliance of Women in Politics, we’ll share lessons from the frontlines of tech-facilitated gender-based violence. 🐝
#G20 #SouthAfrica
#G20 #SouthAfrica
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Along with Better Politics Foundation, Coalition of Feminists for Social Change, #ColmenaFund, Fundación Multitudes, Nalafem, @pollicy.bsky.social, and Solidarity Alliance of Women in Politics, we’ll share lessons from the frontlines of tech-facilitated gender-based violence. 🐝
#G20 #SouthAfrica
#G20 #SouthAfrica
📅 November 21 – “Accelerating Women’s Political Leadership in Conflict and Crises”. Africa-centered with a transnational lens, this event spotlights women political leaders advancing peace and resilience amid conflict and crisis.
Join the hive and connect with us 💛
#G20 #ColmenaFund
Join the hive and connect with us 💛
#G20 #ColmenaFund
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
📅 November 21 – “Accelerating Women’s Political Leadership in Conflict and Crises”. Africa-centered with a transnational lens, this event spotlights women political leaders advancing peace and resilience amid conflict and crisis.
Join the hive and connect with us 💛
#G20 #ColmenaFund
Join the hive and connect with us 💛
#G20 #ColmenaFund
As we mark 25 years of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the Women, Peace and Security agenda is more urgent than ever.
🐝 At #ColmenaFund, we are building a dedicated grantmaking portfolio to support grassroots women's movements, and empower exiled leaders working toward lasting peace.
🐝 At #ColmenaFund, we are building a dedicated grantmaking portfolio to support grassroots women's movements, and empower exiled leaders working toward lasting peace.
November 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As we mark 25 years of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the Women, Peace and Security agenda is more urgent than ever.
🐝 At #ColmenaFund, we are building a dedicated grantmaking portfolio to support grassroots women's movements, and empower exiled leaders working toward lasting peace.
🐝 At #ColmenaFund, we are building a dedicated grantmaking portfolio to support grassroots women's movements, and empower exiled leaders working toward lasting peace.
🎥 Don't miss the video edition of #ResistPersistReimagine!
🎙️ Episode 1: Suyen Barahona, ED of #ColmenaFund, on her journey from political exile to building a fund dedicated to advance women’s political power in the #GlobalSouth.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/w4uzX5Hr93w
#WomenInPolitics
🎙️ Episode 1: Suyen Barahona, ED of #ColmenaFund, on her journey from political exile to building a fund dedicated to advance women’s political power in the #GlobalSouth.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/w4uzX5Hr93w
#WomenInPolitics
Episode 1: Suyen Barahona | Resist, Persist and Reimagine
We’re proud to launch the video edition of Resist, Persist and Reimagine—our podcast amplifying the voices of diverse women transforming politics across the ...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🎥 Don't miss the video edition of #ResistPersistReimagine!
🎙️ Episode 1: Suyen Barahona, ED of #ColmenaFund, on her journey from political exile to building a fund dedicated to advance women’s political power in the #GlobalSouth.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/w4uzX5Hr93w
#WomenInPolitics
🎙️ Episode 1: Suyen Barahona, ED of #ColmenaFund, on her journey from political exile to building a fund dedicated to advance women’s political power in the #GlobalSouth.
Watch now: https://youtu.be/w4uzX5Hr93w
#WomenInPolitics
🎧 Listen in English: open.spotify.com/episode/6Deq...
Version in Portuguese narrated by Gui Mohallem from @votelgbt: open.spotify.com/episode/3DIF...
#ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund #Brazil #LGBTpolitics #QueerRepresentation
Version in Portuguese narrated by Gui Mohallem from @votelgbt: open.spotify.com/episode/3DIF...
#ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund #Brazil #LGBTpolitics #QueerRepresentation
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
🎧 Listen in English: open.spotify.com/episode/6Deq...
Version in Portuguese narrated by Gui Mohallem from @votelgbt: open.spotify.com/episode/3DIF...
#ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund #Brazil #LGBTpolitics #QueerRepresentation
Version in Portuguese narrated by Gui Mohallem from @votelgbt: open.spotify.com/episode/3DIF...
#ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund #Brazil #LGBTpolitics #QueerRepresentation
🎧 Full conversation on #ResistPersistReimagine:
English version: open.spotify.com/episode/6AfH...
Versión en español: open.spotify.com/episode/1UuX...
#CostaRica #AfroPolitics #ColmenaFund
English version: open.spotify.com/episode/6AfH...
Versión en español: open.spotify.com/episode/1UuX...
#CostaRica #AfroPolitics #ColmenaFund
October 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🎧 Full conversation on #ResistPersistReimagine:
English version: open.spotify.com/episode/6AfH...
Versión en español: open.spotify.com/episode/1UuX...
#CostaRica #AfroPolitics #ColmenaFund
English version: open.spotify.com/episode/6AfH...
Versión en español: open.spotify.com/episode/1UuX...
#CostaRica #AfroPolitics #ColmenaFund
🌎📣 1 in 4 people in Latin America & the Caribbean are of African descent—yet power still excludes them
We share reflections from Epsy Campbell on building real democracy. ⬇️
#WomenInPolitics #AfroWomen #ColmenaFund
We share reflections from Epsy Campbell on building real democracy. ⬇️
#WomenInPolitics #AfroWomen #ColmenaFund
October 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
🌎📣 1 in 4 people in Latin America & the Caribbean are of African descent—yet power still excludes them
We share reflections from Epsy Campbell on building real democracy. ⬇️
#WomenInPolitics #AfroWomen #ColmenaFund
We share reflections from Epsy Campbell on building real democracy. ⬇️
#WomenInPolitics #AfroWomen #ColmenaFund
En este episodio, Epsy comparte su historia, su lucha contra el racismo sistémico, los desafíos que ha enfrentado y su visión de sociedades más diversas e inclusivas en América Latina y el Caribe.
🎧 Escúchalo aquí: open.spotify.com/episode/1UuX...
#CostaRica #ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund
🎧 Escúchalo aquí: open.spotify.com/episode/1UuX...
#CostaRica #ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund
🎙️Episodio 12 (en español): Epsy Campbell Barr
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October 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
En este episodio, Epsy comparte su historia, su lucha contra el racismo sistémico, los desafíos que ha enfrentado y su visión de sociedades más diversas e inclusivas en América Latina y el Caribe.
🎧 Escúchalo aquí: open.spotify.com/episode/1UuX...
#CostaRica #ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund
🎧 Escúchalo aquí: open.spotify.com/episode/1UuX...
#CostaRica #ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund
🎙️🐝 Epsy Campbell fue la primera mujer afrodescendiente en ocupar la Vicepresidencia de un país en el continente americano (Costa Rica, 2018–2022). Desde entonces, ha liderado esfuerzos para articular redes de mujeres afro en la política y forma parte del Comité Directivo de #ColmenaFund.
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🎙️🐝 Epsy Campbell fue la primera mujer afrodescendiente en ocupar la Vicepresidencia de un país en el continente americano (Costa Rica, 2018–2022). Desde entonces, ha liderado esfuerzos para articular redes de mujeres afro en la política y forma parte del Comité Directivo de #ColmenaFund.
This is the third content in our month-long campaign, based on "The 2024 Super Election Year for Women in Politics", a report commissioned by the #ColmenaFund and authored by Saskia Brechenmacher.
📖 Explore the maps and see full report → colmena.fund/wp-content/u...
📖 Explore the maps and see full report → colmena.fund/wp-content/u...
October 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This is the third content in our month-long campaign, based on "The 2024 Super Election Year for Women in Politics", a report commissioned by the #ColmenaFund and authored by Saskia Brechenmacher.
📖 Explore the maps and see full report → colmena.fund/wp-content/u...
📖 Explore the maps and see full report → colmena.fund/wp-content/u...
From organizing under Apartheid to serving as South Africa’s Deputy President and leading UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has never stopped pushing for democracy and gender equality.
#SouthAfrica #ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund
#SouthAfrica #ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund
October 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
From organizing under Apartheid to serving as South Africa’s Deputy President and leading UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has never stopped pushing for democracy and gender equality.
#SouthAfrica #ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund
#SouthAfrica #ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund
"Democracy cannot survive without feminist leadership. To protect rights and freedoms worldwide, the international community must invest in women’s movements with sustained, strategic support, before it’s too late": Suyen Barahona, Executive Director at #ColmenaFund.
@equalmeasures2030.bsky.social
@equalmeasures2030.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"Democracy cannot survive without feminist leadership. To protect rights and freedoms worldwide, the international community must invest in women’s movements with sustained, strategic support, before it’s too late": Suyen Barahona, Executive Director at #ColmenaFund.
@equalmeasures2030.bsky.social
@equalmeasures2030.bsky.social
🐝 Looking back at #CGI2025, the work ahead is clear: USD $9M, 2 years, 50+ orgs, 4 regions— fueling women’s political leadership on #TFGBV, climate leadership, and fragile/conflict contexts.
Help us spread the word!
#ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange #WomenInPolitics
Help us spread the word!
#ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange #WomenInPolitics
October 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🐝 Looking back at #CGI2025, the work ahead is clear: USD $9M, 2 years, 50+ orgs, 4 regions— fueling women’s political leadership on #TFGBV, climate leadership, and fragile/conflict contexts.
Help us spread the word!
#ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange #WomenInPolitics
Help us spread the word!
#ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange #WomenInPolitics
🌍🐝 This week we’re at the #AthensDemocracyForum, convened by @demcultfoundation.bsky.social and @nytimes.com.
Oct 1 | “Resist, Persist, and Reimagine: Accelerating Diverse Women & Young People’s Political Power”, co-hosted by Suyen Barahona (#ColmenaFund) and Bru Pereira (@votelgbt.org).
Oct 1 | “Resist, Persist, and Reimagine: Accelerating Diverse Women & Young People’s Political Power”, co-hosted by Suyen Barahona (#ColmenaFund) and Bru Pereira (@votelgbt.org).
October 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
🌍🐝 This week we’re at the #AthensDemocracyForum, convened by @demcultfoundation.bsky.social and @nytimes.com.
Oct 1 | “Resist, Persist, and Reimagine: Accelerating Diverse Women & Young People’s Political Power”, co-hosted by Suyen Barahona (#ColmenaFund) and Bru Pereira (@votelgbt.org).
Oct 1 | “Resist, Persist, and Reimagine: Accelerating Diverse Women & Young People’s Political Power”, co-hosted by Suyen Barahona (#ColmenaFund) and Bru Pereira (@votelgbt.org).
🐝 Welcome to the Hive, Lucinda van den Heever — our new Program Officer!
An African feminist and gender justice expert, she brings years of experience advancing women’s and LGBT+ rights. She’s deeply committed to intersectional justice rooted in care, ethics, and feminist values.
#ColmenaFund
An African feminist and gender justice expert, she brings years of experience advancing women’s and LGBT+ rights. She’s deeply committed to intersectional justice rooted in care, ethics, and feminist values.
#ColmenaFund
August 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🐝 Welcome to the Hive, Lucinda van den Heever — our new Program Officer!
An African feminist and gender justice expert, she brings years of experience advancing women’s and LGBT+ rights. She’s deeply committed to intersectional justice rooted in care, ethics, and feminist values.
#ColmenaFund
An African feminist and gender justice expert, she brings years of experience advancing women’s and LGBT+ rights. She’s deeply committed to intersectional justice rooted in care, ethics, and feminist values.
#ColmenaFund
Swipe through her insights on:
🔹 Decentralizing power from West to Global South
🔹 Why women in conflict zones must shape political futures
🔹 Building participatory systems for the majority
🎧Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/341P...
#WomenInPolitics #Syria #ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange
🔹 Decentralizing power from West to Global South
🔹 Why women in conflict zones must shape political futures
🔹 Building participatory systems for the majority
🎧Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/341P...
#WomenInPolitics #Syria #ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange
August 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Swipe through her insights on:
🔹 Decentralizing power from West to Global South
🔹 Why women in conflict zones must shape political futures
🔹 Building participatory systems for the majority
🎧Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/341P...
#WomenInPolitics #Syria #ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange
🔹 Decentralizing power from West to Global South
🔹 Why women in conflict zones must shape political futures
🔹 Building participatory systems for the majority
🎧Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/341P...
#WomenInPolitics #Syria #ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange
📣 Season finale is here! In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian feminist Mariam Jalabi reflects on exile, strategy & reimagining democracy from the Global South 🐝.
🎧Listen now, share and subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/episode/341PPadl2Rn09cDI4mzR0t?si=oQbqh2eETYOBQeYhq8Dyaw
#ColmenaFund
🎧Listen now, share and subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/episode/341PPadl2Rn09cDI4mzR0t?si=oQbqh2eETYOBQeYhq8Dyaw
#ColmenaFund
🎙️ Episode 11: Mariam Jalabi
Resist, Persist and Reimagine · Episode
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August 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📣 Season finale is here! In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian feminist Mariam Jalabi reflects on exile, strategy & reimagining democracy from the Global South 🐝.
🎧Listen now, share and subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/episode/341PPadl2Rn09cDI4mzR0t?si=oQbqh2eETYOBQeYhq8Dyaw
#ColmenaFund
🎧Listen now, share and subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/episode/341PPadl2Rn09cDI4mzR0t?si=oQbqh2eETYOBQeYhq8Dyaw
#ColmenaFund
🎧 Season finale coming soon!
In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi speaks about feminist organizing and the work of rebuilding democracy in—and beyond—conflict.
📅 Launches August 11
📲 Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3
#ColmenaFund
In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi speaks about feminist organizing and the work of rebuilding democracy in—and beyond—conflict.
📅 Launches August 11
📲 Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3
#ColmenaFund
August 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎧 Season finale coming soon!
In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi speaks about feminist organizing and the work of rebuilding democracy in—and beyond—conflict.
📅 Launches August 11
📲 Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3
#ColmenaFund
In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi speaks about feminist organizing and the work of rebuilding democracy in—and beyond—conflict.
📅 Launches August 11
📲 Subscribe here: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3
#ColmenaFund
🎧 Final episode trailer is live!
In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi urges us to rethink democracy—and reminds us that women’s leadership isn’t optional.
📅 Drops August 11
📲 Subscribe there: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3
#ColmenaFund #Syria
In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi urges us to rethink democracy—and reminds us that women’s leadership isn’t optional.
📅 Drops August 11
📲 Subscribe there: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3
#ColmenaFund #Syria
August 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🎧 Final episode trailer is live!
In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi urges us to rethink democracy—and reminds us that women’s leadership isn’t optional.
📅 Drops August 11
📲 Subscribe there: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3
#ColmenaFund #Syria
In Ep. 11 of #ResistPersistReimagine, Syrian activist Mariam Jalabi urges us to rethink democracy—and reminds us that women’s leadership isn’t optional.
📅 Drops August 11
📲 Subscribe there: https://open.spotify.com/show/50igsltk4NSOp18SU3ALP3
#ColmenaFund #Syria
🎙️ @votelgbt.org on #ResistPersistReimagine, a podcast series by the #ColmenaFund.
#LGBTQPolitics #Brazil #ColmenaForChange
#LGBTQPolitics #Brazil #ColmenaForChange
August 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🎙️ @votelgbt.org on #ResistPersistReimagine, a podcast series by the #ColmenaFund.
#LGBTQPolitics #Brazil #ColmenaForChange
#LGBTQPolitics #Brazil #ColmenaForChange
📢 Brazil now has more trans congresswomen than any other country.
Gui Mohallem of @votelgbt.org shares the numbers—and the movement behind them—in our latest episode.
🎧 Episode 10 of #ResistPersistReimagine: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DbVHXFSy5YhBJx9CbvaVO
#ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange
Gui Mohallem of @votelgbt.org shares the numbers—and the movement behind them—in our latest episode.
🎧 Episode 10 of #ResistPersistReimagine: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DbVHXFSy5YhBJx9CbvaVO
#ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange
August 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 Brazil now has more trans congresswomen than any other country.
Gui Mohallem of @votelgbt.org shares the numbers—and the movement behind them—in our latest episode.
🎧 Episode 10 of #ResistPersistReimagine: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DbVHXFSy5YhBJx9CbvaVO
#ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange
Gui Mohallem of @votelgbt.org shares the numbers—and the movement behind them—in our latest episode.
🎧 Episode 10 of #ResistPersistReimagine: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DbVHXFSy5YhBJx9CbvaVO
#ColmenaFund #ColmenaForChange