Women's Organizations & COVID-19

Leading Gender Justice Funders Share Visions For Philanthropy’s Future After COVID-19

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bonniechiu/2020/05/18/leading-gender-justice-funders-share-visions-for-philanthropys-future-after-covid-19

about 6 years ago

Feminist solidarity: Autonomous Resourcing is the Engine Room of Feminist Work Amid a Global Pandemic | Inter Press Service

http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/04/autonomous-resourcing-the-engine-room-of-feminist-work-amid-a-global-pandemic

Feminist solidarity right now is the 'engine room,' driving some of the most innovative and needed action taking place today

over 6 years ago

NGOs are still waiting for COVID-19 funding

https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2020/04/21/coronavirus-funding-NGOs-slow

over 6 years ago

FRIDA - E-newsletter: Holding space for joy 🌱

https://mailchi.mp/youngfeministfund/holding-space-for-joy

At FRIDA we wholeheartedly believe we deserve to hold space for joy. We deserve to hold space for laughter, restoration, healing and celebration of our triumphs amid crisis.

over 6 years ago

Feminist experiences of organising politically across virtual worlds

https://www.awid.org/news-and-analysis/feminist-experiences-organising-politically-across-virtual-worlds

over 6 years ago

What does resourcing for social movements look like when the entire ecosystem is under threat?

https://www.awid.org/news-and-analysis/what-does-resourcing-social-movements-look-when-entire-ecosystem-under-threat

Long-standing deficiencies in systems of care, health and wealth are having dire effects, particularly for those whose livelihoods, communities, and bodies are most at risk.

over 6 years ago

Surviving COVID19: Why we need to listen to African women’s organisations

https://medium.com/@AWDF/surviving-covid19-why-we-need-to-listen-to-african-womens-organisations-525825503661

Generalised catastrophe may well be the “new normal” for the privileged, but it has been the backdrop of African women’s organising for generations.

over 6 years ago

Care and Connection in Crisis: Feminist Strategy to Confront COVID-19

https://www.madre.org/sites/default/files/PDFs/Care%20and%20Connection%20in%20Crisis.pdf

We know from working with grassroots women's groups facing war and disaster that recovery and well-being will come, not from turning inward or relinquishing our power, but from a collective, rights-based response that prioritizes the needs of those made most vulnerable in crisis.

over 6 years ago

Feminist Statement on COVID-19 Policymaking

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SJAhjfm_-kgBZCotNryVUp_iDQwE2ocmUpyJALCr0oY/edit

Statement of Feminists and Women’s Rights Organizations from the Global South and marginalized communities in the Global North, demanding States to adopt a feminist policy to address the extraordinary challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in a manner that is consistent with human rights standards and principles.

over 6 years ago

Responding to COVID-19 crisis: Experimenting with emergent practices

https://medium.com/@socimedi/responding-to-covid-19-crisis-experimenting-with-emergent-practices-45d40863edbc

UAF A&P has put together a COVID-19 plan. It is based on the Emergent Learning framework, which we have adopted as integral to our learning system, to help us brace with the uncertainties we face in our individual and collective contexts.

over 6 years ago

Will Women’s Movements Lead Us Through COVID-19?

https://medium.com/@radha_friedman/will-womens-movements-lead-us-through-covid-19-1ba7c0aa5a1d

If ever there was a time to double down on investing in women and girls, it’s now.

over 6 years ago