In June and July 2024, the CREA team conducted quarterly progress review meetings with grantee partners: Equite SL, Stand Up Movement (SUM), and Prerona. These discussions provided valuable insights into the ongoing efforts and future directions of each organization. Equite SL’s Strategic Focus Equite SL emphasized the critical need for community engagement, leadership training,… Continue reading Quarterly Progress Review Highlights: CREA and FON Grantee Partners
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CREA Welcomes Eight New CSOs and Networks to the FON Project
In August 2024, CREA’s FON team successfully onboarded eight new Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and networks as part of its ongoing commitment to build the capacity of feminist movements, via flexible sub-grants and organizational development support, especially for small organizations, often non-registered, to address and respond to gender-based violence (gbv). The online onboarding sessions… Continue reading CREA Welcomes Eight New CSOs and Networks to the FON Project
Exploring Feminist Approaches to Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
On August 19 and 20, 2024, the CREA-FON team hosted a dialogue session focused on feminist Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) approaches for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. This session aimed to explore how feminist principles can be integrated into MEL practices to create more participatory, innovative, and non-extractive methods of… Continue reading Exploring Feminist Approaches to Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
Kenya: Breaking SGBV Silence Through Local Community Champions
The training was led by experienced trainers from the Ministry of Health, who, alongside the project team, guided participants through a series of engaging modules from the national SGBV training curriculum. The sessions were both informative and impactful, leaving the participants with valuable knowledge and skills to combat SGBV in their communities. The training sessions… Continue reading Kenya: Breaking SGBV Silence Through Local Community Champions
Launch of the Practical Guide to Developing and Managing a Feminist Safe Space
What is a safe space? Defined as collective physical spaces for discussion and mutual support that are rooted in their community or ecosystem and embody feminist values, feminist safe spaces can be multi-purpose rooms for training, accommodation for survivors of gender-based violence or reception areas for people from gender minorities. Whatever the space, the… Continue reading Launch of the Practical Guide to Developing and Managing a Feminist Safe Space
The Role of the FON RCAC in Empowering Feminist Movements in Africa: A Recap of the 2nd RCAC Meeting
Overview of the Feminist Opportunities Now (FON) Project FON aims to fortify feminist movements by providing sub-grants to feminist organizations, particularly focusing on small, including non-registered groups. This initiative spans ten countries across three continents, with IPPFAR leading efforts in Africa: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, and Niger. The project’s core objective… Continue reading The Role of the FON RCAC in Empowering Feminist Movements in Africa: A Recap of the 2nd RCAC Meeting
FON Partners with IPPF Africa Region for Historic Pride Event
Together with IPPFAR’s member association, Reproductive Health Network Kenya (RHNK), we hosted the first-ever Pride event at the Nairobi office. The celebration, adorned with rainbow colors, brought together over 30 LGBTQI+ individuals and allies, marking a historic moment of solidarity and visibility for the LGBTQI+ community in Nairobi. The event began with a warm… Continue reading FON Partners with IPPF Africa Region for Historic Pride Event
Feminist Opportunities Now (FON) Supports Local Initiatives Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Burkina Faso
The five FON-supported organizations in Burkina Faso are: Sœurs Pour Sœurs/Tond Laa Taaba (SPS/TLT) Centre Pour La Promotion Du Développement Social (CeProDes) Association Communautaire Pour Le Bien-Être De L’enfant Et De La Femme (ABEFAB) Association Des Jeunes Femmes Entreprenantes Du Burkina (AJFEB) L’Association Pour La Bonne Gouvernance Et Le Développement Local A Tapoa (ABGDL)… Continue reading Feminist Opportunities Now (FON) Supports Local Initiatives Responding to Gender-Based Violence in Burkina Faso
Célébration de la Semaine Nationale de l’Autonomisation des Femmes en Côte d’Ivoire
Initiative Tilé est une organisation de femmes LBQ dont l’une des missions est d’aider leur cible à atteindre l’autonomisation financière et réduire tant les violences économiques que la pauvreté. C’est dans cette optique qu’a vu le jour le projet Entrepreneures Digital: Pôle de Formation au Numérique et au Digital avec l’appui financier de Outright… Continue reading Célébration de la Semaine Nationale de l’Autonomisation des Femmes en Côte d’Ivoire
Asia Funding Window 2 is open: Development (USD 13,000 – USD 47000)
· Are you passionate about gender justice? · Are you a civil society organisation? · Are you based in Sri Lanka or Bangladesh? · Do you work to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV)? · Do you aspire to strengthen your organisation’s capacity to be a dynamic, resilient and sustainable advocate for gender… Continue reading Asia Funding Window 2 is open: Development (USD 13,000 – USD 47000)
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