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

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)

FON a la 68e CSW

  Cette formation qui a eu lieu le 9 mars, portait sur les Instruments Internationaux de Protection des Droits des Femmes ; en raison de l’importance croissante pour les organisations féministes de s’engager pleinement dans la promotion des droits des femmes aux niveaux national, régional et international. La formation a également visé à introduire le fonctionnement du système des Nations unies, les possibilités de participation… Continue reading FON a la 68e CSW

Feminist Approaches to Project Design: CREA Organizes a Training with CSOs in Bangladesh

  Supported by AFD and the French Ministry of Europe and External Affairs, the Feminist Opportunities Now (FON) consortium fights Gender-Based Violence by funding and accompanying grassroot Civil-Society Organizations who champion the cause in Africa, Asia and Latin America. In Sri-Lanka and Bangladesh, this project is implemented by the feminist international human rights organization, Creating… Continue reading Feminist Approaches to Project Design: CREA Organizes a Training with CSOs in Bangladesh

In Ethiopia, “Die or Be Raped”, the Only Choice for Thousands of Women During the Occupation of the Rebel Province of Tigray

Lest their stories disappear, Meseret Hadush is cataloging the names of thousands of Tigrayan women who were raped during the war in the Tigray region (2020-2022) in northern Ethiopia. His work of remembrance continues more than a year after the peace agreement, signed in November 2022, between the Ethiopian government and the Tigrayan insurgents of… Continue reading In Ethiopia, “Die or Be Raped”, the Only Choice for Thousands of Women During the Occupation of the Rebel Province of Tigray

Médecins du Monde France Présente au Mexique les Premières Organisations Sélectionnées pour leur Lutte Contre les Violences de Genre

  Les organisations sélectionnées étaient Mujeres de la Tierra – Mujeres de la Periferia, Programa Compañeros, Equipo Mexicano de Antropología Forense, Colectiva Arte Comunidad y Equidad, Familia Desaparecidos Orizaba – Córdoba et Colectiva Las Calafias. Toutes ces organisations œuvrent pour éliminer la violence de genre contre les populations particulièrement vulnérables et se distinguent par leur engagement… Continue reading Médecins du Monde France Présente au Mexique les Premières Organisations Sélectionnées pour leur Lutte Contre les Violences de Genre

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