WUNRN
YOUNG
FEMINIST ACTIVISM - AWID
Background
Within
women’s movements there is a growing recognition of the critical role that
young feminists play in defending women’s rights and of the unique perspectives
and strategies for organizing that they bring to the movements they are part
of. There is also an increasing understanding of the differential impact of
women’s rights violations on younger women.
Strengthening
and mobilizing younger activists within women’s movements requires deliberate
strategizing, dedication to understanding the experiences of young feminists
and a commitment to supporting youth-led initiatives.
AWID’s
Young Feminist Activism program aims to contribute to multi-generational
movements by amplifying the voices of young women within the movements so that
their experiences and ideas are reflected in feminist discourse and activism.
Outcomes
· Effective multigenerational organizing is taking place
within women’s rights activism, strengthening women’s movements now and for the
future.
· Key donor and policy agendas adequately reflect the
particular perspectives and needs of young women, and young women are active
participants in the design of these agendas.
Activities
in 2010:
· Resource Mobilization for Young Women’s Rights
Activism: conduct research and explore options to overcome the specific
challenges young women face in mobilizing resources for their activism.
· Young Arab Feminist Network: institutional support to
young feminists in the Middle East and
· The YFA Hub: online information and networking space
for young women across the globe.
· Building Multigenerational Women’s Movements:
Experiences and Examples: a
practical resource to assist organizations incorporate multigenerational ways
of working into their activities and strategies.
· Multigenerational Strategies to Challenge and Resist
Religious Fundamentalisms: working with the Resisting and Challenging Religious
Fundamentalisms initiative, publish a report that documents the ways
in which religious fundamentalisms target youth and young women, and highlights
the ways in which building alliances across generations strengthens women’s
rights strategies in this area.
· Young Women’s Dialogue on Resource Mobilization in
Central and Eastern Europe: a Young Women’s Dialogue at a regional meeting in
Central and
· Young Women and Girls in Development: generate
research and discussion on aid and development strategies focused on young
women and girls.
Project
Team
Nadine
Moawad - Program Coordinator
Ghadeer Malek - Program Assistant
Sanushka Mudaliar - Manager