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New energy, new challenges: Feminists in Action continues!
The second phase of the Feminists in Action project is officially launched! The consortium partners are once again joining forces.
November 21 2025
The second phase of the Feminists in Action project is officially launched! The consortium partners are once again joining forces.
On October 22 and 23, France hosted the 4th Interministerial Conference on Feminist Diplomacy. We were there with other civil society partners, and here is what we took away from it.
At the beginning of April, Chanceline, Constanza and Marta criss-crossed the capital, meeting journalists, decision-makers and policy-makers to take stock of the first phase of Feminists in Action.
On March 7, France published its new strategy for feminist diplomacy against a backdrop of budget cuts.
France is the 4th country in 2019 to officially adopt a feminist diplomacy. This gives it a crucial role to play on the international stage, with ambitious objectives and a clear roadmap.
The 16 Days of Activism take place every year from November 25 to December 10, 2024. This global event brings together grassroots feminist organizations, who play an essential role in the fight against gender-based violence. But after these 16 days of awareness-raising, campaigning and advocacy, we are left with the question: what happens once the spotlight is off and how can the efforts made have a lasting impact?
The Violence Meter is an educational tool developed to help better identify signs of violent behavior in a relationship.
Open letter for signature: financing equality must be a priority at the next conference on financing for development. #FfD4
Feminists in Action has published a booklet of guidelines for feminist and transformative support for grassroots organizations.
Breaking the Silence advocates for the rights of marginalised communities and focuses on women and girls in Bangladesh.
At the 19th Francophonie Summit, France is once again reneging on its commitments in terms of official development assistance.
Leap Girl and ASFM join forces to give women in politics a real place in civic spaces in Cameroon.
The November 25th Day is a time to take stock, but also a time to call for collective action by feminist organizations around the world.
Las Sordas Feministas and PMCHI are touring Ecuador to draw up a comprehensive roadmap for a feminist government.
In Benin, Côte d’Ivoire and Niger, Women’s Rights Leagues are joining forces on an ambitious project to set up national systems for collecting high-quality data on gender-based violence.
In Africa, AFROBénin and WAF are working to ensure that affirming one’s gender and sexual identity is no longer a danger for LGBT+ people.
All year round, the YTTO Foundation’s caravans criss-cross the most isolated Moroccan villages to promote equality.
Masculinist rhetoric is gaining ground on the internet, and poses a major threat to activists and women alike.
The CSMD association has been combating gender-based violence (GBV) for over 10 years, despite Turkey’s restrictive policy.
A delegation of seven representatives of feminist organisations, partners in the ‘Feminists in Action’ initiative, will be in Paris to meet French politicians.
On 8 March 2024, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) met to draw up conclusions in favour of gender equality.
From March 12 to 16, 2024, a mission team led by Damienne Beksoubo, the project manager of the Feminist Fund, left N’Djamena for a series
A delegation of activists from Féministes en Action came to Paris to talk about the realities faced by women in their countries.
A new generation of feminists has emerged in Latin America. Following in the footsteps of their elders, they are continuing the fight.
With France announcing a major cut in its international aid budget, the international solidarity sector is mobilizing.
Biowa has published a collection of testimonials from teenage girls who have experienced violence. Lucrèce explains the importance of highlighting their words.
Voices are globally rising to defend women’s rights and combat violence, injustice, and discrimination. You will be able to hear some of these voices in
With the alarming increase in sexual violence against women and girls, Réseau Ouest Africain des Jeunes Femmes Leaders de Guinée (ROAJELF Guinée) has set up
Public funds available for gender equality projects remain highly limited and volatile. This not only undermines the effectiveness of aid but also the ability of
This year, grassroots organizations will continue their daily efforts to combat discrimination, violence, and injustice. The ongoing lack of respect for women’s rights and LGBTQ+
In Africa, associations are mobilizing to defend the rights of LGBTQ+ people, who are marginalized and overexposed to violence.
The MARSA center defends and promotes sexual and reproductive health in Lebanon, and faces a number of obstacles, challenges and taboos.
Launch of the Feminists in Acton project in El Salvador with all partner women’s rights organizations.
In Uvira, Femmes Artisanes de la Paix works to defend women’s autonomy and economic power by enabling them to form VSA.
During the Montevideo consensus conference, the Feminists in Action network will be defending an intersectional approach to rights.
Micro Rainbow Cambodia promotes economic empowerment as a new path to LGBTQI+ equality.
In Saly, a capitalization workshop brought together 8 organizations from Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal.
Local feminist organizations are on the front line in advancing women’s rights. Supporting them financially is crucial.
Women’s rights and feminist movements, in general, are inherently political battles that challenge social and cultural norms deeply rooted in human society. Feminists aim at
Domestic workers who are mostly women in the southern countries is undervalued, underpaid and largely devalued.
Proclaimed in 1999 by the United Nations, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women has been celebrated since 1981 by feminist activists
Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, confirmed that France would continue to subsidize the Support Fund for Feminist Organizations for the next 5 years while doubling its contribution.
Faced with inequalities, Convergence for Sustainable Development has set up a project to facilitate constructive dialogues on GBV/DSSR.
In Cambodia, Féministes en Action supports LSG, a self-help group for women created to support and promote their economic independence.
Discover African WITS’ Carav’Elles Digital Center project, which trains women in the use of new technologies.
Nusaned offers women the chance to train for “men’s” professions. Interview with Gaida Nawam, co-founder of NUSANED.
Feminist movements in West Africa are dynamic and committed, but they are also riven by a variety of internal debates.
MIEFH, an association supported by FEA, promotes the training, education and integration of women with disabilities in Haiti.
With ROAJELJ and the LIGUES, the fight against sexist and sexual violence also involves sisterhood and the pooling of knowledge and expertise!
The 6th edition of Women Deliver, an international conference on women’s rights, took place from July 17 to 20. It’s time to take stock!
