What a difference a year makes. Back in early 2020, reports of an emerging virus were starting to enter the news, but we had little appreciation of the scale of …
We are in it together: Feminist activists in MENA united
Hadeel QazzazMany social media followers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) would recognize names such as Israa Ghrayeb from Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), or Al-Anoud Sheryan from Yemen or Tara Fares from Iraq. These are …
From burden to benefit: Reframing the conversation on care
Amber ParkesIf I said you could either invest in something that is essential or something that is a burden, which would you choose? I’m guessing most people would choose the former. …
10 brilliant questions you asked about Oxfam’s inequality report
OxfamOxfam’s new report, ‘The Inequality Virus’, reveals that the wealth of the ten richest men has increased by half a trillion dollars since the pandemic began. This is more than enough …
How can we create Feminist Futures?
Power in the Pandemic PodcastThis episode hosts a conversation recorded last September 2020 during a virtual encounter around Creating Feminist Futures. María Faciolince, our host and moderator, is joined by three visionary feminists from …
15,000 women transform housing conditions across India
Bijal BrahmbhattGrassroots groups are helping improve the living and working conditions of hundreds of thousands of low-income women in urban informal settlements across India. By organising and influencing local service providers, …
Change is all about the narrative
Caroline CassidyIt’s always useful when someone puts together a summary and synthesis of a larger piece of work. Thanks to Caroline Cassidy who put this blog together, inspired by Narrative Power …
Transformative impact at scale in Senegal
Diatou Ndiaye and Rose DiopThe Inspiring Better Futures case studies series shares insights from people who are successfully creating better futures even against the odds in some of the world’s toughest contexts in lower-income countries. All have achieved transformative impact at scale by tackling underlying structural causes of the …
Lessons in innovative financing for creating employment in the Middle East and North Africa
Ahmed Elassal and Shekhar AnandBackground Emerging market economies face a significant credit gap and access to finance is considered the biggest obstacle for enterprises. Banks have been the traditional source of funding, but the …
Voices of Tajik Women during Covid
Nazira Kurbonovathe stories of three Tajik women, sharing their challenges, their successes and how they persevere, in their own words.