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Our Voices Our Futures
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OVOF consortium amplifies the voices&increases the visibility of structurally silenced women to participate online,in public,legal&policy spaces.
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More inspiring events are coming up throughout October and November!

👉 Check out the living WPS25+ agenda on our website: shorturl.at/htdPc

#WPS25 #ReclaimWPS25 #GenderEquality #WomenPeaceSecurity
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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October marks 25 years of #WPS!💪

From New York to The Hague, civil society & governments reflect, strategise & push the agenda forward. But we are not done yet!⬇️
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#WPS25 #ReclaimWPS25 #GenderEquality #WomenPeaceSecurity
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Apply by 8 November 👇

#Jobs #TechJobs
October 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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🧡#throwbackthursday🔙 During the last Orange the World campaign, WO=MEN highlighted six fearless women human rights defenders worldwide.This is part 1️⃣: Ugandan transgender woman, human rights activist Cleopatra Kambugu Kentaro.
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The Girl who Wrote to Uganda’s Parliament
During the last Orange the World campaign, WO=MEN published six different portraits of women human rights defenders from around the world. Courageous women, who have dedicated their lives to their ...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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🧡#ThrowbackThursday |During one of our past joint campaigns with @countmein-cmi.bsky.social ,feminist activist Mela Chiponda unpacked the links between gender, extractives,climate,&the environment reminding us that climate justice must also be gender justice.
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The story of Mela Chiponda: ‘Our lives are tied to the land’
Yearly the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) brings together, apart from official UN delegations, thousands of women human rights defenders, activists and feminists, either online or in person. ...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Several voices share reflections on the financial needs of community connectivity in the current context.

What financial solutions could help CCCIs overcome the barriers that impede their growth? Share experiences you know that have succeeded in overcoming these barriers. Join the conversation.
September 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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What comes next after Beijing+30? Feminist futures in focus in the new GenderIT.org edition 👇

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#Beijing1995 #FeministInternet #GenderIT
September 30, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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“We’re in survival mode”: Women human rights defenders on digital repression and movement sustainability

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#WHRDs #DigitalRepression
“We’re in survival mode”: Women human rights defenders on digital repression and movement sustainability
Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) have long been at the centre of struggles for justice, democracy, and freedom – from resisting authoritarianism and defending land to advancing gender rights and d...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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क्रिया द्वारा आयोजित
यौनिकता, जेंडर एवं अधिकार – एक अध्ययन

यहां आवेदन करें: creaworld.org/sgri-hindi/

#ThinkCREA
The poster has a bird woman illustration. There's a CREA logo at bottom left and the qr code at bottom right. The text on white textbox reads: यौनिकता, जेंडर एवं अधिकार - एक अध्ययन तिथि: 3 – 7 नवंबर, 2025 स्थान: नई दिल्ली आवेदन की अंतिम तिथि: 30 सितम्बर, 2025 क्यूआर कोड को स्कैन करें या यहां क्लिक करें: https://creaworld.org/sgri-hindi/
September 16, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Applications Open!
CREA's Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute – Hindi

Apply now: creaworld.org/sgri-hindi/

#ThinkCREA
The poster has a bird woman illustration. There's a CREA logo at bottom left and the qr code at bottom right. The text on white textbox reads: Sexuality, Gender, and Rights Institute, Hindi Date: 3 – 7 November, 2025 Location: New Delhi Application Deadline: 30 September, 2025 Scan the QR code or click here : https://creaworld.org/sgri-hindi/
September 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Over 5 years, the Women Gaining Ground consortium strengthened young women’s political participation, advanced the rights of women with disabilities, and challenged gender-based violence. The End Project Convening in Lusaka celebrated these achievements across five countries.

#ThinkCREA #WGG
People seated and standing around a round table indoors, discussing and writing on a large sheet of paper during the WGG convening in Lusaka. Large group photo outdoors on grass, with participants holding posters and raising painted hands, taken during the WGG convening in Lusaka. Small group of participants standing outdoors beside a table with paper, smiling and holding up painted hands during the WGG convening. A large group of WGG participants gathered outdoors on a sunny day, smiling and raising their fists in solidarity. Most are wearing red-and-black checkered shawls. They are standing and sitting on green grass, with tall trees in the background.
September 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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CREA’s Shalini Singh facilitated the workshop “Supporting teachers’ roles in mainstreaming disability-inclusion in sexuality education” at the Regional Forum in Bangkok, 16–18 Sept 2025, organized by ARROW & UNESCO.

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Shalini Singh, CREA’s team lead, facilitates the workshop “Supporting teachers’ roles in mainstreaming disability-inclusion in sexuality education” at the Regional Forum organised by ARROW and UNESCO, 16–18 September 2025 in Bangkok. She stands at the front of a circle of participants, engaging them in discussion while using a flip chart filled with colourful sticky notes to capture ideas. Shalini Singh, CREA’s team lead, speaks to participants during the workshop “Supporting teachers’ roles in mainstreaming disability-inclusion in sexuality education” at the Regional Forum organised by ARROW and UNESCO, 16–18 September 2025 in Bangkok. Holding a microphone, she presents in front of a flip chart covered in sticky notes, while participants listen closely and take notes.
September 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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🔵Day 2 highlights from the Global Partners Summit — Our Voices session ✨ #OVOF #GlobalPartnersSummit
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October 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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🌿Global Partners Summit | Healers’ Reflections
Healers share their experiences engaging with participants, highlighting the significance of the healing space they created and the impact it had throughout the event.
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September 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Volle kracht vooruit voor vrouwenrechten! Met @spnederland.bsky.social Kamerlid Sarah Dobbe & @d66.nl
kandidaat Kamerlid Fatimazhra Belhirch gingen we tijdens het Gender MPI event in gesprek over #Beijing30 en de noodzaak van versterking van vrouwenrechten in 🇳🇱 &🌍. Lees terug👉 tinyurl.com/rtwmchh4
September 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Veel dank VVD TK-lid @thomvcampen.bsky.social voor de enthousiaste kennismaking vandaag! We hadden o.a. een mooi gesprek over welke uitdagingen én kansen er zijn m.b.t. de impact van handelsakkoorden op de rechten en positie van vrouwen en meiden. We kijken uit naar een goede samenwerking 💪
VVD Tweede Kamerlid Thom van Campen met WO=MEN programma manager Gender & Duurzame Economie Marjolein Quist en politiek coördinator Anika Snel. Thom houdt een rode tas met het logo van Duurzaam Ontwikkelingsdoel 5 - Gendergelijkheid en Vrouwenrechten omhoog.
September 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Caroline -a sex worker and Director of the Survivors Organisation shares powerful insights on their advocacy for sex workers’ rights and the organisation’s vital role in expanding access to HIV treatment.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Last week the OVOF team met in The Hague (and online) to make sense of some initial findings of the End Term Evaluation of the 5-year programme. Wonderful to see much positive feedback from partners who appreciated the collaboration & feel their visibility, capacities and connections have increased!
September 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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1/2The OVOF team welcomed Brechtje Klandermans, new head of the Taskforce Women’s Rights & Gender Equality 🇳🇱at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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In this interview, Rahima a feminist activist from Sudan reflects on 30 years of advancing gender justice and human rights. #OVOF #FeministFutures #GlobalPartnersSummit
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September 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Juliette reflects on the transformative impact of OVOF sharing how the journey has shaped her personally and strengthened her organization’s ability to champion feminist movements and community-led change.
#OVOF #GlobalPartnersSummit #FeministFutures #CollectivePower
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September 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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🔵Global Partner Summit 2025 : Sarah from LBQ Elite shares impactful insights into their advocacy work from amplifying LBQ voices to supporting communities displaced by conflict and hardship.
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August 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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🔴Mary, a sex worker from Kenya, shares how UHAI supported her journey toward leadership and inclusion. Her powerful story at the Global Partners Summit reminds us why meaningful participation matters. #OVOF #GlobalPartnersSummit
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August 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Highlights from the Global Partners Summit!💫💫
Catch the energy, connection, and insights from all three days featuring powerful interviews with healers and instructors Makgati Mokwena and Rose Selma Tinda Amadi.#GlobalPartnersSummit
#communityinfocus
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August 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Tanmoy is passionate about creating artwork through drawing and painting,using digital and canvas media. In collaboration with a transgender woman,she made a series of three paintings that beautifully depict her life story, promoting understanding and empathy for gender-diverse people in Bangladesh.
August 13, 2025 at 10:03 AM