Monthly Archives: April 2011

Womankind works with women’s organisations in the developing world, but we’ve been watching with dismay as funding cuts have hit the UK women’s sector.

One of our Programme Managers visited a partner’s peacebuilding project in Zimbabwe earlier this month… But what exactly *is* peacebuilding?

This week our partners in Nepal are celebrating New Year, so we thought it was a good time to share some of their news.

A group of actors are using theatre on public transport to challenge attitudes to sexual violence in South Africa.

Our report on an inspiring evening hearing about the life-changing work of two leading feminist organisations that Womankind supports in Peru.

Selay Ghaffar, Director of Womankind’s partner organisation HAWCA, reports back from the Commission on the Status of Women in New York.

Policy and Advocacy Manager Mairi MacRae reports back on a fascinating London School of Economics discussion about gender and poverty in the 21st Century.

“As a committee member I have dealt with 139 cases regarding women’s right to an education, cases centred on forced marriages, and domestic violence.”

Most of the women we work with are mothers, and all face enormous hardship. We want to help them speak up, protect themselves and build a better future for their children.