The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), Fondo Mujeres del Sur (FMS), the International Indigenous Women’s Forum (FIMI), and Women’s Fund Asia (WFA) are excited to share that the Leading from the South (LFS) initiative, which they collectively conceptualised in 2016 to support feminist activism and movement-building in the Global South, has been renewed for anotherContinuar Leyendo Announcing the Renewal of Leading from the South: Five More Years of Funding Feminist Activism and Movement-building in the Global South
How to survive the pandemic and keep building movements
We want to share some of the strategies that Fondo de Mujeres del Sur developed to adapt to recent new challenges. Much remains to be done, but if one thing is clear to us it is that together and organised we can continue working to eradicate violence, strengthen investments in socio-environmental and gender justice, promoteContinuar Leyendo How to survive the pandemic and keep building movements
Casa Comunidad, a feminist and grassroot strategy for a more liveable world
“For us, the popular[1] is just as important as the feminist”. The phrase summarises in a few words several hours of conversation with four women who are part of Casa Comunidad [2] (CC). We invite you to read about this powerful feminist organisation which set foot in their territories. It challenges the geographical limits ofContinuar Leyendo Casa Comunidad, a feminist and grassroot strategy for a more liveable world
Isolated, not alone: Gender violence in times of quarantine
Gender violence is the result of a patriarchal society structure on the basis of deep and historical inequalities between genders. These inequalities, socially sustained and transmitted from generation to generation, constitute an instrumental violence, which enables and perpetuates domination over women’s bodies and dissident sexualities. Why should we put gender-based violence back at the centerContinuar Leyendo Isolated, not alone: Gender violence in times of quarantine
We Continue Supporting the Struggle of the Environmental Defenders
After three years of implementation of the Programme Strengthening the Women’s Defence of the Environment in the American Chaco (Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay); and in the current framework of the Global Alliance for Gender and Green Action (GAGGA), the groups of women environmental defenders play an essential role in the fight for environmental rights, andContinuar Leyendo We Continue Supporting the Struggle of the Environmental Defenders
Ten Women Photographers Gathered their Perspectives for Gender Equality
This is an initiative of the Fondo de Mujeres del Sur, together with María Wonda Gallery. The exhibition “Miradas de mujeres” (Women’s Gazes) remained open to the public from 10 to 31 May at the Club House “Las Delicias”. Ten women photographers from different aesthetics participated. We are attending an extraordinary moment in the historyContinuar Leyendo Ten Women Photographers Gathered their Perspectives for Gender Equality
We Lead, We Exchange: A Year of Meetings and Exchanges between the Leaders of Leading from the South
The Leading from the South (LFS) programme was born from the need to finance and support activism for women’s rights in the South Global for a period of four years (2017-2020). At the beginning of this journey we have never even imagined the enormous power that would be woven in this time. 34 organisations wereContinuar Leyendo We Lead, We Exchange: A Year of Meetings and Exchanges between the Leaders of Leading from the South
We Ran with Dozens of Women in Support of Water Defenders
We began to move the agenda of events for our 10 years transforming realities. The FMS participated in a marathon for the International Women’s Day. We disseminated and made visible the cause of the women in the defence of water. On Sunday, March 18, the executive team of the Fondo de Mujeres del Sur participatedContinuar Leyendo We Ran with Dozens of Women in Support of Water Defenders
A Decade Building Networks and Alliances: We Start a New Stage of REDAL
The Programme Building Networks and Alliances is the founding initiative of the FMS. In 2018 it celebrates its 10 years, and we celebrate by incorporating eight women’s organisations from Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay: Women’s Association “Brazos Unidos”, Horqueta, Concepcion, Paraguay OPUMI Association (Organizadas por un mismo Ideal), Central Department, Paraguay Casa Comunidad -Espacio de Violencia-,Continuar Leyendo A Decade Building Networks and Alliances: We Start a New Stage of REDAL
Our Staff Is Growing
To accompany the development of new projects, Roxana Turitich and Kelda Vera joined in our staff in Paraguay; and Gabriela Romanutti, in Uruguay. Rocío Alonso also joined as Local Resources Manager of the FMS. Roxana Turitich is an administrator and has more than 15 years of professional experience. Since January 2017, she has worked asContinuar Leyendo Our Staff Is Growing