Transnational feminisms and solidarity - experiences from Brazil and the life of Marielle Franco and other #blackwomenradicals @BlackFemFund #BlackFeminismsForum2024

What hasn't been done well? What can we do better in countering some of the silences and gaps in transnational solidarity? #BlackFeminismsForum2024

What we are doing is combining love, empathy and movement building. We invented NGOs to service the movement. We must not become subject to NGOs. While we need NGOs, we can't be reduced to organisations. Amina Mama #BlackFeminismsForum2024 @BlackFemFund

Your body knows what your mind can't. Here's what you body knows if you practice listening:

matching energy that doesn’t belong to you is never worth it, reciprocating anything that takes you out of your frequency only lowers your vibration, stay in your element and let karma do the work for you.

#Gaza: "I do fear a slaughter of people in Gaza. And the reason why I'm speaking out so clearly about this now is that I think there is a choice being made"- Martin Griffiths, UN Humanitarian chief Full audio➡️bit.ly/3OLOVSp

“When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” - Toni Morrison, born on this day in 1931

Don't miss out! Join us and our partners FEMNET at #CSW68 for a crucial conversation on #debt and #FeministForeignPolicy. Meet us in-person on Wednesday, March 13, to delve into the inital findings of our consultation series. 🔗RSVP now: tinyurl.com/DebtFFP68

We’re delighted to be in New York for the UN Commission on the Status of Women #CSW68 represented by our wonderful colleagues Linda Weisert & Yvette Ensuring meaningful sustainable financing for gender equality is vital to helping girls build secure & healthy lives & futures

Today Linda Weisert will also speak on the panel for “Feminist funding in an unstable global context: the need to redefine risk in philanthropy”, an event hosted by Prospera and Ford Foundation 12th March at 12.30 - 15.00 EST, 320 E 43rd St

Also on 13th March, Yvette will represent CIFF in the conversation “Framing debt in the FFP discourse: Global South Perspectives”, hosted by FEMNET & @TheFFFPCollab. CCUN 8th floor, 12.30 - 14.00 EST

Linda Weisert will also speak on the panel “Feminist Financing for SRHR and Gender Equality: Policies, Partnerships & Practices” hosted by our partner Fòs Feminista UN HQ, Conference Room D, 15.00 – 16.15 EST

My heart is full to be in a room of 100+ feminist friends for Prospera’s #CSW68 event on resourcing + risk “We need to grapple with and balance the desire to transform how money flows to activists while working w/ allies in deeply capitalist + patriarchal institutions”

chantal umuhoza RESURJ spogmay Where do we go from here? Yvette of The Children's Investment Fund Foundation: We can no longer try to solve the global multicrisis without understanding the issue of debt. We all have to understand why our countries are in debt and what we can do about it.

chantal umuhoza RESURJ spogmay Yvette The Children's Investment Fund Foundation To our speakers, Memory Kachambwa, chantal umuhoza, spogmay, Mae Buenaventura and Yvette, thank you for the expertise you bring to our work. We look forward to continuing to partner with you, FEMNET, The Children's Investment Fund Foundation and all the incredible experts advancing the conversation.

Catching up on #CSW68? Explore some past coverage to see how we, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative and our Global Partner Network for #FeministForeignPolicy, are interpreting FFP within this year's priority theme on poverty: debt, illicit financial flows, regional aproaches and beyond.

Leaders of our Global Partner Network for #FeministForeignPolicy have gathered here in Mexico City in advance of the III Ministerial Conference on FFP. We come away from our convening with renewed resolve to deliver collective solutions for people, peace and planet.

In Kenya, 3.9 million girls have been married before the age of 18. “#NAWI: Dear Future Me” tells the powerful story of a young girl’s determination to resist child marriage and pursue her education, echoing the hope and resilience of girls everywhere. #EndChildMarriage #IDG2025

The Children's Investment Fund Foundation Yvette County Government of Turkana State Department for Children Services European Union In Kenya Netherlands Embassy in Kenya Eri Mathers World Bank Kenya IFC Africa EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 "#NAWI: Dear Future Me is not just a story, it is a mirror. It reflects the hopes, struggles & unstoppable strength of girls across Africa who continue to dream & lead, even when the world tells them otherwise," Yvette, Senior Manager, Equity, Gender & Youth The Children's Investment Fund Foundation.