The National Democratic Institute (NDI) have released the new election toolkit for election observers, “Votes Without Violence: A Citizen Observer’s Guide to Addressing Violence Against Women in Elections.” The toolkit seeks to arm election observers with a gender inclusive framework for assessing elections, and give actionable strategies that promote a safer space for women to…
This August, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) hosted their inaugural Political Leadership Academy program for female mayors in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The three-month training program connects leading female activists from around the world to share their best practices with newly elected mayors. Twelve women have recently been elected to local offices in Haiti – a milestone…
The World Movement for Democracy recently interviewed, Berta Soler, leader of the Ladies in White, about the struggles and triumphs of being an activist in Cuba. The Ladies in White – mothers, wives and relatives protesting on behalf of political prisoners – are frequently targets of state-sponsored violence in Cuba. Cuban authorities often disrupt, arrest,…
The Association for Women in International Development’s (AWID) 13th International Forum, “Feminist Futures: Building Collective Power for Rights and Justice” will be held on September 8-11, 2016 in Costa do Sauípe, Bahia, Brazil. More than 2,000 participants from a broad diversity of movements and sectors are slated to come together to strategize on issues pertaining…