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"Finding the common ground": In conversation with two young feminist groups

Mar 01, 2017 | Grantee Partner Spotlight

What happens when two young feminist groups, divided by geographies and united by their passion, come together? We tried to find that by getting in touch with Sondos Shabayek, Project Director at The BuSSy Project and Nishma Jethwa,…

Inspiring Revolutions of young feminist groups!

Feb 09, 2017 | Grantee Partner Spotlight

We don’t want to sugarcoat. We are living in a chaotic world shaped by prejudices, discrimination, injustice and ignorance about pressing realities. We realise it can be a daunting task to stay positive and continue the work…

Outside the Lines of Spirit: FearlesslyFRIDA in Brazil

Jan 12, 2017 | Initiatives and Events, Latin America and Caribbean

‘Nós Protegemos O que Nos Protege’ ‘We Protect What Protects Us’ The small town of Olivenca in Brazil is charmingly unassuming, but its winding streets and bridges are full of histories. Four hundred and fifty…

Here's an election to believe in!

Dec 05, 2016

Dear allies, colleagues, friends, FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund is calling for nominations for up to 6 enthusiastic and dedicated feminists to join our Board of Directors! ABOUT OUR BOARD FRIDA’s Board uses a multigenerational approach that…

Call for advisors from MENA region to join FRIDA's advisory committee!

Dec 01, 2016 | North Africa and Middle East

FRIDA is recruiting passionate and committed young feminist activists from the Middle East and North Africa region to join its Global Advisory Committee!…

Living and learning feminism with young girls in Lucknow

Nov 24, 2016 | Asia Pacific, Grantee Partner Spotlight

This blog has been penned by Gopika Bashi, one of our advisors from the Asia Pacific region. To read more about FRIDA’s advisory committee, click here. As feminists, our most basic task is to fight patriarchy. And we…

Building and bonding over feminist futures: Reflections from AWID Forum

Oct 26, 2016 | Latin America and Caribbean

The recently concluded AWID Forum in Bahia, Brazil was a critical space not only for members of the FRIDA community but feminists, human rights defenders and activists alike to gather in the same…

Practising individual and collective self-care at FRIDA

Oct 20, 2016

The following article has been penned by all team members of FRIDA with special guidance and support by María Díaz Ezquerro Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is…

FRIDA is FIVE! #FRIDAFlies

Sep 23, 2016 | Initiatives and Events

At the end of 2010, after several meetings organized and supported by the Association of Women’s Rights in Development, the Central American Women’s Fund, and the Global Fund for Women, Amina Doherty was hired as FRIDA’s founding Coordinator. It…

Global Day of Action for Safe Abortion

Sep 22, 2016 | Grantee Partner Spotlight

Around the world, young women are disproportionately affected by a patriarchal system which shames, stigmatizes and in many cases makes illegal access to abortion services. This lack of access to safe, legal,…