Feedback from Forum Participants

The Forum is now over, but we encourage you to check the "Latest News" section of this site for selected session writeups, transcripts, and other post-forum information. Updates will be posted throughout December and January.

"Absolutely awe inspiring and very moving. Level of discourse was just incredible! A fantastic learning opportunity!" (from North America)

"[Came away with] an overall sense of hope and optimism despite the overwhelming number of issues that remain unsolved." (from North America)

"Great range of topics covered. Always several sessions happening that I absolutely wanted to attend." (from North America)

"Loved the uninhibited voices and sharing and daring!" (from Asia)

"The Forum has liberated me [from] several kinds of cultural barriers!" (from Asia)

"An AWID Conference will never fail in firing up my activism spirit for women." (from unknown)

"I am comforted that I am not alone and that it is possible to work for and reach for the things we want as women." (from Africa)

"I learned that I can do more and in a better way my job. I was quite hopeless but after this meeting I feel revitalized and more creative." (from Latin America and the Caribbean)

"I feel more connected to the 'Global' movement, I am inspired by so many women's strength and courage and I feel re-energized to continue my work. Many thanks." (from the Pacific)

"I am happier with my own personal and professional choices since I realize that what I am doing is equally valid and important within the feminist movement. I am also happier with my location (Asia) since I understand that working for women's rights is the same all over the world. It's the same work wherever you are located."

"[The Forum] has helped me to figure out where I best fit into the women's rights movement and has made me confident that my work is valuable to the rest of the movement and can make a difference." (from North America)

"When I got here, I was on the verge of burnout. Now I feel I can go on some more!" (from Africa)

"The Forum tackles what is my life!" (from Latin America and the Caribbean)

"The Forum demonstrated evidently that women can make a difference - and made me realize more that young women hold the key to making thing happen where older feminists have started. Thanks - Great Conference!" (from Western Europe)

"Opened my heart, mind and horizons." (from Central and Eastern Europe and NIS)

"The AWID Forum is the most diverse international space (high representation of women from global south)." (from Africa)

"The AWID Forum unique is that there were honest and open talks about what we did in human women's rights, what mistakes we did, what success [we have] achieved." (from Asia)

"The Forum brings together the whole world!" (from Asia)

"Warm, friendly, engaging - has soul." (from the Pacific)

"I am drunk with justice..." (from Western Europe)