In 2002 AWID celebrated its 20th anniversary. Given the challenging political, economic and funding environment in which women's organizations must survive, a milestone such as this is worthy of recognition.

In the past two decades the geo-political landscape has been transformed and development theories have come and gone, but approaches to ensure women benefit from development processes have endured.

In its twenty-year history, AWID grew from a volunteer organization for U.S. "Women in Development" (WID) specialists to an international network striving to support proactive and strategic gender equality research, activism and policy dialogue.

On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, this paper charts not only the changes in AWID's organizational structure and goals but also the shifts in policy approaches to gender equality in a changing global environment, through the lens of a membership organization committed to improving the lives of women and girls everywhere.

África del Oeste

NOUS SOMMES LA SOLUTION
Somos la Solución

ECOFEMINISMO:

El respeto por todo lo que nos rodea

Non, nous reconnaissons l’importance cruciale de votre travail, mais nous ne collectons pas les participations de fonds féministes et de femmes à l’heure actuelle. Nous vous encourageons néanmoins à transmettre cette enquête à vos partenaires bénéficiaires et vos réseaux féministes.

Estas defensoras lucharon por los derechos sobre la tierra, de las mujeres y de los pueblos indígenas; haciendo frente a las industrias extractivas, escribiendo poesía y promoviendo el amor. Una de ellas desapareció hace ya 19 años. Únete a nosotras para recordar y honrar a estas defensoras de derechos humanos, su trabajo y su legado, compartiendo los memes aquí incluidos; y tuiteando las etiquetas #WHRDTribute y #16Días.

Por favor, haz click en cada imagen de abajo para ver una versión más grande y para descargar como un archivo.  

Visita nuestro Tributo en línea 2015

Tenemos el placer de presentarte a Mariama Sonko, inspiradora ecofeminista, campesina y defensora de los derechos humanos y de las mujeres, que vive actualmente en Niaguis, en el suroeste de Senegal.

Al crecer en una familia y comunidad campesina rural, fue testigo del papel esencial de la mujer en la producción de alimentos y el almacenamiento de semillas desde la infancia, mientras estaba inmersa en el trabajo y ritmos de la tierra.

Mariama ha defendido el conocimiento agrícola local y las prácticas campesinas desde los años 1990. Como madre de 5 hijos, los alimentos que ella misma cultiva son la principal fuente de sustento de su familia.

Actualmente es presidenta de Nous Sommes la Solution y está comprometida con la promoción de las prácticas agroecológicas y la agricultura familiar, con el fomento de la soberanía alimentaria, la biodiversidad y la preservación de las semillas campesinas, y con la exigencia del acceso equitativo a los recursos y a la tierra en África Occidenta para las mujeres.

Fuente: AWID’s Feminist Realities Festival Crear | Résister | Transform - 2º día

For now, the survey on KOBO is available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. You will have the chance to select your language of choice at the beginning of the survey.

These transgender women were murdered because of their activism and their gender identity. There are insufficient laws recognizing trans* rights, and even where these laws exist, very little is being done to safeguard the rights of trans* people. Please join AWID in honoring these defenders, their activism and legacy by sharing the memes below with your colleagues, networks and friends and by using the hashtags #WHRDTribute and #16Days.

Please click on each image below to see a larger version and download as a file 

See Our 2015 WHRD Tribute

Dado que la encuesta ¿Dónde está el dinero? se centra en las realidades de la dotación de recursos para las organizaciones feministas, la mayoría de las preguntas indagan acerca del financiamiento de tu agrupación entre 2021 y 2023. Para responder la encuesta, necesitarás tener a mano cierta información como, por ejemplo, presupuestos anuales y las fuentes clave de financiamiento.

This section highlights key resources recommended by AWID so you can conduct your own WITM research.

In this section

• People needed
• Potential expenses
• Estimated time
• Resources needed
• Resources available

People needed

• 1 or more person(s) to lead overall implementation of research methodology and ensure all key pieces are on track (Sections 2-11)
• 1 or more person(s) to conceptualize the key research objectives and guiding questions
• 1 or more person(s) to refine and conduct the research methodology, including collecting data
• 1 or more person(s) to conduct relevant qualitative and quantitative analysis of collected data
• 1 or more person(s) to document and package research findings for desired audience(s)
• 1 or more person(s) to serve as an editor to your final products
• 1 or more person(s) to conduct outreach to spread the word about your survey and advocacy using your research results

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Potential expenses

1. Staff and/or consultant salaries
2. Data analysis software if conducting analysis of large dataset in-house. Options:
   - SPSS
   - Stata
   - R (this is free)
3. Cost of producing publications and research products
4. If desired, incentive prize that survey participants can win if they complete the survey
5. If desired, incentives to offer your advisors

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Estimated time

• For research process: 6 to 18 months, depending on size of dataset(s) and staff capacity
• For advocacy: 1-2 years, as determined by your organizational goals

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Resources needed

• List of advisor organizations, donors and activists
• List of online spaces and events/networks to distribute your survey and present your survey results
• List of donors, activists, and women’s rights organizations to interview
• Prepared interview questions
• List of publication sources to use for desk research

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Resources available

• Sample 1 of Research Framing
• Sample 2 of Research Framing
• Example: 2011 WITM Global Survey
• Sample WITM Global Survey
• Sample letter to grantmakers requesting access to databases
• AWID Sample Interview Questions: Donors
• AWID Sample Interview Questions: Activists & Women’s Rights Organizations
• Sample Advocacy Plan

Online tools

• Survey Monkey: Free
• Survey Gizmo: Converts to SPSS for analysis very easily
• Tutorial: Gentle Introduction to Cleaning Data
• Visualization Tools
• “Ready to Go?” Worksheet

Once you gather these resources, you can estimate the costs for your research using our “Ready to Go? Worksheet”

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Previous step

Before you begin

Next step

2. Frame your research

Previous step

Before you begin

Next step

2. Frame your research

The Ready to Go? Worksheet helps you estimate resources, staff and budget needed for your research

Download the toolkit in PDF

FEMINIST

COOPERATIVISM

When work and
solidarity go together