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Ruth Acheinegeh is a “young woman in her early thirties, full of energy and cheerfulness in her encounters with those around her and with one leg affected by polio.” She created the North West Association for Women with Disabilities, the first ever women’s group in Bamenda focusing only on women’s issues.

Lina Abirafeh is Lebanese and Palestinian. For nearly 20 years she has been dedicated to working on issues pertaining to violence against women, specifically in emergency contexts and in over 20 countries. 

Marianna Karakoulaki is an AWID member since January. Living in a village at the Greek-Macedonian border, she has been covering the refugee crisis as a freelance journalist. In her work, Marianna tries to focus on feminist subjects aiming to give voice to those on the margins.

Ahead of the 2016 International Day of Action for Women's Health, on 28 May, we spotlight Sacred Women International, an AWID member based in Toronto, Canada. The organisation focuses on “creating a balance” and building the well-being of African, Caribbean, and Black Women across the diaspora.

Unlike most transgender people, Tangarr discovered somewhat later in life that his gender identity didn't match his sex assigned at birth. An AWID member since 2016, he told us his story: his relatively happy childhood, his sex change and his work as an activist.

Linda Nibango is a feminist journalist based in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and an AWID member since May 2015. She told us about her vision for this year’s International Women’s Day, the impact of online journalism, the right to freedom of expression, and the campaign to #FreeRebekaKavugho.

AWID institutional member since 2014, SZEXE was established by predominantly street-based Roma sex workers and their allies who joined together to protest the introduction of a law regulating sex work.

To help change some of the existent inequalities in accessing justice, GALA, an association of jurists, provides free legal aid and public interest advocacy to those who most need it, specifically in Global South countries.

As a Métis woman from a “very poor background”, Menke faced numerous obstacles, seeing her biggest challenge as “simply being a woman, and in certain cases being an aboriginal woman”.

Isaac Oriafo Ejakhegbe works focuses his work on gender equality, climate change, and health promotion, including maternal and child health. He is a Women Deliver Young Leader and is currently working to advocate for women’s reproductive health and social well-being.