The Huairou Commission is seeking a Program Associate-Learning, Knowledge Management and Communications to work closely with a small global team to consolidate evidence, analyze lessons and amplify impacts of grassroots women-led actions undertaken by member organizations. Location: The position is home-based with occasional opportunities to travel as and when they arise. This is an opportunity […]

Huairou Commission participated in the Asia Pacific Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (APP-DRR) Forum on September 20, 2023. This virtual event was attended by representatives of various Governments, UN Agencies, Global and Regional Institutions, Donor Agencies, and Civil Society Organisations working in the DRR space. The focus of the forum was to share and review […]

The Huairou Commission has a Consultancy position open for stocktaking members’ knowledge and contributions to food systems as part of the Project titled “Fair for All: Improving Value Chains at scale””– through a consortium that includes Oxfam Novib, Third World Network and SOMO. We are looking for a consultant to support our efforts to document […]

Global Grassroots Women Caregivers Summit: Leading Caring Development & Community Resilience in Our Settlements and Municipalities to Build Mutual Self Help and Collective Action Platforms that Catalyze Gender & Social-Economically Just Development The Global Grassroots Women Caregivers Summit was convened by the Huairou Commission, Inmujeres México, UN Women, and the Global Alliance for Care, in […]

In 2021 Huairou launched a new global Leadership Development Program in response to members’ demands to systematically invest in strengthening grassroots women’s leadership – the foundation on which Huairou’s movement rests. The Program was informed by Huairou’s peer learning and  mentorship approach that nurtures new leadership, sustains organizations and promotes a culture of collaboration that […]

The Huairou Commission is seeking a Web Developer to work with our small global team to update our website. Estimated Time-Frame: 3 months For more details, click here: https://huairou.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/HC-Website-Updation-Call-for-Proposal-April-2023-Final.pdf Application deadline: Apply by May 16, 2023 by sending an email to job.application@huairou.org with the subject line “Website Development Consultant”.

The Huairou Commission, represented by Frances Birungi-Odong from UCOBAC, Uganda, participated in the Expert Group Meeting to take stock of the progress on SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities) in Bilbao, Spain on February 7-9, 2023. This three-day meeting was organised by UN-DESA/DSDG, UN Habitat and UNDP, along with other key partners. This discussion aimed to see […]

Pauline Kariuki, Director of Rural Women Network, Kenya represented Huairou’s grassroots women’s constituency in the Stakeholder Consultations on the Preparatory Process for the Summit of the Future held on February 15th, 2023. The high-level ‘Summit of the Future: Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow’, proposed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his ‘Our Common Agenda’ report, is slated for 2024. It […]

The Huairou Commission has a position open for a Communications Strategy and Knowledge Management Consultant as part of the Project titled “Grassroots Women as Builders of Community Resilience and Peace in Central America” in partnership with COSUDE (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation). A proper Knowledge Management and Communications Strategy is essential for both ‘creation’ […]

The Huairou Commission has a Consultancy position open for Capacity Building and Systematization of Community Resilience Practices as part of the Project titled “Grassroots Women as Builders of Community Resilience and Peace in Central America” in partnership with COSUDE (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation). Within Huairou’s Theory of Change and the current Project Framework, […]

The Executive Board of UN-Habitat held its second session for the year 2022 for three days from 21 to 23 November 2022. Sri Husnini Sofjan, Senior Program Administrator and Strategist at the Huairou Commission delivered an oral statement at the The Second Session of 2022 Executive Board The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) on […]

The Huairou Commission is seeking a Program Associate-Learning, Knowledge Management and Communications to work closely with a small global team to consolidate evidence, analyze lessons and amplify impacts of grassroots women-led actions undertaken by member organizations. Location: The position is home-based with occasional opportunities to travel as and when they arise. This is an opportunity […]

Shorai Chitongo, a grassroots leader and member of the Huairou Commission, addressed the UN General Assembly at the High Level Meeting (HLM) to assess the implementation of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), 76th Session. Watch the session recording here: https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1v/k1v07sv5sq Read the full statement here: Grassroots Constituency Statement.at HLM on Implementation of the NUA_Violet Shivutse. […]

As one of the leaders of the Economic Justice and Rights (EJR) Action Coalition of the Generation Equality Forum (GEF), the Huairou Commission has made a commitment to promote economic justice amongst its grassroots constituency. Take a look at the the EJR Action Coalitions FIRST Quarterly Newsletter for January-March 2022. Huairou member Swayam Shikshan Prayog […]

The Executive Board of UN-Habitat held its first session for the year 2022 for three days from 29 to 31 March 2022. Violet Shivutse, the Chair of Huairou Commission’s Governing Council and Founder-Director of Shibuye Community Health Workers, Kenya delivered an oral statement on behalf of the Huairou Commission at this Executive Board session, representing […]

Organised by the Huairou Commission and Slum Dwellers international, this session demonstrated grassroots women’s resilience and DRR work to show how communities are implementing global frameworks like the Sendai Framework for DRR and Locally Led Adaptation on the ground. Session speakers highlighted the importance of recognizing, learning from and investing in holistic grassroots women’s initiatives […]

“Women’s political participation is critical to fulfilling the potential of democracy. Women make essential contributions to achieving and maintaining peaceful and secure communities, the full realization of human rights, the eradication of disease, hunger and poverty, and the promotion of sustainable development. There is a benefit to all of society when women realize their full […]

Climate emergencies, amidst an already ongoing Covid-19 pandemic have paved the way to achieving a more ambitious climate agenda than ever before! As we enter another year of working toward climate and development commitments, the global, financial and multilateral institutions are coming together to combat climate change and adapt to its effects through various strategies […]

Farmers, presidents of associations and cooperatives, educators, popular culture representatives, a bank manager, a council member, a mayor, and a state deputy. The history of the municipality of Pintadas in the Jacuipe basin cannot be told without highlighting the role that women have played throughout its history in the different spaces of power and participation.  […]

On December 2, 2020, in the city of Trujillo, Honduras, Mr. Hector Raul Mendoza Galindo, Major of the City of Trujillo, Mrs. Ana Lucy Bengochea Martinez, President of the Wagucha Peasant Production Association, known as an expert in community resilience, and Architect Edwin Gonzalez Hernandez , Head of the Architecture School of the Hispanoamericana University […]

Sheela Patel and Suranjana Gupta report that women at the grassroots are generating practical responses to the coronavirus pandemic. Their effectiveness in this crisis highlights the importance of including grassroots women in climate change planning.  Read the original article on our partner’s the International Institute for Environment and Development website: https://www.iied.org/new-narratives-for-new-normal

For more ambitious and accelerated climate action and resilience focused development, it is essential to invest resources where they are most needed and support those at the forefront of action. Organized grassroots networks offer smart solutions that not only address a wide range of climate risks and build resilient communities, but also enhance their agency […]

We have come a long way from claiming space and recognition in the 4th World Conference on Women in 1995, to securing formal recognition of their leadership in the women’s movement 25 years later. Grassroots women will take lead in two Action Coalitions of the Generation Equality Forum as part of a global organizing effort […]

In April 2020, the Governing Council of Huairou Commission established a dedicated Community Resilience Fund (CRF) for Covd-19 response. After reviewing 50+ applications from member groups, the Governing Council has identified the first 20 groups to receive flexible financing via the CRF.  This article is part of a series of articles reflecting and communicating how […]

Godavari Dange, Secretary of the Sakhi Federation, Maharashtra, India and grassroots leader of Swayam Shikshan Prayog and the Huairou Governing Council member, spoke at the International Conferences on Community Based Adaptation (CBA) organised annually by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) together with its partners to center stage community practitioners’ solutions in addressing […]

In May, 2020 the Huairou Commission and FEMUM-ALC joined forces with the World Urban Campaign and the UN Habitat to organize a virtual Urban Thinkers Campus. The convening provided space for partners from the World Urban Campaign and the Mexico government to participate in a dialogue with the grassroots women leaders on the issues of […]

  In light of the global CODVI19 pandemic, the Huairou Commission recognized the urgency to respond in our community of grassroots organizations. The Governing Council met at the outset of the global quarantine and decided to establish a COVID19 Community Resilience Fund of 100, 000 USD to strengthen grassroots women’s organizations links to local and national […]

From Climate Justice Resilience Fund Our colleagues from Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF) make an insightful study on peer exchange visits. There was much to learn when Swayam Shiskhan Prayog members from India visited Kenya to meet members of Shibuye Community Health Workers. Read More

Dear Huairou Commission Members and Supporters, I am reaching out in the hope that you and your loved ones are keeping safe and healthy through this unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic. We take comfort knowing that women are organizing across your communities, playing the caregiving roles that are helping keep people fed and alive and providing […]

On May 6th 2020, seventy-five Huairou Commission members, partners, and staff gathered virtually on the Zoom platform to launch the anniversary initiative, “Huairou Commission Beijing+25: Recognizing 25 Years of the Growth of a Global Grassroots Women’s Movement”. The atmosphere, though physically distanced, was palpably eager as both Violet Shivutse, global chair, and Jan Peterson, honorary […]