“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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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