Listen to the stories that make up our movement
Personal stories are a powerful tool for social change. Young feminists attending the Young Feminist Convening organized by FRIDA and partners in May 27-29, 2014, in Thailand, learned exactly that and...
View ArticleFRIDA grantee advocates for sex workers rights at CSW
A conversation with sex worker rights defenders. Friday, March 18th 2016 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm at the UN Church Center, 777 UN Plaza, New York, during the 60th session (#CSW60) of the UN Commission on the...
View ArticleFearlesslyFRIDA in Indonesia: A photo essay
It’s begun: #ColoringOutsideTheLines and creating art that is both fierce and fearless! #FearlesslyFRIDA began its global art tour with Transvoice, a young feminist group based out of Bogor in West...
View ArticlePresenting FRIDA’s Annual Report 2015! #BloomingAhead
Did you know in 2015, FRIDA gave out 71 grants to radical, trail blazing young feminist groups? That we grew from an organisation of 3 to 7 staff members? And that was just the start…2015 was FRIDA’s...
View ArticleGlobal Day of Action for Safe Abortion
Around the world, young women are disproportionately affected by a patriarchal system which shames, stigmatizes and in many cases makes illegal access to abortion services. This lack of access to safe,...
View ArticleBuilding and bonding over feminist futures: Reflections from AWID Forum
The recently concluded AWID Forum in Bahia, Brazil was a critical space not only for members of the FRIDA community but feminists, human rights defenders and activists alike to gather in the same place...
View ArticleLiving and learning feminism with young girls in Lucknow
This blog has been penned by Gopika Bashi, one of our advisors from the Asia Pacific region. To read more about FRIDA’s advisory committee, click here. As feminists, our most basic task is to fight...
View ArticleInspiring Revolutions of young feminist groups!
We don’t want to sugarcoat. We are living in a chaotic world shaped by prejudices, discrimination, injustice and ignorance about pressing realities. We realise it can be a daunting task to stay...
View Article“Finding the common ground”: In conversation with two young feminist groups
What happens when two young feminist groups, divided by geographies and united by their passion, come together? We tried to find that by getting in touch with Sondos Shabayek, Project Director at The...
View ArticleFundraising can be fun! Lessons from a feminist group in Zambia
Money makes a huge difference in the life of a young feminist group. Because with more resources, young feminist groups have been able to amplify their organizing around some of the most pressing...
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