The Feminists in Action project was officially launched in early February 2022 at the Cité Audacieuse by CARE France, Equipop, Oxfam France, the Fund for Women in the Mediterranean (FFMed), the Fund for Francophone Women (XOESE), and the Pananetugri Initiative for Women's Well-being (IPBF). The launch of Feminists in Action was an opportunity for guests to take a strong stance: Ms. Elisabeth Moreno, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, responsible for Equal Opportunities, and Mr. Bertrand Walckenaer, Deputy Director General of the French Development Agency.
Why support feminist organizations?
According to the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID), organizations working for women’s rights receive only 0.13% of official development assistance (ODA) and only 0.4% of all aid related to gender issues. However, feminist movements are, among all civil society movements, those that have made the most progress in our societies. It is mainly their mobilization that, for example, has led to changes in policies on violence against women, both nationally and transnationally. "Feminist movements are the ones that have made the most progress in our societies, the ones that have most disrupted social relations. It is essential to support organizations that fight every day for a more egalitarian world!" emphasized Wendyam Micheline Kabore, Executive Director of the Pananetugri Initiative for Women's Well-being (IPBF).
