Women's rights news
Increased Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders in Egypt
December 2011-
In response to recent incidents of violence against women protesters,
Mama Cash grantee Nazra for Feminist Studies co-signed a statement
denouncing the violence.
This joint statement by several women’s and
human rights organisations in Egypt protests the violence targeted at
women and emphasizes the fact that women human rights defenders deserve
protection, recognition and freedom to participate in the revolutionary
process.
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News from women's groups
Aireana receives French human rights award
The awards this year honored the work of organisations fighting violence against women and for the first time, organisations fighting violations of human rights based on sexual orientation and sexual and gender identity.
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Mama Cash news
Two inspiring new videos
December 2011- Mama Cash is proud to present two new videos we have produced that show some of the important work we and our grantees have done this year.
The first video tells the compelling story of GALANG, a Mama Cash grantee. GALANG works to empower and organise urban lesbians living in poverty in the slums of Manila, the Philippines.
Watch the video about GALANG >>
The second video is about an important, but perhaps less well known aspect of Mama Cash's work: convenings. This video was made at two important convenings we organised: a convening 
for the grantees in our Voice portfolio and a Community of Practice meeting where Mama Cash and the Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres brought together Women’s Funds and young activists to talk about funding girls' rights.
News from partners
Ariadne Netherlands is looking for a part-time Coordinator
Ariadne Netherlands, the Dutch branch of Ariadne – European Human Rights Funders Network, is looking for a web literate, part-time Coordinator to develop and increase membership of the Network in The Netherlands. The Coordinator will initially be employed on a six month contract, with a possible extension afterwards. The position is based in The Netherlands and requires proficiency in both Dutch and English.
Read the vacancy (pdf) >>
Mama Cash news
Is the Netherlands a country where all women want to live?
October 2011- In September, Mama Cash and four of our grantees attended the meeting Power, care and female geniuses: 30 years after Joke Smit.
Joke Smit, a prominent Dutch feminist, died in 1981. Smit
recorded her vision of the future in a song, ‘There is a country where
women want to live’.During the meeting, Mama Cash hosted a workshop, ‘Is the Netherlands a country where all women want to live?’ Our grantees talked about the experiences of women refugees, domestic workers, Trans women and sex workers in the Netherlands today.
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Women's Rights News
Transgender parliamentarian chosen in Poland
October 2011- Anna Grodzka will become Poland's first transgender Member of Parliament. Grodzka, who ran in the elections for the new anti-clerical Palikot Movement party, is the founder and president of Trans-Fuzja, the only trans-led organisation in Poland and a Mama Cash grantee.
Wiktor Dynarski, one of the vice presidents at Trans-Fuzja, hopes this will be a turning point for LGBT's in Poland.
Women's Rights News
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to three women peace makers
October 10, 2011- This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to three women: President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia, her fellow Liberian Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkui Karman, the woman who was one of the leaders of the recent uprising against the Yemeni leadership.
One of the three prize winners, Leymah Gbowee, is the founder of Women Peace and Security Network Africa, a Mama Cash grantee. Mama Cash congratulates Leymah Gbowee, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakkul Karman.
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