Stories of Change > Sembana Mijoro Center

"We need to stand up for our rights" 

 

Fela RazafinjatoJanuary 2012 - Fela Razafinjato fights passionately against the discrimination of women with disabilities in Madagascar. People with disabilities usually don't have access to education or jobs. For women and girls the situation is even worse.

 

During the Mama Cash Voice Convening in 2011, Fela Razafinjato, director of Sembana Mijoro Center was one of the participants who shared in their own words a story of change from the work they are doing. Powerful stories about how courage, determination, solidarity and a strategic approach can lead to a better life for women, girls and transgender people and to a more just and peaceful world. Fela's story is the second story in our series ‘Stories of Change'.

 

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Women's rights news

Increased Violence Against Women Human Rights Defenders in Egypt


 

Protesting woman 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

Aireana

December 2011- Paraguayan Lesbian-Feminist organisation Aireana, a Mama Cash grantee, has been awarded the French Republic’s Human Rights Award ‘Freedom-Equality-Fraternity’ 2011.

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.
Watch the Mama Cash video about Galang
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 Watch the Mama Cash video about Conveningsfor 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.

 

Watch the video about Convenings >> 


More Mama Cash news

Mama Cash is looking for a Director of Fundraising and Communications, 36 hours a week.

 

Mama Cash is looking for a Senior Development Officer for Individual Giving, 32 hours a week.

 


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