Stories of Change > Sembana Mijoro Center
"We need to stand up for our rights"
January 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'.
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.
Read more >>
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.
Read more >>
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.
More Mama Cash news
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