Huairou Commission

Farmers, presidents of associations and cooperatives, educators, popular culture representatives, a bank manager, a council member, a mayor, and a state deputy. The history of the municipality of Pintadas in the Jacuipe basin cannot be told without highlighting the role that women have played throughout its history in the different spaces of power and participation. Agricultores, presidentes de asociaciones y cooperativas, educadores, representantes de la cultura popular,... gerente de banco, concejal, alcalde y diputado de Estado. La historia del municipio de Pintadas en la cuenca del Jacuipe no se puede contar sin resaltar el papel que han jugado las mujeres a lo largo de su historia en los diferentes espacios de poder y participación. Read more:https://bit.ly/2KlDyCC Rede Pintadas - Cooperação e Articulação Nereide Segala Coelho

The 2020 was turbulent year but grassroots women sure know how to turn challenges to opportunities, and Damayan ng Maralitang Pilipinong Api, Inc. reaps a lot of fruitful partnerships ! They enter 2021 celebrating successful partnerships between the grassroots women leaders from Dampa Fed and the Cabuyao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, University of the Philippines Los Baños, the @unwomen from @unphilippines, and other stakeholders. These partnerships advanced grassroots women's effort to deliver food and livelihood security.

Great learning opportunity from International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) !

Jane Anyango shared photos of the first community mural done by the Polycom development project and Kenya SDG Forum as part of their partnership to spread awareness on Gender Based Violence and the SDGs has been unveiled in Kibera. It aims to show interlinkages between SDG5:Gender Equality and SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. What a way start the year !

We start the year running and by reflecting on the work done so far, and how far we have come. You can learn more about the grassroots organizing done in Trinidad and Tobago and how GROOTS Trinidad & Tobago was found by Del Robinson following her meeting with Sistren Theatre Collective and Jan Peterson . https://newsday.co.tt//delores-robinson-groots-leader-on-/