New investigations demonstrate the contribution of women's organisations and the feminist movement to human rights, and the situation on the public and private funding they receive, as key agents for social change. Calala Fondo de Mujeres invites you to its launch in Barcelona, Madrid and Bilbao.
With the support of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Agenda 2030, Calala Fondo de Mujeres launches two research projects that provide information on the role and impact of the women's and feminist movement in the recognition of rights and the advancement of the 2030 agenda in Spain. And on the other hand, on the public and private funding that these organisations receive to carry out their work.
Media, social organisations, institutions and anyone interested will be able to attend this launch event, open to the public, which will take place in October in the cities of Barcelona, Bilbao and Madrid. The dates and times for each city are listed at the end of this note. The event will be attended by researchers who will share new data on the situation and challenges of the women's movement and feminism in the country.
According to this research, women's organisations and the women's movement have made a decisive contribution to essential human rights for women, such as the right to live a life free from sexist and sexual violence, the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy, to gender self-determination for transgender people, to equal and dignified employment for domestic and care workers, and for women working in the agricultural sector.
Data was also obtained on the situation of public and private funding received by these organisations, in which less than 30% of private foundations prioritise giving resources to gender equality projects. Or that, within the funding criteria of donors, the majority do not take into account whether the applicant organisation is a women's or feminist organisation, even in those cases in which gender equality is prioritised in their calls for proposals. Not to mention the difficulties that many women's organisations have in accessing resources, due to the accentuated professionalisation and technification of the NGO sector, which makes it impossible for smaller or newer organisations to access funding.
The launch events are organised by Calala Fondo de Mujeres, which is dedicated to strengthening women's and feminist organisations by providing grants and promoting training and partnership building. According to Programme Director, Fiona Montagud “qe want to expand the possibilities for women's organisations to sustain themselves economically, convinced that this will multiply the impact of their work and contribute to building a more just and equitable society for all people.”.
The planned dates are:
- 11 October in Barcelona at La Bonne, from 10:00 to 11:30 am. La Bonne, from 10:00 to 11:30. C/ de Sant Pere Més Baix, 7. Sala Vallespí.
- 19 October in Bilbao in the feminist Sinsorga Kulturgune, from 10:00 to 11:30. Askao Kalea, 9.
- 26 October in Madrid at Imact Hub Alameda space, Calle Alameda 22, Atocha. From 10:00 to 11:30 am.
Attendance is open to the public until full capacity is reached.
Profiles of the speakers at the talk:
Paula de Dios
Consultant with 15 years of experience in gender equality and international cooperation projects. Working for NGOs, Consultancies and Higher Education Institutions, both in Spain and internationally in Africa, Central America and Asia. She holds a BA in Communication and a MA in Gender Studies from the UCM (Complutense University of Madrid) and a MA in European Studies from the Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)).
Lorena Pajares
Consultant and researcher with more than 20 years of professional experience. Postgraduate in Gender Relations and Development (UCM), Master in Participatory Research (UCM) and in Social Anthropology (UMU), she complements her theoretical background with experience in numerous public and private institutions and different countries and networks in Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Linked to the third sector since 2001, specialising in gender issues and their intersection with other areas of life such as political participation, organisational change, local development and development cooperation, public policies, migration, sexual and reproductive rights and gender violence.
Miriam García Torres
She has been involved for 15 years in environmental, feminist and human rights work and activism. For several years she has had the opportunity to accompany and learn from the processes of defence of the territory of indigenous communities and organised women in Abya Yala. On an academic and professional level, she specialises in socio-environmental studies, feminist political ecology and human rights advocacy.
Ruth Caravantes Vidriales
She has been part of the feminist movement for more than 20 years. She is an advocate of an autonomous and intersectional feminism, from which to create transformation. She has participated in grassroots collectives and in broad spaces of political organisation such as the 8M Commission, the Abortion Commission, the Critical Pride or supporting Trans October. A researcher and political analyst by profession, she has been concerned with issues related to the precariousness of life, poverty and social struggle.
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