Chapter 2 Global Overview

Artivism has become a norm in Tunisia, thanks to Chouf's yearly international feminist art festival, Chouftouhonna. In the last edition of the 3-day festival, over 1700 spectators from 34 countries participated covering a range of art forms: from graphic art, documentaries, poetry to dance and photography.

Discussing sexual rights and reproductive health in Turkey can be a risky affair. But that does not stop Youth Approaches to Health Association (YAHA) to organize the youth in the region to conduct workshops in Ankara and create safe spaces to learn more about it.

After training themselves on research and documentation, a young feminist group in Egypt conducted 6 field visits in the rural areas of Bihera governorate to collect stories. They discovered the need for psychological and legal support for many young women in the region and are working to provide these through volunteer psychologists.

Taking small and steady steps towards women's financial independence in Papua New Guinea, Gerehu Waikele Women’s Sewing Group has been engaged in training women to sew, making them aware of running independent and sustainable businesses. This has enabled several women who attended this training to open their own businesses and accounts.

In Myanmar, Nat Pha Yar Ma conducted a 14-day peace and conflict, gender, sexuality and leadership training, providing young women with theoretical, practical, and creative ways to towards peacebuilding. They also teach children civics and peace--topics often not included in regular school curriculums.

Salud Mujeres has been leading the abortion rights campaign in Ecuador, translating radio ads on sexual rights and medical abortion into Kichwa, an indigenous language in the country. Actively involved in the production and dissemination of radio and video ads on the legalization of abortion, they have managed to reach more parts of Ecuador with their information, especially through social media in Kichwa.

Minas Programam has been championing technology rights for young women of color in Sao Paulo, Brazil. They conducted a programming and web development course for 30 girls and young women, including sessions on topics like project management, open software, and master classes about the history of technology, gender and the marketplace in Brazil.

In the Caribbean island of Trinidad & Tobago, Sistah2Sistah mentored 15 young women, introducing them to a range of topics never covered in school curriculums, such as bodily autonomy, discussions on gender expectations, gender based violence and self-awareness exercises, critical to the holistic development of a young girl in a patriarchal society.