Grassroots Women's Academy: "Claiming Our Cities, Claiming Our Roles"

On March 15th, 2010, 77 women from 20 countries, organized in community-based grassroots groups, NGOs and women's alliances came together as part of the four-day Grassroots Women's Academy "Claiming Our Cities, Claiming Our Roles" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Huairou Commission, in partnership with a coalition of Brazilian women's organizations that include REDEH, Camtra, Bordadeiras da Coroa, Arteiras, Asplande, Corte e Arte, AMB, COMZO, Ibase, the women's group from MNLM, and Espaco Feminista have organized this Academy as a space for grassroots women to exchange their strategies around governance, secure tenure and disaster resilience. The Academy also serves as a pre-conference platform to prepare and formulate collective advocacy messages to influence policies and resources to reflect the needs of poor women at the Fifth World Urban Forum, from March 22nd-26th 2010.

> Read more here...

>Click here to view Keep Women Safe in Haiti: Urgent Call for Concrete Action
>Click here to view Women Around the World Pledge Solidarity to Haiti

Update from the Asian Grassroots Academy

Huairou and Legal Empowerment: Putting Empowerment into Practice

Huairou Commission Makes Strong Impact at the UNHABITAT 22nd Governing Council

International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific

Learning Resources for Grassroots Women Driven Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

Second Annual Grassroots Women's Land Academy

Email Us Features Events Calendar