We hold the view that government has a fundamental role to play and also has an obligation to ensure the implementation and fulfillment of the Constitution and policies. We work with government from a local to national level.
We also work with different institutions, across movements locally, nationally and continentally as well as internationally both south north and south south. We will do this in ways that will enable us to be an integral part of the struggles for justice of cross movements as well as seeking their support and solidarity for our issues, demands, claims and struggles. Building solidarity and alliances is essential to our work on consciousness-raising and changing mindsets. IYWD has connections and have worked with organisations in Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Serbia, Denmark, Botswana and Nigeria.
We also work with different institutions, across movements locally, nationally and continentally as well as internationally both south north and south south. We will do this in ways that will enable us to be an integral
We work with corporations and foundations that share the same values and beliefs on gender equality and equity. Successes that we have achieved in with a number partners are well documented and traceable. We valuable diversity because it allows us to address young women’s needs and interests in communities. For those reasons our doors are open to work with corporations and foundations to find sustainable solutions to our challenges.
The power of global movement building: My key reflections within the World Movement for Democracy
Introduction:
There is an old adage that suggests ‘young people are leaders of the future and not the present’. I have always contested that and continue to argue that young people are leaders of both the present and the future. The notion that young people should retain ‘only’ the right to future leadership is ill-conceived and turns a blind eye to the vast knowledge, skills and energy young people possess in the present. We owe a lot to such concepts as democracy that have pushed the rights of youth and women on the global agenda.
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Just a glimpse of what we have achieved in developing young women