Gender Equality Argentina Project #48819

Support Women Building Lives Free from Violence

by Fondo de Mujeres del Sur

Project Report | Oct 6, 2021
Let's strengthen the women's networks!

By Rocio Alonso | Project Leader

Together, Stronger and Alive

Let's strengthen the women's networks that keep us Together, Stronger and Alive

Did you know that building networks is essential for women? Networks are key to reducing isolation and lack of information and ensuring our rights are upheld.

A network of women can start with something as simple as a chat. Contact between one woman and another, a neighbor or a friend, opens the door for a connection. That is how groups emerge which then become a space for dialogue and within these groups support and trusted information are provided.

The network grows. More women join. They listen to each other. They organize themselves. They begin to establish mutual and collective strategies to think about, share and confront what happens in their lives.

This is also how ventures arise to strengthen their economic autonomy. Workshops with training or trade skills make overcoming the lack of opportunities possible.

In each community and in each neighborhood, the networks that are woven are a vital tool to provide support, prevent and eradicate the various types of violence that stop women and girls from fully living their lives.

That's where your support comes in. Your contribution is a fundamental part of sustaining these networks. Your donation is transformed into resources that enhance the work of organized women.

For more than ten years, Fondo de Mujeres del Sur has been mobilizing resources to strengthen women's and LBTIQ+ people's organizations in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

You are a key part of our donor community and of the transformation. Keep supporting us, donate and share our work!

Watch our video and learn more on how women's networks work and what we can achieve with your donations!

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Jun 11, 2021
Together, Stronger and Alive: meet ConVoz

By Rocio Alonso | Project Leader

Vivas nos queremos (We want us alive)

In June, the month of Ni Una Menos, FMS discusses with organizations that work in the prevention and eradication of gender-based violence their experience during the pandemic and what is most important today.

Ni Una Menos (Not one woman less) is the name given in Argentina to the women's movement that said -"Enough is enough! No more sexist violence, no more femicides!" The first and massive demonstration on June 3, 2015, was held simultaneously in eighty cities across the country. It became a milestone in the history of feminisms and movements. Since then, the call to action continues to spread and it has taken on new dimensions, and beyond just Argentina. Today, Ni Una Menos is a call for the end of sexist violence in Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

In this opportunity, we spoke to Asociación Con Voz (Cordoba, Argentina), an organization supported by FMS and committed to the prevention, treatment, and research related to sexist violence. They provide training, advice, and support to the community and to those who are in a situation of violence in any of its forms.

What were the challenges and how did you maintain networks during the pandemic?

"The situation of violence in Cordoba was overwhelming. Working virtually forced us to reduce support to women with access to mobile devices or the internet. All the same, we were able to refer women quickly because we work with a resource map."

What strategies and actions are necessary to prevent gender-based violence today?

"Working in peripheral sectors and establishing networks. Offering training using everyday language to share knowledge and rights so that women can internalize the information. Providing training to teachers at all different levels in Comprehensive Sexual Education (known by its Spanish acronym as ESI)."

This is the second year of Ni Una Menos since the pandemic. What is important to put on the agenda?

"The implementation of the Micaela Law. It is key that support and accompaniment provided to women, children, and adolescents is improved; to guarantee access to first response assistance, support, and resources, and to avoid further violence and abuse by institutions."

To find out more about their work, visit their website (http://convoz.org/).

And don't forget to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

We are grateful for your generosity and commitment. In this difficult time, your active support is very important to encourage the work done by women organizations building lives free from discrimination and violence.

Thanks to you we can be

Together, Stronger and Alive!

Ni Una Menos (Not One Woman Less) Vivas Nos Queremos (We want us alive)

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Feb 17, 2021
Why are Women's Funds important?

By Rocio Alonso | Project Leader

Together, Stronger and Alive

2021 has come and, despite the immense difficulties of 2020, the FMS team and all organizations building lives free from violence are working stronger than ever!

As the year starts, we wanted to share with you more information on our work. You may already know, we are a Women’s Fund. It’s stated in our name. But you may wonder, what exactly is that?

A women's fund is a philanthropic organization governed by women, whose primary purpose is to provide financial support to women-led organizations that advance the leadership and empowerment of women and LBTIQ+ people. So, at FMS, we finance and support grassroots initiatives, organizations, and networks that work to achieve transformative results towards gender equality and justice. Our goal is to strengthen women, feminist and diversity movements, from a human rights-based approach, gender perspective, empowerment, intersectionality, and interculturality.

So, why are Women’s Funds important?

You can learn more about this on this video we made together with our partners at Women's Fund Asia @wfasia, Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indígenas @fimi_iiwf, and African Women's Development Fund @theawdf

WATCH THE VIDEO NOW!

You have a fundamental role: your support makes this possible. With your donation, you provide these organizations with resources, strengthen their work and help amplify their voices. Thank you once again!

International Women's Day

March 8th is right around the corner. We would like to celebrate International Women's Day with you all as it is a very special date to raise our voices for a world free from gender-based violence. We will be participating in the International Women’s Week fundraising campaign, from 8M to 12M, and we really hope we can count on your support.

This 2021 we are aiming to achieve our $10.000 goal and multiply our impact.

As usual, we would be really happy to hear from you. Remember you can write directly to donantes@mujeresdelsur.org and don’t forget to follow our social media.

Thanks to you we can be Together, Stronger and Alive!

Have a great 2021!!

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