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Young Women

Young Feminist Partnerships

This project is a partnership with Behriyat Feminist Association and Freedom House to implement three activities targeting young feminists, political activists, and women’s rights defenders in their communities.

The project engaged participants from:

Sudan

South Sudan

Ethiopia

Kenya

Egypt

activities

1\Roundtable discussion

 on  Intergenerational conversation on  Sundance women's political participation and women's agendas during the Sudanese War

Time: 17 - 18 August 2024
Place: Uganda -  Kampala
Partnership: Taa Altaanith Feminist association and Behryat feminist association
Participant:
40 Sudanese women aged 24 to 60 years, women activists, feminists, politicians, and young feminist initiatives actively engaged in civil society organizations and advocates for human rights from different backgrounds.
Problem statement:
Sudan is considered one of the sprawling, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural countries. Despite this diversity, Sudan did not enjoy a democratic period that contributed to managing diversity. This led to the outbreak of many wars through which Sudanese men and women lost their lives and property until the ongoing April 15 war between the Sudanese army.  The Rapid Support Forces are in a violent struggle over power. Women’s suffering from oppressive regimes and the consequences of wars is not the only one, as Sudanese women also fall under the burden of the patriarchal social system that places them at the bottom of the pyramid in the hierarchy of society, with the presence of social and economic injustice and unbalanced development. This has led to challenges.  Particularly in education, it limited the presence of women in high positions and thus limited their participation in public spaces. This was followed by challenges related to the monopoly of knowledge by people with certain privileges, in addition to political institutions with a patriarchal structure that places women in specific gender roles and positions, which limits participation.  Politics for women in achieving democracy. This became clear in the transitional period after the December Revolution, in which the constitutional document called for forty per cent of women in the Legislative Council only, of which even 20 per cent was not achieved at all levels of government, despite women’s efforts, struggle, and demands. and even now there is a lack of women's political participation in current and previous political processes a lack of safe space for women to discuss their issues. Lack of space for dialogue between women in the current political process and women in civil society organizations and the Absence of socio and economic rights from women's agenda.

 

2\Building Alliances and Advocacy

Time: 20 – 24 August 2024
Place: Entebbe – Uganda

Goal: Building the Sudanese women’s movement through:

Equipping youth groups and young women activists with skills and knowledge on building alliances and advocacy.

Creating space for young women activists and feminist institutions to exchange agendas and develop new allies.

Linking the concept of advocacy to the current issues of Sudanese women and the present situation.

Creating space to reflect on existing advocacy mechanisms and assess their relevance and effectiveness.