Peru’s indigenous women are marching into Congress (and asking ministers to...
“We want at least 10 indigenous women running for Congress for 2021. And those women should come from FENMUCARINAP.” This was one of the big goals that FENMUCARINAP, an IDEX catalyst grantee, gave...
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We are a partner to many – movements, grassroots groups, our supporters. And in this moment and the next long haul, there are many more hard moments to come. “We are going to need each other to mourn,...
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A letter from Brazil from Katherine Zavala, Latin America Regional Director Dear friends in the U.S., There are so many emotions, pauses and comments going through my head about what is happening now...
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By Mary Tal, founder and director of Whole World Women Association in Cape Town, South Africa Mary Tal of Whole World Women Association Working and living in South Africa today, we face many of the...
View ArticleComing home to our humanity
By Trishala Deb, IDEX’s Regional Director for Asia This year taught me in some very hard ways, how to be grounded in gratitude. I learned to not take things for granted – life, breath, mobility, time...
View Article3 keys to strengthening women’s leadership in Peru
By Katherine Zavala, IDEX’s Regional Director for Latin America El Grupo Género y Economía (Gender and Economy Group, or GGE) is a collective composed of women and social organizations that are...
View ArticleMeet the newest members of our team!
By Angela Jia-Yin Ng, Communications and Fundraising Fellow Last week at our staff retreat, we welcomed IDEX’s new staff – Jinky, Jessie, Hafsa, and Dino! We asked each of them four questions to learn...
View ArticleWho are the womxn and feminists that inspire you? Here’s 7 of ours!
By Verónica Moreno, Community Engagement Manager One day of recognition can not possibly contain our boundless admiration for the fierce womxn and feminists in our lives. Yet taking some time to...
View ArticleWe’ve grown! What does it mean for soon-to-be Thousand Currents?
By Rajasvini Bhansali, Executive Director Our community of grassroots partners, staff members, donors, young professionals, diasporans, advisors, and volunteers all embraced a revised Theory of Change...
View Article5 lessons in grace and humility with gap-year students
By Angela Jia-Yin Ng, Communications and Fundraising Fellow IDEX hosted an event with 35 high school students and facilitators at the OpenGovHub in Washington, D.C. last Friday. Our guests were from...
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