————————————– After 10 years (2015): Despite the very difficult years between 2002 and 2009, when BNPS as an organisation and Rokeya Kabir personally had to go through a lot of constraints due to governmentt reprisal, Rokeya and a few others did not give up. Although they had to let go most of their staff, as […]
—————————————— Update: 10 years later / 2015 “I enjoy the work, I really love to work. I want to see the inclusive society, that is my dream” While Mohua Paul had reached at CRP all the success she could dream of, this was not where she stopped. She was holding the position […]
——————————————————————- Update of biography 2015: 44 years of activism and no end in sight Ten years later, in the year 2015, Ashalata Baidya, a small, delicate woman from the outside, has not lost any of her fervour in the struggle for the right cause. She is a very strong minded and energetic […]
“Our struggle is hard and full of sorrow. But there are instances that give so much power and hope. These moments let us stand up again after having fallen down.” Pervin Buldans political life began when her husband was murdered on 3 June 1994. This killing alerted her to the dirty war waged in Turkey. […]
We women, as givers of life, are also responsible for taking care of that life and, for that reason, we need strong organizations of indigenous women. She is an indigenous woman, a Wayuu woman. She is militant, socially and politically, and has committed herself, for over 40 years, to the defense of the human, political […]
Each person has own rights and responsibilities, but we will be able to demand the first ones and assume the second ones only if we are aware of them. She has been a worker since her adolescence and she, herself, has experienced exploitation. A youth activist and promoter of human rights, Rosa María Herrera was […]
Solidarity and peace must be worked for from a base level, with openness and simplicity, looking with sincerity for the common good. The beginning of her pedagogical work in Venezuela was in the San Judas Tadeu School of Faith and Joy, in Caracas, in a community marked by violence and insecurity. Immersed in popular education […]
What we are trying to achieve is for women to not only get credit, but also to improve the quality of their lives. This can be developed through an economic model with gender equality. Nora Castañeda is an economist committed to her work with the Venezuelan people. She has been fighting for the rights of […]
I admired the courage of the women and my love for nature grew. I discovered my capacity to confront situations and I pledged my life to the struggles of the people. Born in a house full of women, abounded with affections. Her mother wrote stories for a local newspaper and her father illustrated them. María […]
“Another world is possible!” Sevim Arbana, born 1951, was one of the first activists of the democratic movement in Albania and the founder of the organization Useful to Albanian Women (UAW). She is also a human rights activist who supports groups in need and was a founder of the peace movement, Woman Bridge for Peace […]
