FEMNET

Pan-African, Feminist Network working to advance women's rights & amplify African women's voices. Celebrating 36+ yrs of nurturing the African women’s movement.

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

📢 SAVE THE DATE | CSW71 Africa CSO Sub-Regional Consultations

Ahead of the 71st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW71), civil society organisations, African women and girls, feminist movements will come together through a series of consultations to share perspectives, identify priorities and contribute to shaping Africa’s collective voice ahead of CSW71.

🗓️ Mark your calendars!
The consultations kick off on 6 October 2026, creating spaces for dialogue and collective engagement across different constituencies.

📌 Registration details coming soon.
Save the dates and join the conversation!

#CSW71 #AfricaDisruptCSW71

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

📢 FEMNET at the 2026 IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings!

📍 Bangkok, Thailand
📅 10–18 October 2026

We're joining feminist movements and global partners to advance economic justice, amplify African women's voices and advocate for a feminist global financial architecture.

Follow our engagements throughout the week!

#Femonomics #IMFMeetings

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

📢 Calling all Arabic-speaking Civil Society Organisations!

Ahead of the 71st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW71), we invite civil society organisations from Arabic-speaking countries to join the Arabic Consultation.

Join the conversation to share perspectives, reflect on progress and challenges, and contribute priorities and recommendations that will help shape Africa’s collective advocacy ahead of CSW71.

🗓️ 13 October 2026
⏰ 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM EAT
💻 Online

🔗 Register here:https://t.co/CozKlM72xf

#CSW71 #AfricaDisruptCSW71

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

26% parliamentary representation across Africa. Only 3.7% female presidents. 📉The political landscape needs a radical shift—and African women are driving it.

We, @femnetprog, @WALPEAfrica and partners present the Inaugural High-Level Annual Conference on Gender & Elections in Africa #COGE2026

🗓️ 28th–31st October, 2026
📍 Johannesburg, South Africa 🇿🇦
🎯 Theme: #TryWomen: Amplifying Women's Leadership in African Elections

✊🏾 #TryWomen #COGE2026 #WomenLeadAfrica

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

📢 Calling all Girls and Young Women!

Ahead of the 71st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW71), we invite girls and young women across Africa to join the consultation.

Join the conversation to share your perspectives, reflect on progress, challenges, contribute priorities and recommendations that will help shape Africa’s collective advocacy ahead of CSW71.

🗓️ 8 October 2026
⏰ 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EAT
💻 Online
🔗 Register here: https://t.co/EW2bKd4w5I
#CSW71 #AfricaDisruptCSW71

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

📢How can we address the lasting impacts of trauma while centering survivors' safety, dignity, and experiences?

Join us for Trauma-Informed Care in Harmful Practices and EVAWG Programming! This session will explore the impact of trauma on women and girls, unpack trauma-informed, survivor-centered approaches and share strategies for integrating these principles into programs, advocacy, and service delivery.

📅 Wednesday, 14 October 2026
🕝 2:30 PM – 4 :30 PM EAT
💻 Online
🔗 Register: https://t.co/9sp3jQCpeG
#SRHRDialogues

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

📢 Happening Today!

Join us this afternoon for the CSW71 Anglophone Civil Society Organisations Consultation.
Come share your perspectives, reflect on progress and challenges, and contribute priorities and recommendations that will help shape Africa’s collective advocacy ahead of CSW71.
🗓️ Today, 6 October 2026
⏰ 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EAT
💻 Online
🔗 Register: https://t.co/Y5e1ClO3cr

#CSW71 #AfricaDisruptCSW71

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

📢 Calling all Anglophone Civil Society Organisations!

Ahead of the 71st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW71), we invite CSOs from Anglophone Countries to join the consultation.

Join the conversation to share perspectives, reflect on progress, challenges, contribute priorities and recommendations that will help shape Africa’s collective advocacy ahead of CSW71.

🗓️ 6 October 2026
⏰ 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EAT
💻 Online

🔗 Register here:https://t.co/QWrcHhrNu7

#CSW71 #AfricaDisruptCSW71

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

This week, FEMNET joined the 14th Pan African Conference on Tax and Illicit Financial Flows in Dakar, Senegal, advancing conversations on a transformative tax justice agenda for Africa.
Together with Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), we co-convened a session on Tax Justice and the Social Organisation of Care, exploring how tax systems can better recognise, resource and support care.
The message was clear: tax justice is not only about raising revenue it is about building economies that prioritise care, dignity, equity and collective wellbeing.
FEMNET remains committed to advancing a feminist tax justice agenda across Africa and globally.
#TaxJustice #FeministEconomies #Femonomics #EconomicJustice #PAC2026

[FEMNET @FemnetProg]

Today, FEMNET and Faith to Action Network marked an important step forward with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by FEMNET Executive Director Memory Kachambwa and Faith to Action Network CEO Rev. Jane Ng’ang’a, strengthening our shared commitment to advancing gender justice, women’s rights and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) across Africa.
Through this partnership, we will work together to strengthen meaningful engagement between women’s rights organisations, faith actors and cultural leaders, create spaces for dialogue around shared SRHR priorities, and advance advocacy that responds to the realities of women and girls across the continent. The partnership will also create opportunities for joint advocacy, mutual learning, knowledge and narrative building, and amplification across our networks and platforms.
Together, we are building bridges between feminist and faith movements and strengthening collective action towards bodily autonomy, gender equality and reproductive justice.

#SRHRDialogues

[AFRICA QUEER NETWORK LTD @AfriQnetwork]

We are happy to have participated and launched Maputo @23 organized by @FemnetProg
#ISpeakForMyself
#KeepTheFireBurning

[Esther Ebot 🇨🇲 @Estizzy4]

23 years of the Maputo Protocol. But how much of its promise does the average Cameroonian woman actually feel?

I am honoured to be one of 23 African women contributing to FEMNET’s #MaputoAt23 campaign.
Read “Displaced But Not Disposable” on;
https://t.co/W4DQhYmExs

[Adelaide Dede Abaidoo @AdelaideDede1]

I once participated in Maputo @20 and now we are on at Maputo @23

We are ready to do this 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

#maputo@23

@FemnetProg

[Women Volunteers for peace (WOVOP) @WOVOP_org]

Day 1: SMART Advocacy Training
Under the #BeyondBiasproject,we &@DreamsGirlsYou1 DREAMS kicked off a 3-day training for advocacy champions,linking root-cause analysis to county frameworks like the Kisumu County Gender & Equity Bill @FemnetProg @SDGsKenyaForum
@WECF_INT @EUinKenya

[Women Volunteers for peace (WOVOP) @WOVOP_org]

Day 2 of SMART Policy Advocacy Training under #BeyondBias
Participants dove into policy analysis, using evidence&messaging to push for gender-responsive change,key for the Kisumu County Gender & Equity Bill,2026.
@DreamsGirlsYou1
@EUinKenya @SDGsKenyaForum @WECF_INT @FemnetProg

[Dreams Redefined Organization @DreamsGirlsYou1]

Day 1 of the 3-day SMART Policy Advocacy Workshop united 30 youth from Kisumu’s 8 subcounties under the Beyond Bias Project.
Advocates mastered stakeholder engagement & Problem Tree Analysis, building a solid foundation to drive sustainable policy change.
#BeyondBias @FemnetProg

[Dreams Redefined Organization @DreamsGirlsYou1]

Hosted donor @FemnetProg for a vital MEL visit in Kisumu to review the Beyond Bias Project.
Following a strong progress report, our consortium with @WOVOP_org
remains firmly focused on our ultimate advocacy goal: the official enactment of the Gender & Equity Bill 2026! ⚖️
#META

[Dreams Redefined Organization @DreamsGirlsYou1]

Day 3 wrapped up the SMART Advocacy Workshop under the Beyond Bias Project!
The 30 youth champions successfully built their own action roadmaps, connecting problem analysis, policy mapping, and message design to drive real policy change.
#META @FemnetProg

[Nkakara Mercy Ainomugisha @MercyNkakara]

As we celebrate #MaputoAt23. #ISpeak4Myself and for other young girls and women .
Care to learn more about my thought?
Head to @FemnetProg website to know more about different girls thoughts.
Do not forget to like, share and leave a comment. @WezeshaGirls

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