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Preparing for the Worst in Zimbabwe: Women Draw Lessons from History

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ā€œHow has the political crisis of the early 2000s --- along with increasing violence and economic insecurity -- demobilised and divided womenā€™s organising efforts in Zimbabweā€”or has it? What kinds of innovative, brave organising have emerged in Zimbabwe in a context of violence and political repression?"

As Zimbabwe approaches elections, fanning fears of renewed violence, these are just some of the questions 16 women activists grappled with at The Changing Face of Womenā€™s Activism and Feminist Action in Zimbabwe held in Harare (March 28th ā€“ 29th 2012).
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From Evaluation to Learning in Social Change

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By: Srilatha Batliwala The Challenges of 'Measuring Development, Holding Infinity In the knowledge economy: The theory-practice divide is very porous Researchers and practitioners work together to develop new ideas, products, processes Applied knowledge generates huge profits and economic ā€“ political…

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JASS Annual Report 2011

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Check out some highlights from 2011 in our Annual Report. We hope that the stories in this report shed light on the deep and immeasurable work of the JASS community.

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Crack Down on LGBTI in Africa

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In a week that saw Ugandaā€™s Minister for Ethics and Integrity order theĀ break upĀ of a workshop for young LGBT activists; ten women suspected of lesbianism arrested inĀ Cameroon; and, the proposal of ā€œstrengthened" anti-gay laws inĀ LiberiaĀ - LGBTI communities across the African…

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How and Where Does Change Happen for Women?

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The reunion with the women we have been working with in Malawi was emotional. Tiwonge, who has been involved since the beginning in 2007, lifted me up in the air as if I was a piece of paper. She is…

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Connect Your Rights!

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At APC Women'sNet "Connect Your Rights!" Workshop in Mombasa, Kenya.My mind is literally exploding with concepts and ideas.Iā€™m at the APC Women'sNet "Connect Your Rights!" Workshop in Mombasa.We opened the workshop with a spectrogram exercise in which all the participants…

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