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Success Stories 2010
"Each single goal we reach is a chance for change." Biljana Stankovic, Novi Sad Lesbian Organisation, Serbia
“Girls without fetters” project by Zhivaja nit (“Thread of life”)
In Chechnya the experiences and consequences of the two wars – that have affected every single family in the country – are taboo. There is no arena for debates and exchanges, neither in public nor in schools and universities. Chechnya is now a Russian sub-Republic, part of a country that has no interest in scrutinising its own human rights violations before, during and after the two wars. The annexing of Chechnya by Russia was accompanied by an “ethical-moral renewal” proclaimed by President Ramsan Kadyrov. According to his understanding, in 2007 this meant introducing compulsory wearing of headscarves for all girls age six years upwards and for all women working in government agencies. It means the rebirth of marriage by abduction and greater understanding for polygamy. When the oldest son marries, the daughter-in-law moves in to his parent’s house with him and becomes a subject of his mother.
Power to women
The Mongolian women's foundation MONES has been supporting empowerment of women in Mongolia ever since it was set up in July 2000. To date MONES is the only local institution making money available for women's rights. The province of Zavkhan is one of its "pilot provinces". Here MONES supports women's organisations and their cooperation specifically in order to sustainably improve the life situations of women. In addition to domestic violence (affecting one in three women), the under-representation of women in politics is a core problem in Zavkhan Aimag. Issues such as health care, education and other social services that strongly affect the life of women are way down at the bottom of the political agenda. Women have no voice in deciding on their concerns.
ProjectParty with Beatrice Achaleke from the "Black European Women's Council" BEWC
The second ProjectParty at filia – already an "institution" with clear rules of the game and many interested visitors. filia founder Ute Pfeifer hosted the Party in June 2008. As a result of the great response in the previous year, it was held at the same venue and time as the General Meeting of the endowment contributors. This gave more contributors and many visitors the opportunity of getting to know a woman and her vision supported by filia. And what a vision! What a woman1 Beatrice Achaleke, Head of AFRA (International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives, based in Vienna), had the idea of a Europe in which all voices are heard, including the voice of black European women.