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Impact Report2013-14

Transforming the lives of women and girls

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years

Gender inequality is a global issue 3 that needs a global answer

The power of partnership 4

Our impact in 2013-14 5

Ending violence against women 6 and girls

Supporting women survivors 8 of violence

Having a say in decisions and 9 being leaders

Speaking out 11

Taking control of livelihoods 12

Supporting widows to gain 13 financial independence

Advancing the rights of women 14 survivors of conflict

Improving women’s lives for 15 25 years

Income and expenditure 17

Where your money goes 18

Our supporters are giving 19 women a voice

Thank you 20

Support us 21

Contents

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Gender inequality is a global issue that needs a global answer

In no country in the world do women enjoy the same rights or opportunities as men. Every day women and girls face discrimination, poverty and violence just because they are female

1 in 3 women experience violence, with domestic violence the most common(source: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)

Globally, women make up just 22% of parliamentarians(source: Inter-Parliamentary Union)

Women spend at least twice as much time as men on domestic work, and when all work – paid and unpaid – is considered, women work longer hours than men (source: The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics)

We are working to change this. Our vision is a fair world where being a woman does not limit choices, opportunities or rights.

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For 25 years Womankind has been working in partnership with women’s rights organisations to improve the lives of women and girls across the world

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The power of partnership

With a network of partners across Africa, Asia and Latin America we provide long-term sustainable change for women and girls by ensuring solutions are firmly rooted in local communities and contexts.

We work collectively to influence the policies and practices of government and non-governmental organisations by sharing our knowledge and experience.

Our role is to support our partners with funding, contacts and tools to amplify their voices and increase their impact and influence. As a result, momentum grows and more women learn about and access their rights – creating change within communities and across wider society.

We aim to:

End violence against women and girls

Ensure women have a say in the decisions that affect them

Enable women to take control of their own livelihoods

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Providing practical services for women such as refuges, counselling and legal aid

Providing information for women about their rights and where to seek help

Challenging and changing attitudes and behaviours

Securing change in laws, policies and practices

Training and supporting women leaders, activists and human rights defenders

Influencing governments, non-governmental organisations and donors to support women’s rights

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Our impact in 2013-14

No.of women Womankind directly supported in 2013-14, from leadership training to providing a safe place to escape violence

No.of women, girls, men and boys Womankind indirectly supported in 2013-14 through awareness raising on women’s rights and changes to legislation, policies and practices

14No.of countries that Womankind worked in during 2013-14

No.of women’s rights organisations that we partnered with in 2013-14

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119,878

Together with our partners we achieved this by:

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184 women refugees in Nyaragusu camp in Tanzania received legal advice from refugees trained as paralegals by our partner Women’s Legal Aid Centre, enabling them to access their rights

3,091 women took their case to court through legal support and community meetings provided by our partner Zimbabwe Women Lawyer’s Association. This has enabled them to gain control of their property, get protection orders and leave violent relationships

Community Conversation groups were set-up in 201 kebeles (a ward or neighbourhood) in

Ethiopia by our partner Siiqqee Women’s Development Association to engage community members on discriminatory attitudes and beliefs surrounding violence against women - including harmful traditional practices, such as female genital mutilation and early and forced marriage - and to take action to prevent and respond to these

Here are just a few examples of what we achieved with our partners in 2013-2014:

Ending violence against women and girls

Photographs (starting clockwise bottom): Community Conversation groups in Ethiopia, women filling out court forms in Zimbabwe and a woman refugee in Tanzania

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80 women human rights defenders were trained on women’s rights and the Elimination of Violence Against Women law by our partner Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan. These women now raise awareness of violence against women in their communities and challenge attitudes and beliefs that condone violence against women

Expert evidence was submitted to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative and women, peace and security

Women who experienced sexual violence and forced sterilisation during Peru’s 20-year conflict

received psychological and legal support from our partner Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer. Women survivors have reported an increase in confidence to talk openly about what has happened to them and to hold the government to account

MPs were briefed on violence against women and girls ahead of debates in Parliament

60 women leaders were trained to identify, support and refer cases of violence in their communities by our partner Federation of Women Lawyers – Kenya, enabling them to raise

awareness of violence against women and help survivors of violence to access support

Participated on a Department for International Development helpdesk providing expert advice on programming and policy related to violence against women and girls

Photographs (from top): Women’s rights advocates trained by Federation of Women Lawyers - Kenya and Peruvian women survivors of violence

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“My life was ripped apart when rebels attacked our village. They killed my husband and two sons and took me hostage. I was repeatedly raped for three years, until I escaped.

“I was traumatised. I’d sustained severe injuries. I couldn’t sleep due to nightmares and froze with fear at the sound of a passing vehicle. I felt I had no future. The only thing in my head was death. I wanted to die.”

During the war over 250,000 women were subjected to sexual violence but for many this trauma has never been addressed. Isatu was put in touch with Graceland which provides counselling to women survivors of violence helping them confront and cope with the ordeals they have experienced and re-build their lives.

With time, Isatu felt able to tell her story and Graceland helped her to receive medical support and skills

training so she could start to earn her own income.

Today Isatu (pictured above) is able to counsel other women survivors of violence and share her experiences. Her story was featured in our BBC Lifeline film, enabling us to share the stories of women in Sierra Leone and encourage action from the public to support change.

Our partner Graceland Sierra Leone helped Isatu to come to terms with the violence she experienced during the civil war and start to move on

Supporting women survivors of violence

Click here to view our BBC Lifeline film and see Isatu’s story

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100,000 women are now learning about their rights through increased radio broadcasts by our partner Liberia Women Media Action Committee. Radio is a lifeline for women in Liberia and learning from broadcasts enables them to assert their rights and hold leaders to account

100 Bolivian women have been trained on violence against women, political participation and their rights by our partner Centro de Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer Aymara, enabling them to increase their voices to challenge discrimination and injustice and take on leadership positions

33 Dalit women in Nepal have been elected across local government after receiving

training and support from our partner Feminist Dalit Organisation, enabling them to bring the needs of Dalit women to the political agenda

Here are just a few examples of what we achieved with our partners in 2013-2014:

Having a say in decisions and being leaders

Photographs (clockwise starting from top left): Bolivian woman being trained on women’s rights, Dalit women being trained and supported and radio broadcasts in Liberia

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Expert guidance was given to the UK government in developing the UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace & Security to ensure women’s rights are integrated into UK conflict and peacebuilding policy and activity

A joint position paper was produced with our partners - Federation of Women Lawyers – Kenya, Liberia Women Media Action Committee, and Women in Law and Development in Africa – Ghana - calling for a standalone goal on women’s rights and gender equality in the Post-2015 Development Framework. As part of this, we attended the 58th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, where we worked with national and international

stakeholders to ensure a strong ‘Agreed Conclusions’ document which outlined necessary future steps to protect women’s rights

20 girls are now in leadership positions at community level after joining Girls Leadership Clubs

set up by our partner Zambia National Women’s Lobby, while 2,150 girls have been chosen as leaders in schools – as prefects and captains. The girls are able to challenge attitudes and behaviour in and out of school that discriminate against women and girls

Photograph: School girls in Zambia learning about their rights

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“In the past, I did not leave my house; I only left to graze my livestock and tend my land. “Then I was introduced to Centro de Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer Aymara, which runs workshops to empower women by providing

them with skills and knowledge about their rights. At my first workshop I did not know how to pay attention, my mind was preoccupied with the things I needed to do in the house. But little by little I started taking an interest.

“I have learnt a lot from the workshops. I am no longer afraid to express myself in front of people and they have helped me to understand my rights. Once people could see that I was able to express myself, they elected me as leader of the Committee of Law and Justice. I know my rights and the rights of women. The challenge for women is to overcome their fears and leave behind the cycle of violence and beliefs around women’s role in society.”

Hilaría learnt about her rights through our Bolivian partner Centro de Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer Aymara

Speaking out

Photographs: Hilaría taking part in a workshop in the rural area of Mocomoco

in Bolivia

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By securing women’s rights to land, property, inheritance, and paid employment they can become more independent and escape situations of violence, exploitation and abuse.

7,311 women in Ethiopia are taking part in income-generating activities as a result of our partner KMG’s work, increasing their income and giving them more say in the home

22 women survivors of violence received skills training enabling them to start businesses when they left the safe-house run by our partner Musasa in Zimbabwe

1,530 women now generate their own income from businesses such as growing and selling vegetables, as part of our partner Siiqqee Women’s Development Association’s self-help groups in Ethiopia

We know that poverty makes life difficult for women and prevents them achieving their rights

Taking control of livelihoods

Photographs (clockwise from bottom): KMG is enabling women to take

part in income-generating activities, Musasa is giving

women the skills to start their own businesses and Siiqqee Women’s Development Association’s self-help groups are allowing women to earn an income

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“I live with my mother-in-law and children. Since the death of my husband, I have been responsible for supporting the household. I own a small tea shop which enables me to look after my family.

“I didn’t have any formal training so it was very difficult for me to run the business alone when my husband died. But Women for Human Rights helped me

gain formal catering training in preparing different types of food.

“After the training, I consulted with the group members and decided to provide training for 10 widowed women. Two of these women now work in partnership with me at the tea shop. I now earn a lot more. I have also committed to provide at least 10% of my monthly income to support

other widows. Without formal training to run a business it is very difficult.”

With the help of our partner Women for Human Rights (Single Women Group), Kamala has been able to secure a better future for her and her family

Supporting widows to gain financial independence

Photographs: Women learning food preparation

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Isis – Women’s International Cross Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE) is working to ensure women’s needs are taken into account in the post conflict reconstruction process.

Isis-WICCE has established the Women’s Task Force, a coalition of women’s rights organisations working to include a women’s agenda in the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda.

With the support of Womankind, Isis-WICCE is strengthening the skills of the Women’s Task Force and women councillors to engage in district planning. Together, we are working to improve their participation in the laws that affect them and lobbying for women’s needs.

The Women’s Task Force was invited to the Prime Minister’s office to present the gaps in the

implementation of the Plan and its suggestions have been taken forward for approval by Parliament.

Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng, Executive Director of Isis-WICCE, tells us: “Womankind is not about ticking boxes. They listen and understand us, to ensure that in supporting our work real change happens.”

Our partner is working to ensure women’s rights are central to Northern Uganda’s peace, recovery and development processes

Advancing the rights of women survivors of conflict

Photograph: Women’s Task Force in Agago District in North Uganda

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1993

Since Womankind started working with women’s rights organisations in Ghana, India and Peru in 1989, we have developed an effective partnership model which has transformed the lives of 18 million women, girls, men and boys worldwide. Here is a snapshot of some of our learning from the past 25 years

Providing women and girls with information about their rights can go a long way By 1993, Womankind had given 92 grants to self-help groups in 38 countries, to promote information and education campaigns on women’s rights.

Financial dependence can stop women from leaving abusive relationships In 1998, Womankind’s partner Asociación Aurora Vivar in Peru provided 90 women with training in electrical skills, carpentry, plumbing, shoe repair, sandal making and enterprise management, so they could earn their own income.

Combining leadership training with information on rights gives women the confidence to speak out and take action In 2002, Womankind worked with agricultural trade union, La Unión Nacional de Agricultores y Ganaderos de Nicaragua, training women in leadership skills to claim their rights.

Improving women’s lives for 25 years

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2010 2013 2014

Giving women a safe space is important as it provides them with a support network In 2010 our Ethiopian partner Association of Women’s Sanctuary and Development opened a refuge for women escaping violence. It enables women to overcome the trauma of violence, increase their self-confidence and rebuild their lives.

Changing attitudes that condone violence against women sets new precedence and engages whole communities

In 2013, our partner National Association of Women’s Organisations in Uganda trained 2,000 people to raise awareness about violence against women and change attitudes in their communities through drama, reaching an estimated 17,000 people.

From attacks on women and girls in Afghanistan to the barriers facing women MPs in Ghana, there is still a lot to do to secure the future of women and girls Based on our collective learning and using an approach that we know works, Womankind and our partners will continue to strive for women’s rights for the next 25 years – and beyond.

Photographs (left to right): Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Uganda

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Income and expenditureIncome 2013-14 Expenditure 2013-14

Statutory grants including UK aid: £1,485,013

Individual giving including gift aid: £977,408

Institutional grants including Comic Relief: £558,363

Trusts, foundations and major donors: £440,207

Other including legacies and events: £331,658

Total: £3,792,649

Ensuring women have a say in decisions: £1,971,022

Ending violence against women: £893,157

Costs of generating income: £648,062

Governance costs: £107,045

Enabling women to take control of their own livelihoods: £89,316

Total: £3,708,601

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79pon our programmes, campaigning and policy work 18p

on investing in fundraising

3pon governance

Where your money goesIn every pound we spend: For every £1 invested in

fundraising we generate £6

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This summary financial information shows the income raised for our activities, the cost of raising the income and the amounts spent on our charitable activities. The information is taken from the full financial statements which were approved by the trustees on 31st July 2014. To gain a full understanding of the financial affairs of the charity, the full audited financial statements, trustees’ annual report and auditors’ report should be consulted. Copies can be obtained by contacting Womankind Worldwide’s office.

Signed on behalf of the trustees

Tina Fahm, Chair of Trustees

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As one of our Future Fund Challengers*, Bloomsbury Publishing put together an exciting book list for supporters to read during Womankind’s International Women’s Day Book Groups in March. Each book was selected to give supporters a glimpse of what life is like for women around the world.

The Bloomsbury Institute (Bloomsbury Publishing’s events programme) kindly hosted an event - featuring award-winning author Aminatta Forna - to promote the

Book Groups and our BBC Lifeline film. The Bloomsbury Institute sold tickets to the event (pictured above) and contributed raffle prizes with all proceeds supporting our work.

Our supporters are giving women a voice

*Become a Future Fund Challenger

We are asking individuals and companies to be part of Womankind’s 25th anniversary by joining our Future Fund for Women and helping us secure a future for women’s rights. Find out more at: www.womankind.org.uk/get-involved/future-fund

Bloomsbury Publishing has been supporting the work of Womankind by raising awareness, fundraising and sharing women’s stories

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Thank you to Our partners

Afghan Women’s Network (Afghanistan) Afghan Women’s Resource Centre (Afghanistan) Association for Women’s Sanctuary and

Development (Ethiopia) Centro de Desarrollo Integral de la Mujer Aymara

(Bolivia) Centro de Promoción de la Mujer Gregoria Apaza

(Bolivia) Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (Kenya) Estudio para la Defensa de los Derechos de la

Mujer (Peru) Feminist Dalit Organisation (Nepal) Federación de Mujeres de Ica (Peru) Federation of Women Lawyers (Kenya) Gender Studies and Human Rights Documentation

Centre (Ghana) Graceland Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone) Humanitarian Assistance for Women and Children

of Afghanistan (Afghanistan) Integrated Community Education and

Development Association (Ethiopia) International Federation for Women Lawyers

(Ghana) Isis-Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange

(Uganda) Liberia Women Media Action Committee (Liberia) KMG (Ethiopia) Malawi Women’s Lobby and Rights Group (Malawi)

Musasa (Zimbabwe) National Association of Women’s Organisations in

Uganda (Uganda) Red Nacional de Trabajadoras/es de la Información

y comunicación (Bolivia) Saathi (Nepal) Siiqqee Women’s Development Association

(Ethiopia) Zambia National Women’s Lobby (Zambia) Window of Hope Foundation (Ghana) Women Against Violence and Exploitation in

Society (Sierra Leone) Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe) Women for Change (Zambia) Women’s Partnership for Justice and Peace

(Sierra Leone) Women for Human Rights (Single Women Group)

(Nepal) Women in Law and Development in Africa (Ghana) Women in Politics Support Unit (Zimbabwe) Women’s Legal Aid Centre (Tanzania) Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association

(Zimbabwe)

Our supporters BBC Lifeline Big Lottery Fund Bloomsbury Publishing and Bloomsbury Institute CBD Charitable Trust

Comic Relief D M and J Wood Trust Department for International Development (DFID) European Commission Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Funny Women Girl - India Harbinson Charitable Trust Homelands Charitable Trust Mactaggart Third Fund Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners Charitable

Foundation ShareGift St Clare and St Francis Trust The Body Shop Foundation The Evan Cornish Foundation The Gunter Charitable Trust The Madeline Mabey Trust The Orp Foundation The Rhododendron Trust The Sigrid Rausing Trust The Westcroft Trust Twitten Charitable Trust Individual major donors Individuals who left a gift in their will All the individuals, groups and organisations that

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