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EuroMed Feminist Initiative EFI

EuroMed Feminist Initiative EFI is a policy network that encompasses women’s rights organizations from the two shores of the Mediterranean and advocates for gender equality and women’s rights as inseparable from democracy building and citizenship, for political solutions to all conflicts, and for the right of peoples to self-determination.

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25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

On the rememberance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, EuroMed Feminist Initiative acknowledges that Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) still exists in times of peace and is exacerbated in times of armed conflicts.

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Launch Of The Regional Forum on Equality in Education in the Southern Mediterranean,

Today, on October 11 2022,  we are launching the Regional Forum on Equality in Education in the Southern Mediterranean, held in partnership with the Ministry of Education of Jordan. Organised in the frame of the regional program “Combating VAWG in the Southern Mediterranean Region” funded by the European Union (EU). Over 120 participants gathered from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia, with a great lineup of speakers! Topics, experiences, and more will be addressed during the forum. Stay tuned!

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Fruitful exchanges between Tunisia and Syrian organisations

From 5 to 9 September 2022, the EuroMed Feminist Initiave (EFI), together with a group of Syrian activists and experts conducted a study trip in Tunisia to meet multiple feminist associations and human rights organisations. The delegation met Nachaz, the Tunisian Association of Democrat Women (ATFD), the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), the Tunisian Women's Association for Developmental Research (AFTURD), the Tunisian League of Human Rights (LTDH), and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH).

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18 SEPTEMBER: INTERNATIONAL EQUAL PAY DAY

Equal gender pay: it's time to bridge the gap! The EuroMed Feminist Initiative (EFI – IFE) is striving for gender equality in all spheres. In light of the latest figures on gender pay equality, EFI – IFE states: how long shall we wait?   Across the globe, women earn on average substantially less than men. It is one of the most visible evidence of gender discrimination.

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EFI at PitchWise Festival of Women's Art and Activism - Sarajevo

Lilian Halls-French, EuroMed Feminist Initiative (EFI-IFE) Co-chair, adressed the PitchWise Festival of Women's Art and Activism organised by the CURE Fondation and held in Sarajevo (https://fondacijacure.org/en/pitchwise-eng/) EFI-IFE is happy to contribute to this event and to consolidate its longstanding relations with its Balkans' members.

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Latest News

Consultation on the Common Agenda for Combating VAWG

On 13th and 14th of August 2022, the EuroMed Feminist Initiative, in collaboration with Musawa, organised a consultation on the  "Common Agenda for combating VAWG as a Main Barrier to Women's Participation in Syria" , which took place in Wien, Aus

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Workshop on Common Agenda and VAWG

EFI organised a workshop on the Common Agenda, on 2nd and 3rd July, that brought together 26 young Syrian activists from different organisations in Europe. The workshop aimed to equip activists with the necessary thematic knowledg

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Expert Roundtable on Discriminatory Legislation to Combat VAWG

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Towards establishing Syrian Feminist School

Between 13th and 14th of June, EuroMed Feminist Initiative organised a strategic meeting for the establishment of Syrian Feminist School, that brought together members of EFI’s long time partner organisations, and the founders of the Feminist Summ

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EUROMED FEMINIST INITIATIVE GREETS THE 5th UfM MINISTERIAL DECLARATION

15 Nov 2022
EuroMed Feminist Initiative (EFI) greets and welcomes the adoption on 26th of October 2022 in Madrid by the Ministers of the 42 countries of the Union of the Mediterranean (UfM) of the 5th UfM Ministerial Declaration on Strengthening the Role of...

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Report Launching of the 2021 Regional Index on Violence against Women

05 Oct 2022
To follow up on the implementation of the Ministerial Declaration of the 4th UfM Ministerial Conference (November 27th, 2017 Cairo), in the area of combating violence against women and girls (VAWG) and Women, Peace, Security Agenda (WPSA), EuroMed...

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Death is not the worst that can happen... It is also the waiting

30 Jun 2022
Enforced disappearance is one of the most serious human rights violations, due to its impact on the disappeared person, their relatives, their community, and as a result, society as a whole; its impact on them does not end with the end of...

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Brussels Conference on Syria and the region (9-10 May) #SyriaConf2022 Syrian women urge decision-makers to ensure the implementation of the Women Peace and Security Agenda in Syria

09 May 2022
COMBATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS – FROM WORDS TO ACTION Side-event to Brussels Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region 2022 FINAL STATEMENT Syrian women urge decision-makers to ensure the implementation of the...

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