The Women’s Empowerment and Leadership Development for Democratisation (WELDD) programme involved hundreds of participants from 27 countries over eight regions over 3 years from 2012 to 2015. The programme aimed at strengthening women’s leadership, their increased political participation and challenges to Cultural Violence Against Women (CVAW) especially in regards to stoning and child marriage.
The Butterfly Effect is a compilation of stories coming from those who participated in the programme and have had personal narratives of change to share. They relate to interventions include BAOBAB in Nigeria, which aimed to end child marriage; to WARVIN Foundation for Women’s Issues in Iraq, which aimed to improve conditions for survivors of gender-based violence; and to political participation workshops held in Cairo.
More than anything, the WELDD programme has been about developing transformative feminist ideas and actions; creating spaces for dialogue, and connecting activists from vastly differing contexts to build solidarity and bring forth new leaders.
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