Developing and Managing a Feminist Safe Place
The practical guide
Download Our Practical Guide to Developing and Managing a Feminist Safe Space!
Discover this practical guide to support feminist safe spaces in their development and strengthen their impact. Born out of the Feminist Opportunities Now (FON) project, our guide offers best practices and practical exercises to try out to better structure and develop your feminist safe space.
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Where does this guide come from ?
This guide was imagined in response to the need for structure expressed by many feminist safe spaces around the world through our diagnosis and our implementation in the feminist ecosystem. It aims to contribute to solid and resilient models of action in the fight against gender-based violence.
Drawing on the diverse expertise of the Empow’Her teams and an external consultant with expertise in educational engineering, this guide has been designed to respond to issues found in a variety of cultural, economic and social contexts, covering East Africa, West Africa, Latin America and Asia.
This guide is for you !
This guide is aimed at anyone working in feminist safe spaces, whether they are spaces for discussion or self-help, training centres or shelters for survivors of violence. If you want to build your skills in managing and structuring your space more effectively, this guide is for you !
- Defining the purpose of the space
- Developing your program
- Designing a feminist space
- Adopting an inclusive mode of governance
- Working on your external communications
- Strengthening inclusiveness and security
- Accessing services and partnerships
- Building an model and ensuring its sustainability
Be sure to try out this guide to transform your feminist safe space into a more structured, inclusive and effective space.
