Category: 4 – Changing the story
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Decolonizing Foreign Funding Policies from localized contexts in Kenya, India and Bangladesh
Key information Countries: Kenya, India and BangladeshResearchers: Megha Kashyap and Ipsita Dwivedi Advocacy summary The research challenges colonial legacies in foreign development funding policies which perpetuate structural inequities and patriarchal violence in the majority world particularly in Kenya, India and Bangladesh. The authors challenge donor imposed priorities which limit organizational autonomy and promote western frameworks…
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Decolonizing Feminist foreign policy for economic justice in Free Trade Agreements – The case of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area
Key information Countries and regions: Angola, South Africa, Tanzania and ZimbabweResearchers: Memory Pamella Kadau Advocacy summary The paper highlights that decolonizing Feminist Foreign Policies (FFPs) will lead to economic justice. The researchers point out the importance of using a decolonial FFP framework to ensure gender equity and economic empowerment in the African Continental Free Trade…
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Reimagining Dalit Feminist-led Caste Equity in South Asia: Pathways for Sustained Funding and Movement-building
Key information Region: South AsiaCountry: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri LankaResearchers: Christina Dhanuja, Anju Singh and Debarati C. Advocacy summary The paper analyses the intersectionality within Dalit feminist movements in South Asia. The researchers call for funding and philanthropy which recognizes the multiple layers of oppression and understands intersecting hierarchies.it is particularly important to…