Statement from AWID

In one week’s time, the 11th International AWID Forum will begin in Cape Town, South Africa. AWID spoke with two South African women’s rights activists about their work, their hopes for and concerns about the Forum.

AWID interviews Shamillah Wilson about the recently held 2nd African Feminist Forum in Uganda. By Rochelle Jones

Amid the celebrations of today's dawn of a new era in American politics, it is worth asking how the expression on the religious face that the United States presents to the rest of the world has changed with the election of Barack Obama as President.

"Christianity reaches more people than healthcare," Stephen Waititi, a former church deacon and the medical director of Milmay Centre, an HIV/Aids clinic in Kampala, pointed out recently.

AWID interviews Lynda Yanz* from the Maquila Solidarity Network about their latest research on funding for women’s labour rights in Mexico and Central America.

Some of the world's leading Islamic feminists have been gathered in Barcelona for the third International Congress on Islamic Feminism, to discuss the issues women face in the Muslim world.

AWID presents a sneak preview of the 2008 research findings on funding for women’s rights, scheduled to be officially launched at AWID’s 11th International Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.