ABOUT US FOKUS, a platform for Norwegian women’s organizations is a knowledge and resource center based on its affiliated organizations. Founded in 1995, it has since developed cooperation projects for women’s organizations in the global south. The overall objective of…
FOKUS Women is the magazine that reports on our work, support and accompaniment in Latin America, specifically in Colombia and Guatemala. It reaches its seventh issue with this edition. Last year, we decided to review the issues published to date…
CORPORACIÓN HUMANASBy: María de los Ángeles Ríos Zuluaga. The Committee promotes the inclusion of the gender perspective of the Peace Agreement in territorial plans, achieving 47 measures in Sucre and Bolívar. Today, it is promoting their monitoring and implementation. The…
ASOCIACIÓN DE MUJERES AQ’AB’AL (ASDEMUAQ) Medicinal plants are a part of healing, as they allow us to build a life in harmony. Eulalia Diego Pedro lives in the municipality of Santa Eulalia, Huehuetenango, Cristo Rey canton. She was born on…
FONDO LUNARIA Furia Marica is a collective supported by Fondo Lunaria as a part of their Peace Building programme. They are located in the south-west of the country and work from a trans-feminist, dissident and territorial perspective. In a context…
COMUNIDAD DE JURISTAS AKUBADAURABy: Luisa Viatela, social communicator from Akubadaura. Patricia Meléndez, the first Guna leader in Arquía, Chocó, defends her identity, culture and territory through language, ancestral knowledge and the fabric of community. In the Arquía reserve in Unguía,…
GRUPO MULTIDISCIPLINARIO POR LOS DERECHOS SEXUALES Y REPRODUCTIVOS Access to contraception in Guatemala is not just a health issue, it is also a struggle for control over women’s bodies, decisions and rights marked by machismo. DENIED AUTONOMY IN A PATRIARCHAL…
CARTOGRAFÍA SUR Periscopio Invertido (The Inverted Periscope), as a chronicle, revives memories and resistance from the margins of Colombia. It uses documentary film as a tool for denunciation and collective creation that leads towards other possible futures. THE NEED TO…
CORPORACIÓN ENSAYOS PARA LA PROMOCIÓN DE LA CULTURA POLÍTICA Interview with the steering committee of the Women Caregivers’ Circles of Northern Cauca. In northern Cauca, a group of Nasa, Black and mestizo women who are signatories of the Peace Agreement,…
ASOCIACIÓN RED DE ORGANIZACIONES DE MUJERES IXHILES (ASOREMI) I was 16 when I married my husband. During our time together I suffered physical and psychological violence. After 36 years of violence, ASOREMI is supporting me in my recovery process. My…
CENTRO DE PROMOCIÓN Y CULTURA (CPC) We invite you to listen to the podcast Tejiendo Resistencias (Weaving Resistance) from the Centre for Promotion and Culture (CPC). It is a space for deep reflection on self-care as an essential tool for…
LA MESA POR LA VIDA Y LA SALUD DE LAS MUJERES Feminist organisations and civil society are key players in international spaces to counter conservative anti-rights discourses and promote gender equality. In a global context where the regression of rights…
CORPORACIÓN JURÍDICA YIRA CASTRO Discover how the women of Tumaco are transforming the region through education, empathy and leadership, following in the footsteps of an unforgettable leader: Alicia. The canoe’s engine roars on the Mira River as we enter the…
INSTANCIA POR LA SALUD Y EL DESARROLLO DE LAS MUJERES / OSAR Each image reveals a childhood stolen, marked by poverty and a lack of opportunities. This photo essay immerses us in the intimacy of Aurora, who was forced to…
ASOCIACIÓN POR NOSOTRAS IXMUKANÉ The Asociación por Nosotras Ixmukané is an organisation led by indigenous women. It implements a set of processes for their political and economic empowerment, as well as providing comprehensive support to women victims and survivors of…
CABILDO INDÍGENA DEL RESGUARDO KANKUAMO Andrea Marcela Arias, an indigenous Kankuama woman from the Sierra Nevada de Gonawindúa, harmonises and weaves together leadership, healing and ancestry. Andrea Marcela Arias is an indigenous Kankuama woman born in the community of Chemesquemena…