Our Collective Practice

✨Guided by a vision of a world that supports girls’ dreams, power, and resistance, we are thrilled to officially announce Our Collective Practice✨ We are a feminist hub for learning, experimentation, and collaboration. Our Collective Practice was seeded in 2020, building on decades of direct work and organising with girls and young people, movement activism, and philanthropic advocacy. We work in partnership with movements, sectors and culture change makers to build narrative, knowledge and collective power – with and for girls. 💬 Why is Our Collective Practice so important “Our Collective Practice is a necessary nexus for the girls' rights movement that while successful in many ways is still rooting itself. There is so much well-intentioned work happening in support of girls and young women. And yet, girls deserve more than just our good intentions. They deserve us to be well-coordinated. They deserve rigour and precision in our interventions and programming. They deserve the best of what we know. This is the promise of Our Collective Practice — a gathering place for all those working with and on behalf of girls' power.” - Dr.Ramatu Bangura, Founding Director, Children's Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF) “The practitioners behind Our Collective Practice are some of the most creative forces reshaping philanthropy to be more visionary and accessible to girls. They bring a deep understanding of philanthropy and center all of the complexity and nuances that encompasses girlhood to transform how we understand and resource girls. Our Collective Practice seeds connections, opens doors, builds bridges, and fills in the archive so that young feminists can grow their activism and be in the conversations where decisions are made about their lives. It is a bold space for transformation, experimentation, and creativity to build a more just future for all of us.” Divya Sooryakumar, Former Director of Grantmaking, MADRE “The girls' field is at a crossroad. It is critical that we move girls' activism from the margins to the centre ground in any conversations about gender justice and human rights. We can only do that when we come together, answer critical questions as a field, and produce the evidence we all need to tell the indisputable truth of girls’ power. Our Collective Practice will do all of this and more. As critical infrastructure for the girls rights field, we could not be more thrilled to partner.” - Rosa Bransky, Co-founder & Co-CEO, Purposeful 💜🌍Learn more about us, our approach, partners, and initiatives: https://lnkd.in/gZvu7YUZ 🔮 Deeply grateful to Shreya Gupta for her guidance, care, and brilliance in developing our visual identity and website.

The power, resistance, and dreams of girls from across Eastern and Southern Africa shine through in this regional collection, which documents and amplifies their stories from Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, and Uganda. ✊🏾🌍 "These stories highlight the role and centrality of girls in shaping the economic, social, political, and cultural aspects of the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The stories articulate, in detail, the role of girls in fighting apartheid, shaping policy on various issues, reimagining a different reality for themselves without discrimination, violence, and oppression rooted in patriarchy and male dominance. " shared the regional curator Catherine Nyambura. 🌍✨ 📿As a narrative expression tool, each girl chose an artifact to symbolize her struggle and her vision for a better future, from cherished bracelets passed down by female role models to books, portraits, whistles, and more. These objects embody their resistance and dreams. 🔗 Visit: https://lnkd.in/ecX9x3c2 — Direct link in our profile & stories📲 ✨ Explore the complete Stories of Girls' Resistance Regional Collections —the largest ever collection of oral and narrative history of adolescent girls' activism, offering a window into girls' lives and their resistance in all of its messiness, pain, and power. 🔗📖: https://lnkd.in/eHmRrGjR #GirlsResistance #GirlsResist #FeministFutures Acknowledgments: The East and Southern Africa stories of resistance were curated by Cate Nyambura in partnership with Lusungu Kalanga, Rachael mwikali and Nebila Abdulmelik. With the support of Fena Gitu and HildaImali Ngusale.

Girl resistance is rooted in hope and the strength of unapologetic liberation ✨ As shared by Mahasin from Sudan, featured in this post: “Liberation to me is when I can state my opinion freely, and I can address certain problems or all of the problems I am facing without being taken for granted. Or disregarded just because of my gender”.” 💪🏾👧🏾 🌍From Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Sudan to Uganda, the Eastern and Southern Africa series documents 14 stories of resistance, power, and dreams across the region. We amplify and honour their stories in deep solidarity with all girls resisting multilayered injustices, crises, and oppressions. “Despite NGOization across the region, the stories provide evidence and breathe life to what we already know: women and girls have always been agents of change and central to activism and social movements,” highlights the regional curator Cate Nyambura. 🌍✨ ✨ Dive into the Stories of Girls' Resistance Regional Collection—the largest ever collection of oral and narrative history of adolescent girls’ activism, offering a window into girls’ lives and their resistance in all of its messiness, pain, and power. 🔗📖: https://lnkd.in/eHmRrGjR #GirlsResistance #GirlsResist #FeministFutures 🌱 Acknowledgments: The East and Southern Africa stories of resistance were curated by Cate Nyambura in partnership with Lusungu Kalanga, Rachael mwikali and Nebila Abdulmelik. With the support of Fena Gitu and HildaImali Ngusale.

This powerful spoken word poem is part of the multimedia Caribbean collection curated by Caribbean Girls' Collective 🌺 It represents one of the many powerful narratives of girls’ power and dreams from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Trinidad and Tobago. Multiple stories have been channeled into spoken word poetry, written and performed by artists Keizah Taylor and Aphia Blugh 🌼 We honor and amplify their stories in solidarity with all girls resisting and responding to climate crises, economic injustice, and multilayered systems of oppression. ✊🏾 ✨ Learn more & explore Stories of Girls' Resistance Regional Collections — the largest-ever collection of oral and narrative history of adolescent girls' activism, offering a window into girls' lives and their resistance in all of its messiness, pain, and power🔗📖: https://lnkd.in/eHmRrGjR #GirlsResist #GirlsResistance

🌺 From Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, to Trinidad and Tobago—the Caribbean collection features 16 powerful stories of resistance, power, and dreams across the region. 🌍 https://lnkd.in/eNKh6SRd We amplify their stories in solidarity with all girls across the Caribbean who are resisting and responding to relentless climate crises, economic injustice, and multilayered systems of oppression.✊🏾🌿 As Alian Ollivierre-Skeete, the lead regional curator, shares, "We see stories spanning two or three generations, each with shared personal experiences of violence during girlhood, living in communities that made them feel unprotected and undeserving. Yet, despite all that, I see hope. A Caribbean where, regardless of lived experiences, these girls and women have triumphed, are thriving, and are using their power to resist the very structures that failed them." 🌸💪🏽 One such story is from Aisha of Saint Lucia, featured in this post. When asked what freedom looked like, she responded with one word: “colourful.” To her, “colourful” means more freedom, more happiness. 🎨🌈 She is now working to create a world that is "safer, more free… a world where everyone is equal." This regional multimedia collection also includes powerful poetry and spoken word by Aphia Blugh and Keziah Taylor🫀 ✨ Dive into the Stories of Girls' Resistance Regional Collection—the largest ever collection of oral and narrative history of adolescent girls’ activism, offering a window into girls’ lives and their resistance in all of its messiness, pain, and power. 🔗📖: https://lnkd.in/eHmRrGjR 🌱 Acknowledgments: The Caribbean stories of girls’ resistance were led by the Caribbean Girls' Collective. Curated by Alian Ollivierre LL.B., MSc. in partnership with Brittney Oriel Nadur, Cherisse Francis, Chelsea Foster, Ashley Cox. Elizabeth Barrera illustrated all of the artwork. Aphia Blugh and Keziah Taylor brought the stories to art as poets and spoken word artists. #GirlsResistance #GirlsResist

The power, resistance, and dreams of girls across West Africa shine in the regional #GirlsResist storytelling series curated by the Eyala Platform. It documents and amplifies in dept stories from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone✊🏾🌿 🔗 Visit: https://lnkd.in/eVHhAFCU ✨ Explore the complete Stories of Girls' Resistance Regional Collections —the largest ever collection of oral and narrative history of adolescent girls' activism, offering a window into girls' lives and their resistance in all of its messiness, pain, and power. 🔗📖: https://lnkd.in/eHmRrGjR #GirlsResistance 🌱 Acknowledgments: The curation of the West Africa stories of girls' resistance was led by Francoise Moudouthe, in partnership with Aissatou Bah, Nadia Ahidjo (she/her), Jama Jack, Edwige Dro, Chanceline Mevowanou, Nana Bruce-Amanquah, Marie Kéïta. Sarah Bozon illustrated all of the artwork.

Our Collective Practice reminds me how grateful l am to have contributed to the impactful Stories of Girls' Resistance project, two years ago, thanks to the trust and vision of Muna Lobé. Her support allowed me to illustrate powerful stories of resilience, dreams, and determination from young girls across West Africa—from Burkina Faso to Sierra Leone. This project, curated by Francoise Moudouthe and hosted by Eyala plateform, offers an intimate look at 13 narratives that show the complexity of resistance and hope. Rachel-Diane, a young activist from Cameroon, shares: “Hope is the possibility of thinking about Cameroon without the feeling of despair.” Illustrating such deeply personal stories is a privilege and responsibility I cherish. As a Pan-African creative woman, bringing visibility to our voices and struggles through art is a calling. Projects like these not only honor our resilience but also amplify the stories that shape the future of girls across the world. Explore the Stories of Girls' Resistance Regional Collections to witness the strength, courage, and dreams of these young activists: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ejFrmXFT #GirlsResistance #GirlsResist #FeministFutures #PanAfricanArt

📣Open Call for Feminists Worldwide! Want to make your voice heard on gender-based violence? We’re looking for creative submissions for our zine to share experiences, raise awareness, and amplify stories. Accepted formats include: 📝 Personal essays 📜 Poems 🎨 Collages & Illustrations 📸 Photography 🎶 Song lyrics 🔗 Submissions are open until November 18. Click the link for full details! https://lnkd.in/d_Mnb__T Note: Please keep in mind, this is a passion-driven initiative, and submissions are unpaid. #politics4her #Feminism #Zine #GenderBasedViolence #OpenCall

Girls are full of power and hope ✨ From Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria to Sierra Leone, the West Africa series documents 13 stories of girls' resistance, power, and dreams across the region. ✊🏾 "What gives me hope is the possibility to think about Cameroon without this feeling of depression that invades me each time I do. Knowing that it is now possible for me to transform this feeling into action fills me with hope.” reflected Rachel-Diane, a young feminist activist from Cameroon featured in our West Africa Collection. 🦋✊🏾 As Françoise Moudouthe, curator of the collection, reflects: “The stories offer an opportunity to explore resistance in its multiple forms and engage in deep reflection on what this means about power in girls’ lives.” ✊🏾 ✨ Dive into the Stories of Girls' Resistance Regional Collections—the largest ever collection of oral and narrative history of adolescent girls’ activism, offering a window into girls’ lives and their resistance in all of its messiness, pain, and power. 🔗📖: https://lnkd.in/eHmRrGjR #GirlsResistance #GirlsResist #FeministFutures 🌱 Acknowledgments: The curation of the West Africa stories of girls' resistance was led by the Eyala platform, a bilingual space by, for, and about African feminists. Curated by Francoise Moudouthe, in partnership with Aissatou Bah, Nadia Ahidjo (she/her), Jama Jack, Edwige Dro, Chanceline Mevowanou, Nana Bruce-Amanquah, Marie Kéïta. Sarah Bozon illustrated all of the artwork.

Young Palestinian feminists lead crisis response while working toward liberation from intersecting oppressions 📢 #Resource: Palestinian Girls’ Resistance: Towards Our Liberation is a publication curated with the experiences, wisdom, pain, dreams, and power of six Palestinian activists responding to violence, crises, occupation, and intersecting systems of oppression while pushing toward liberation. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dEjX4SGz This publication was produced by Our Collective Practice as part of Stories of Girls Resistance, with the participation of young feminists supported by The Global Resilience Fund & Purposeful. 📢It has been over a year since violence escalated into genocide in Gaza. While many traditional funders are reluctant to support women and girls in Palestine, at the Global Resilience Fund, we remain committed and in solidarity with girls and young feminists responding to crises where they need it most. Join us in supporting and resourcing their transformative efforts! ✊ تقود النّسويّات الفلسطينيّات الشّابات جهود الاستجابة للأزمات أثناء عملهنّ في سبيل التّحرّر من القمع المتقاطع 📢 #مورد: "مقاومة الفتيات الفلسطينيّات: نحو تَحَرُّرِنا" هو إصدار منسوج من تجارب وحكمة وآلام وأحلام وقوّة ستّ ناشطات فلسطينيّات في الاستجابة للعنف والأزمات والاحتلال وأنظمة القمع المتقاطعة أثناء العمل في سبيل التّحرّر. منشور من قبل Our Collective Practice كجزء من مشروع "قصص عن مقاومة الفتيات" بمشاركة شابّات نسويّات وبدعم من الصّندوق العالميّ للصّمود وبيربوسفول. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dEjX4SGz مضى عام على العنف الذّي تصاعد إلى الإبادة الجماعيّة في غزة. وبينما يتردّد العديد من الدّاعمين التّقليديّين بدعم النّساء والفتيات في فلسطين، نظلّ - في الصّندوق العالميّ للصّمود - متضامنات مع الفتيات والنّسويّات الشّابات اللاتي يستجبن للأزمات وملتزمات بدعمهنّ في المجالات التّي هم في أمسّ الحاجة إليها. شاركونا في دعم جهودهنّ التّحويليّة!✊ #OurStrugglesAreConnected #YoungFeministCrisisResponse