Banúlacht aims to build solidarity and understanding of global development issues through linking with women's organisations in the global South that share our aims. Through our programmes, we have developed links with a number of South-based women’s organisations,
such as the
Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP),
Kivulini Women’s Rights Organisation and the
Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA).
Representatives from CAFRA, Kivulini and TGNP have attended a number of Banúlacht conferences as keynote speakers. In addition, key representatives from the organisations have participated as trainers in Banúlacht training courses and have also held workshops on women’s leadership with a wide range of women’s groups in a different counties.
In 2002 we organised an exchange visit by a group of Irish women to CAFRA women's groups in the Caribbean region. In September 2007 and 2008, groups of women from Ireland participated in an exchange with the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme. The visit built on the visits to Ireland by key TGNP staff and provided an opportunity for women in Ireland and Tanzania to exchange experiences and strategies in the context of development and women's human rights. A Return Visit by women from Tanzanian organisations was held in 2009 and included a Human Rights Capacity Building Institute—a four-day intensive development education process that was facilitated throughout the visit and involved the 15 Tanzanian and Irish organisations.
The most recent ExChange visit was in November 2010.
A highlight was the launch of the
Mná Sasa
Manifesto.
For reports by participants visit the visit the
Banúlacht Update and
see issue 9 of the
Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin
(Spring 2011).
For reports on previous ExChange visits and articles relating to
women’s organisations in Tanzania, see
Banúlacht Gender and Development Bulletin 7 (February 2010),
Issue 5 (March 2009) and
Issue 3 (December 2007).
For an article about the Mná Sasa Manifesto, see
Issue 7 (February 2010). See also coverage of the
ExChange Visit to Tanzania (September 2007) and the
Banúlacht Update
posts for 2007.
Click
Voices of Tanzania to listen to a radio documentary by Niamh
Farren based on interviews with Irish and Tanzanian women recorded during
Banúlacht's 2007 ExChange visit to Tanzania. This programme was first broadcast
on March 8th 2008 on NEARfm. (Production was funded by the Broadcasting
Commission of Ireland Sound and Vision scheme.)
Click here for the
Banúlacht Feminist Principles and
here for the
Mná Sasa
Manifesto.
