Women's Empowerment and Leadership Development for Democratisation
The term Well-being, Self-Care and Integrated Security (WeSIS) was coined by the Institute for Women’s Empowerment (IWE) and is regarded by IWE as a fundamental practice for building sustainable, transformative feminist leadership.
Jane Barry and Jelena Đorđević’s 2007 book “What is the Point of Revolution if we Can’t Dance?” captures the experiences of women activists across the world, and the complexities of how they cope with their daily lives, and health and mental difficulties due to exhaustion.
Human rights practitioners bring attention to disturbing events and heinous crimes worldwide, and often work in dangerous conditions. This dialogue emphasized the necessity of taking care of one’s self. Practitioners shared various approaches, resources, and discussed challenges.
A resource for people healing and transforming trauma in organizations, communities and society, including trauma theory, research, outcomes, case studies and program applications
This manual looks at the need for activists to connect with themselves as persons and not just activists, to reflect on treatment of themselves and their loved ones and the nature of their relationships, to identify the tools and skills they need to be equipped with to care for themselves, the importance of self-love and fun!