Our strategy and approach
We acknowledge the differentiation in power and privilege amongst our members, and use our different positionalities to work together to create change strategically at multiple levels in the humanitarian system.
Our strategy and approach is to use the power of working collectively to transform the humanitarian system into one that is guided by feminist principles. Download our current strategy here.
Our objectives
Our objectives
To mobilize and strengthen the collective intersectional leadership and power of our network in order to create change in the humanitarian system.
To contribute to transforming the current humanitarian system so that the expertise and efforts of women-led and feminist actors and movements are centered, recognized, and adequately resourced.
To create actionable feminist evidence and analysis to shift power to women, girls, and gender-diverse people, including women and girls with disabilities; and marginalized communities in crisis-affected contexts.
To identify and challenge colonial, patriarchal and racist practices and demand bilateral donors, affected country governments, UN agencies, and INGOs institute policies and practices that shift power in the humanitarian system to feminist organizations and WROs.
To shift power in the humanitarian system to ensure: the authentic and meaningful representation of feminist actors in decision-making; safeguarding and accountability to affected civil society and communities; and financing and equitable partnerships.
Our commitments
Our commitments
To value women's, girls’ and gender-diverse people's rights, contributions, lived experiences, and solutions as feminist alternatives to disrupt the humanitarian system.
To create a safe and inclusive environment where the autonomy, identity, and diversity of all members is respected and acknowledged.
To work within the Network according to feminist principles, and be conscious of power dynamics, working to transform power relationships, including funding.
To be accountable to other members and to the women, girls and gender diverse people we work alongside through our collective and decisive actions.
To recognise the collective power of the Feminist Humanitarian Network to provide sustainable solutions to achieve global justice.