Feminist Solidarity Program
Program Overview
The Feminist Solidarity (FS) Program is rooted in the belief that lasting social transformation begins with strong feminist organizations and collective movements. The FS Program exists to strengthen feminist movements by fostering trust, solidarity, and collective action within Itthiya, among its partner organizations, and broader feminist networks and allies. It recognizes that lasting social and political change cannot be achieved by organizations working in isolation, but through sustained collaboration, shared learning, and mutual support grounded in feminist principles.
The program creates spaces for strategic engagement, exchange, reflection, and collective learning that deepen relationships and strengthen partners' capacity to work together. By amplifying collective voices, sharing resources and experiences, and building wider alliances, the program contributes to a stronger and more connected feminist movement.
The program is guided by the understanding that, IF we strengthen our own organization by embedding feminist values and principles; AND support partners to grow; AND build solidarity across movements, THEN feminist organizations and movements will become stronger, more accountable, resilient, and sustainable. BECAUSE stronger organizations are the foundation for strong movements and greater collective power to challenge patriarchal systems, influence policies and institutions, redistribute power, and advance lasting gender justice and systemic change.
Program Goal
To strengthen organizational/institutional development and advance feminist movements to be more coordinated, resourceful and sustained.
What we do
Internal Organizational Transformation: Itthiya Foundation is strengthening its own Foundation, embedding feminist principles in governance, policies, organizational culture and everyday decision making.
Enhancing Feminist Organizational Development (OD): Working alongside partner organizations, we accompany feminist organizational transformation through learning, accompaniment, and peer exchange. By strengthening participatory leadership, transparency, accountability, and collective decision-making, we help partners embed feminist values into their governance, organizational culture, systems, partnerships, and everyday practice.
Strengthened Feminist Movements: Beyond individual organizations, the program contributes to strengthening the broader feminist movement by fostering solidarity, collaboration, and collective action. We support feminist networks and alliances to share resources, knowledge, care, and strategies, enabling movement actors to respond collectively to challenges, influence policies and institutions, and build a more sustainable and resilient movement for gender justice.