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LETTER FROM OUR FOUNDER THE WOMANITY FOUNDATION BELIEVES AND PRESIDENT IN A WORLD WHERE ALL WOMEN AND MEN

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE QUOTES IS tems and structures if we are to stand ENJOY EQUAL AND FULL “WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE a chance of truly eradicating gender GET. WE MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE inequality. Using media to reach that SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND GIVE”. AND DESPITE THIS BEING end was the obvious choice. I strongly A POPULAR SAYING WITHIN THE believe that a more progressive media POLITICAL RIGHTS. PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, IT can help create a society where women STANDS AS A STRONG REFLECTION can play an equal role and this is why OF HOW THE WORK WE DO AT THE Womanity has been investing in and WOMANITY FOUNDATION GIVES US developing disruptive media solutions THE WOMANITY PURPOSE AND DRIVE. since 2009.

FOUNDATION ROSE TO My journey with the Foundation Producing these shifts in attitudes 153RD POSITION IN stretches back to 2005. Many thoughts towards gender roles through media and drivers were shaping my vision on is key. But we also quickly realized THE TOP 500 NGOS how to give back and how to challenge that there were others, driven by our the status quo. At the time, I had just same passion for a more equal world for 2019 WORLDWIDE RANKING set up and sold a successful business, women, who needed support to grow. related fields. Since 2016, 1188 Afghan BY NGO ADVISOR, A GENEVA- and I felt a strong urge to help others And we also realized that we could help girls have enrolled to our courses in access opportunities and growth. There them scale and expand their impact English, computer literacy and coding BASED INDEPENDENT MEDIA were many pressing challenges facing quickly and strategically. Our Wom- and 355 graduated from what can our world, but one particular experience enChangeMakers Programme (WCM) be considered the largest vocational COMPANY, MOVING UP 34 PLACES struck me the most. was premised on both the critical training coding program for girls in FROM 2016. THE LIST IDENTIFIES importance and value that “institutional Afghanistan. Traveling through Morocco, I encoun- development” brings to the scaling and SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND tered an association that helped young impact of a given organization’s work. Your support, combined with the skills, girls – between the ages of six and Through the WCM programme, we commitment and immense dedication HUMANITARIAN NON-GOVERNMENTAL twelve – return to school after having have been able to cultivate close and of our staff and partners, is what makes NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS been placed by “recruiters” in families long-lasting partnerships with some of everything you read in this annual to work as “little maids”. I would find out the most impactful and most inspiring report possible. Behind the stories in WHICH EXCEL IN INNOVATION, later that many of these girls became NGOs and social enterprises in both these pages, there is a strong will to practically slaves to these families and India and Brazil. make the world a more equal place, a IMPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY. were often used for the sons’ sexual spirit of entrepreneurialism infused into initiations. Some of them ended as Partnerships also sit at the very heart how we work, and an appetite for taking prostitutes on the streets or became of the Womanity Award programme. on innovative approaches to challenge pregnant at an age when they should Womanity Award unsurfaces innovative the status quo. have been playing with their friends. solutions to combating violence against I knew then without the shadow of a women from around the world and sup- I hope you enjoy reading this Annual doubt what I needed to do. It was the ports in scaling them to other organi- Report as much as I did. Thanks to our moment I committed to work relent- zations and geographies. Although many supporters, donors, local partners, CONTENTS lessly to promote a world where all there are many strong programmes staff and our Board members - without women and men would enjoy equal addressing violence against women whom our work would not be possible. WELCOME FROM OUR PRESIDENT �� 3 and full social, economic and political globally, there are few that catalyze I look forward to continuing our journey ABOUT US �� 4 rights. It was the only way forward. And partnerships between organizations together towards a fairer and more OUR APPROACH AND VALUES ��5 advancing women also meant helping in different countries, and support a prosperous world for everyone. OUR FOCUS �� 6 their communities which eventually thorough adaption process to new 2018 AT A GLANCE �� 8 would transpire into fostering progress geographies and contexts. for everyone. The Womanity Founda- DISRUPTIVE MEDIA SOLUTIONS ��10 tion was born. Last but not least, I am very proud of the INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT work we do in Afghanistan through our PROGRAMMES ��16 At Womanity, much of our work is Girls Can Code programme. Through SPECIAL PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS ��26 focused on shifting attitudes and it, we have been providing girls in FINANCIAL REPORT ��30 reaching entire communities, including Afghanistan with the core skills needed Yann Borgstedt GET INVOLVED ��32 boys and men. We need men fighting in to pursue careers in STEM (Science, Founder and President, THANK YOU ��34 every corner of the globe to change sys- Technology, Engineer, Mathematics) Womanity Foundation 4 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 5

THE WOMANITY FOUNDATION OUR APPROACH & VALUES ABOUT US

INVESTING IN BOLD NEW IDEAS TO COMBAT GENDER INEQUALITY. PATIENT RISK CAPITAL TO COMBAT GENDER INEQUALITY. IN ALL THAT WE DO WE ARE GUIDED BY OUR VALUES:

We fight for a world We develop long lasting partnerships tion, scaling up and replication. We e are not a traditional grant Therefore, we use our capital to We work closely with local experts with local experts, businesses and believe in taking calculated risks Wmaking foundation. Our test innovative models for gender to run our own programmes, always where men and women social entrepreneurs to invest in new through our philanthropy and invest- approach is at the intersection of equality. Once we have reached proof checking that we are adding value to have equal rights and ideas that ignite change and tackle ing for the long term. We test new venture philanthropy and social of concept, we leverage external the sector. Our support is multi-year, gender inequality. Together, we deliver models for development, learn and investment. We understand that funding to grow these innovative highly-engaged and tailored. This opportunities. impact through innovation, collabora- adapt, with an eye to sustainability. change takes time. We also under- programmes and take them to means we take the time to understand that to create systemic change, scale. This provides the patient risk stand the needs on the ground and one has to take calculated risks and capital needed to spark and scale find ways to uncover and develop have a long-term view. transformative impact. catalytic solutions. We stay for the long haul with an eye to ensuring we build in a sustainability plan in every programme from the onset. All overhead costs are covered by the President and his companies so that 100% of external funding leveraged is spent directly on Womanity’s programmes. USD 11,871,370 INVESTED IN PROGRAMMES TO DATE

RECOGNISING LEARNING AND COLLABORATIVE LOCAL EXPERTISE ADAPTING PARTNERSHIPS Our work focuses on SDG 5 – to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

If the SDGs are to be realised, women and girls, everywhere, must have equal rights and opportunity, and be able to live free from violence and discrimination. Our programmes $ $ support this vision. ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS-LED AND AGILE APPROACH 6 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 7

OUR FOCUS

OUR WORK FALLS UNDER TWO PILLARS OF ACTIVITY:

1. DISRUPTIVE MEDIA SOLUTIONS: 2. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• B100Ragl • Girls Can Code • Radio Nisaa • The Womanity Award • WomenChangeMakers

OUR REACH

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA • Radio Nisaa • B100Ragl: Arabic MEXICO Media Fiction • Womanity Award: Tacking online violence against women

AFGHANISTAN INDIA • Girls Can Code • WomenChangeMakers

BRAZIL • WomenChangeMakers

SOUTH AFRICA • Womanity Award: creating safer cities for women 8 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 9

2018 AT A GLANCE

Q1 JANUARY – MARCH OUR ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 2005 Girls Can Code courses launched in March for a total of 760 girls ARTE TV channel airs a reportage about Radio Nisaa titled “Nisaa FM, the voice of Palestinian women” Womanity and its supported partners have reached 27.6 million Womanity’s Founder, Yann Borgstedt, awarded the YPO 2018 SEN (Social Enterprise Network) Sustainability Award for Equality people in the Global South. Of them, approximately 18 million are Womanity’s Founder, Yann Borgstedt, featured in the Agent of Change list women and girls

Womanity has invested USD 11,871,370 in women’s Q2 APRIL – JUNE Q3 JULY – SEPTEMBER empowerment to date Womanity-supported media Launch of B100Ragl Season 3 in Dubai, to support Womanity contributes to the India programmes, challenging gender further series reach and impact as well as partnership Afghanistan International Trade and stereotypes in the Middle East, building with regional media and distribution partners Investment Show “Passage to Prosperity” have reached an estimated sponsored by USAID in cooperation with Womanity Award 3 partner organisations selected: audience of 3.9 million unique the Government of India and the SafetiPin, India (Innovation Partner) & Soul City, South viewers, with over 4.5million views Government of Afghanistan Africa (Scale-Up Partner) Womanity’s Founder, Yann Borgstedt, Approximately of the WCM Brazil supported UNA Platform launch in Brazil in 40% awarded Global Philanthropic Prize partnership with UN Women, C&A Foundation and JWT people who viewed our media programmes are men

16 social enterprises working on women’s empowerment in India, Q4 OCTOBER – DECEMBER Brazil and Mexico have built resilient organisations and scaled their impact India’s premier institute – The Amity University – recognizes WomenChangeMakers India for its model of support in scaling social enterprises From 2007 to 2018, Womanity 607 students completed the Girls Can Code programme courses improved 15 high schools’ infrastructures in Kabul and the Womanity hosted in partnership with Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, the “Digital , by creating sport Media and Gender Equality Forum” in Dubai with cross-sector participants including representatives from provinces Google, MBC, CNN and Unilever spaces for girls and sanitary facilities, providing libraries and “What would a city that is safe for women look like?”, Womanity Award programme leader Laura Somoggi along books, classroom and educational with Safetipin and Point 6 Collective, two organisations involved in the Womanity Award 3, shared their insights about women’s safety in an article published by The Guardian materials, as well as training modules for teachers, benefiting Womanity led a panel discussion on the “use of technology to advance women’s rights” and 7 of our 33,000 girls students and 1,110 WomenChangeMakers fellows and Womanity Award recipients were speakers at WOW Festival in Brazil teachers Womanity, in partnership with Promundo and the WOW Festival, developed the project “WOW Visions: The Role of Men for Gender Equity”, a series of 10 videos released during the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender- Based Violence

Credit: Farzana Wahidy. DISRUPTIVE MEDIA SOLUTIONS • RADIO NISAA • B100RAGL

MEDIA IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR CHANGE. WHEN USED WELL IT CAN BREAK DOWN BARRIERS AND ALLOWS US TO SEE THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF OTHERS. IT ELICITS EMOTIONAL REACTIONS AND CAN LEAD TO POSITIVE CHANGES IN BEHAVIOURS AND ATTITUDES. WOMANITY’S DISRUPTIVE MEDIA PROGRAMMES WORK TO DO THIS, TO TRANSFORM POWER RELATIONS AND SHIFT SOCIETAL NORMS. 12 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 13

RADIO NISAA

THE FIRST FEMALE-LED MIDDLE-EAST RADIO STATION THAT PUTS WOMEN’S VOICES AND ISSUES ON THE PUBLIC AGENDA WWW.RADIONISAA.PS/EN

SPOTLIGHT THE BARRIER RADIO NISAA’S CORE PROGRAMMES: OUR COUNCIL Throughout 2018 the following shows were regular Women in the Middle-East face features on Radio Nisaa: NEEDS US significant barriers to participating in public life. Male perspectives A daily morning show covering the most recent dominate mainstream media, often Qahweh Mzboot Throughout 2018 Radio (Morning Coffee): economic, social, and cultural topics as well as portraying women as victims and Nisaa hosted over 17 special local and international news stories through reinforcing negative stereotypes. stories and debates. programmes in addition to their core shows. These focussed Kalam Nisaa A daily program about family, health, and fashion on a range of issues including HOW WE TACKLE IT (Women’s Talk) women in sport, women entrepreneurs, women and the Al Jawlah Al Masa’ieh A daily show except for Friday and Saturday justice system, masculinity and (The Evening Tour): about the days’ events from the eyes and Produced and presented by women, opinions of female journalists on political, more. Radio Nisaa is the first female-led economic, cultural, global news. commercial radio station in the During December 2018, Radio Middle-East. It is a platform for female Jawla fe Almuhafathat A daily programme from Sunday to Thursday Nisaa hosted a 6 show series voices to be heard and to drive public (tour in governorates) about prominent issues within Palestinian towns called Majalesna Behajetna conversations with women and men and villages such as water cuts, electricity, roads, (“Our local councils need on women’s rights and gender roles. sewage, education. us”). The show focussed on Sabt Ijdeed A weekly radio show that covers highlights from increasing the participation of (A New Saturday) Palestinian newspapers and online news, the women in local councils and in weekend’s most important social activities and a local decision-making bodies. HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2018 religious segment. The Majalesna Behajetna show hosted experts in local One-fifth of the adult Nisaa FM News: Daily news are broadcasted three times a day government from across the population of West Bank Nisaa FM News summary: Daily news summary are broadcasted four times West Bank and discussed a listen to Radio Nisaa, this a day variety of topics including represents a listenership of the role of village councils, about 340,000 people Alaa Murrar and how women and people (Noon Presenter) with disabilities could play a 30% of the total listenership more active role in local level for Radio Nisaa are men government. This programme was supported by the 61% of listeners agree that Palestinian Vision Foundation Radio Nisaa has a positive and the German Cooperation impact on the lives of Foundation. women in the Middle-East I listen to Nisaa FM because it is dedicated mostly 30% said that listening to Radio Nisaa influenced their to women. Many women the Middle-East do not actions and behaviours in know their rights. Nisaa is giving us an opportunity dealing with women’s issues to be informed and to share our opinions in a

246K Facebook followers discreet way, without disclosing our identity.” lham Al Zarbaq, housewife, listener of Nisaa FM Women-led social from Salfit, West Bank. enterprises showcased in Radio Nisaa increased their sales by 20% to 50% Doa Seyouri & Alaa (Morning * Noon Presenters) 14 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 15

B100RAGL

CHALLENGING GENDER STEREOTYPES THROUGH EDUTAINMENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

SPOTLIGHT THE BARRIER was viewed by 50,000 online followers COMMUNITY and more than 1,120 fans voted online to OUTREACH EVENTS BUILDING A MEDIA COALITION TO TACKLE select their favourite creative concept. As part of a drive to increase awareness Many women in the Arab-speaking The soundtrack was produced by well and knowledge, off-line workshops GENDER INEQUALITY IN MENA world find themselves in economically known Egyptian rappers The Sharmoof- took place to complement the online dependent positions within the family, ers, and Iraqi social media influencers fiction. Workshop themes varied and with no or little decision-making Lowi and Sandra Sahi endorsed and ranged from raising awareness on In December 2018, Womanity hosted an event that brought together power, and exposed to violence. promoted the show on their platforms. the role of women and young girls, influencers from across the media sector to discuss “Digital Media and education versus marriage, men’s role Gender Equality”. Held in partnership with Zainab Salbi, founder of Women in supporting women, impact of local for Women International, the forum was an intimate gathering of key HOW WE TACKLE IT women leadership and the role of stakeholders from across regional content creators, digital media platforms, RESULTS technology in empowering women. broadcasters, advertising agencies and multinational businesses.

Building on the learnings from Radio Over 22,000 fans engaged on a In total 9 community events were held The forum was a call for greater collaboration between vested partners, in Nisaa, B100Ragl is an online, animated monthly basis in 2018 both online across the region including Jordan, order to push collectively for more gender equitable content in the region. edutainment series that builds new and during outreach events Morocco and Egypt, reaching over narratives through stories about an 230 participants in total. Additionally, empowered young female journalist. 34% of unique views came from an event was held in France tailored The series confronts gender discrimi- a male audience to NGO’s from the Middle East North nation in the workforce, family, and Africa (MENA) region. social sphere as well as challenging 11 creatives engaged from the prejudice, stereotypes and female region plus a jury of experts in oppression. the media and women’s issues HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2018 1,000+ voters engaged online to provide feedback on the Launched B100Ragl series B100RAGL SERIES 3 scenarios presented 3, with ten new episodes

LAUNCH Series 3 and related social media Hosted a successful launch event In April 2018 The Womanity Founda- campaigns reached 1 773 758 in Dubai with influencers from tion launched series 3 of B100Ragl. unique viewers on YouTube and the media and philanthropic The 10 week series followed the life Facebook sectors, to increase programme of Noha, a female journalist who visibility and engagement encounters a wide range of social issues commonly faced by women Held 9 community outreach throughout the region. The series events in 4 countries, engaging tackles a variety of issues including over 230 participants (targeted women in the workplace, fatherhood, youth, women and students) women in the media and more. Over 150K followers on WORKING WITH LOCAL B100Ragl Facebook page EXPERTS AND CELEBRITIES Collaboration is at the heart of B100Ragl. In 2018, we worked with a team of designers, animators and researchers to foster creativity, spark innovation and use entertainment to change attitudes. B100Ragl Series 3 was designed and produced with our partners Lapis Communication and Kharabeesh and the narrative was The methodology used in B100Ragl is a smart, innovative and suitable way of conceived through a workshop and competition for the creative sourcing of sending critical messages to young people in MENA” ideas. The final stage of the competition Iqbal Hamad, The Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development, Outreach Partner INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES • GIRLS CAN CODE • WOMANITY AWARD • WOMENCHANGEMAKERS

CAPACITY BUILDING, NETWORKING, VENTURE PHILANTHROPY. GREAT ORGANISATIONS AND LEADERS CAN ACHIEVE MUCH MORE WITH SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT IN CORE OPERATIONS. IT’S VITAL TO THEIR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY YET HUGELY UNDER-RESOURCED. BY INVESTING IN CORE COSTS AND STRENGTHENING THEIR CAPABILITIES, WOMANITY SUPPORTS GREAT ORGANISATIONS TO SCALE THEIR OPERATIONS AND IMPACT. 18 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 19

GIRLS CAN CODE

PROVIDING CODING TRAINING TO IMPROVE CAREER CHOICES FOR AFGHAN GIRLS

WWW.GIRLSCANCODEAFGHANISTAN.ORG

THE BARRIER CLASSES IN 2018 Asma and Nazhma attending In 2018 our GCC programme touched our computer literacy course the lives of 607 young Afghan women. in Sardar Duad Khan. In Afghanistan, women’s participation 170 students learnt coding skills, Credit: Farzana Wahidy. in the labour force is just 19% (2016*). including HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Employers consider English language JavaScript, JQuery, SQL, PHP and and computer literacy the skills most WordPress. Meanwhile 219 students lacking but also those most needed took part in English classes and to enter the workforce. 218 students took part in computer literacy classes. 80% of students completed the class they enrolled HOW WE TACKLE IT in. Their commitment is strong, as they follow the program in parallel to regular education, by attending our Girls Can Code works with 4 schools classes before or after school hours. in Afghanistan to provide 16-19 year For the morning shift this meant women with coding skills, English Farhat, a student of 12th grade in Sardar Duad Khan High School, starting 6 am, 5 days a week. For the language skills and basic computer attends Coding class. Credit: Farzana Wahidy. majority, this training is an opening to literacy. In doing so it supports and the world, the opportunity to meet inspires girls to enter a career in female role models that inspire and the tech sector while challenging infuse a new modernity. traditional perceptions of women’s roles in society. PREPARING STUDENTS FOR UNIVERSITY In year 1 girls study English language. As part of our drive to get more girls In year 2 they learn basic computer into STEM (Science, Technology, literacy and in year 3 coding skills and Engineering and Mathematics) careers, they build their own website. Womanity prepared 436 students for the national exam to enter University, The Kankoor Exam. The preparation course lasted 80 days, after regular HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2018 school hours, and focused on mathematics, chemistry, physics and biology. Girls Can Code courses launched 53% of the tutored students took the in March for a total of 760 exam and of them 95% passed. girls taking classes in English, computer literacy or coding. INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND TEACHER TRAINING Of these students, 170 completed In 2018, Womanity started to upgrade the Girls Can Code coding class. its computer labs with new equip- Credit: Farzana Wahidy. ment, installing additional generators 13 internships with local to operate computers during frequent companies secured and one power cuts. Also, 778 books were short term job placement distributed to the schools’ libraries. secured I am very happy that I could finish the coding Womanity also organised capacity 32 students from the 2016-2017 class. It is a huge success in my life. I want to learn building workshops for trainers on cohort enrolled in STEM higher Wordpress and LaRavel framework. education programmes, with 18 more about it until an advanced level since I want Additionally, trainers organised students choosing IT/computer to study computer science in the future. I thank peer-to-peer workshops on dif- science my trainers who worked hard with us and also ferent aspects of teaching such as methodology, time and classroom Womanity for providing us such opportunity.” Coding class in Sardar Duad Khan High School. management, confidence in class and Credit: Farzana Wahidy. Mariam, Coding student from Wahdat High School conflict management in class.

*http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/countries/afghanistan/about-us 20 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 21

WOMANITY AWARD

ADAPTING AND SCALING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

THE BARRIER on digital city maps indicating which areas are the safest for women. The app uses pictures taken by taxis and Violence against women prevents crowdsourced data from volunteers to women from participating fully in their show how safe different areas of the communities, which has significant cities are for women. Factors assessed human and economic costs for society. include lighting, quality of walk/ cycle Although there are many strong paths, gender balance in the streets programmes addressing violence and general feeling of safety. The against women globally, few catalyse Apps are currently being used by partnerships between organisations over 100,000 people countries such in different countries, and support a as India, Kenya, Colombia, Indonesia thorough adaptation process to new and Vietnam. geographies. The big data captured with the (From left) Laura Somoggi, Womanity Award Programme Manager, app will be shared with eThekwini’s HOW WE TACKLE IT Lulú Barrera, founder of Luchadoras; Erika Smith, from the Women’s municipal government, in South Rights Team at Association for Progressive Communications ; Africa, who will use it for their Safer Lebo Ramafoko, CEO Soul City Institute; and Kalpana Viswanath, Cities strategy. Womanity’s project Young students in Oaxaca share their experiences about The Womanity Award’s unique Founder and CEO Safetipin. Credit: Gabriel Nascimento for Womanity aims to benefit women and girls online harassment during a workshop. Credit: Palabra Radio model enables organisations fighting further by advocating for long-term violence against women to adapt and improvements in urban planning. scale proven innovative models with Africa): Safetipin apps in South The recipients a local partner. The award provides Africa Womanity Award 3 recipients, the Tech! campaign to equip women in Partners released “The 13 funding, capacity building and access Point 6 Collective (Spain) and Safetipin and Soul City Institute for Mexico to respond to online violence. Manifestations of Gender Based to networks that enable the project’s the Instituto Mujer y Sociedad Social Justice, were announced at WOMANITY AWARD 2 Among 2018’s highlights: Violence using Technology”, an easy- impact to be leveraged and replicated. (Uruguay): Liveable Environments the conference Tech4Dev: Voices to-consult typology of tech-related programme in Uruguay of the Global South, in Lausanne, HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2018 Partners continued advocating to aggressions against women – a Plan India (India) and Vishakha Switzerland. improve response to online Gender key contribution to the inputs that (India): Safer Cities for Girls Based Violence (GVB) and violation APC presented to the UN Special LAUNCH OF WOMANITY The innovation of privacy. With this aim, Luchadoras Rapporteur on Violence Against The pairs are composed by an The partners are working together to became a safety partner with Twitter Women, which influenced the UN

AWARD 3 Innovation Partner – the organisation adapt a mobile technology platform and Facebook. report on online GBV. that has already developed a successful to improve safety for women in South Association for Progressive La Sandia Digital participated at Luchadoras moved from being a programme – which works with a Africa. Communications (APC) and their the Take Back the Tech! global collective to become a registered Scale-Up Partner to contextualise, Scale up partners led by Luchadoras campaigner meet up in Nepal, to organization in Mexico and is working adapt and roll out the approach in a The flagship app –My SafetiPin – and La Sandia Digital have been build synergy for future work against on a sustainable future strategy. new location. places red, orange and green pins working with Womanity since 2016 GBV and explore sustainability In June 2018, Womanity completed to adapt APC’s successful Take Back through self and collective care. the selection process for the third Womanity Award, focusing on Womanity’s selection programmes that are creating safer process helped to urban environments for women. build trust and work Womanity received 70 nominations CURRENT WOMANITY AWARDS RECIPIENTS across 26 countries from 5 continents. as partners from the After a rigorous assessment and YEAR THEME INNOVATION SCALE UP outset, allowing us to due diligence process, 3 pairs of PARTNER PARTNER organisations were shortlisted and start our relationships presented their joint proposal to a 2016-2019 Tacking online Association for Progressive Luchadoras Kalpana Viswanath, Founder and CEO Safetipin (left) and Lebo on a good footing panel of experts. violence against Communications (South (Mexico) Ramafoko, CEO Soul City Institute (right) present their partnership women Africa) and in a position to create safer cities for women in South Africa during session at 2018-2022 Creating safer urban Safetipin (India) Soul City of strength.” The finalists conference Tech4Dev: Voices of the Global South, in Lausanne, Safetipin (India) and Soul City environments for Institute (South Kalpana Viswanath, Switzerland. Credit: CODEV-EPFL UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development women Africa) Institute for Social Justice (South Founder and CEO Safetipin. 22 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 23

WOMENCHANGEMAKERS

STRENGTHENING SOCIAL ENTERPRISES* THAT BENEFIT WOMEN AND GIRLS

SPOTLIGHT THE BARRIER IMPACT: In the past three years, WCM and research promoting humanised HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2018 CASE STUDY – support has enabled Casa Angela to childbirth in other health institutions, ECOSYSTEM WCM BRAZIL scale up its operations and impact as as well as communities and centres. Only 5% of all philanthropic funding 15 social enterprises working on a partner to the SUS (National Health Alongside its goals to advocate for BUILDING is unrestricted. Local organisations women’s empowerment in India System) allowing it to offer services to humanised birth with appropriate rarely receive the kind of support that and Brazil have built resilient CASA ANGELA a much larger number of beneficiaries. research and training NUPEC will also lets them invest in their core costs organisations and scaled their Casa Angela is a unique maternity Humanised birth grew by an annual financially support Casa Angela with MAPPING INITIATIVES IN and strengthen their institutions or impact thanks to WCM support. centre located in southern São Paulo, rate that ranged from 43% to 65% in revenues from courses and tailored BRAZIL WORKING ON support building of their capacities Brazil, founded in 2009 by Anke the past three years and the rate of programmes for health professionals. GENDER EQUALITY, IN to grow. Womanity facilitated 66 Riedel, a physician by training. Casa new beneficiaries per year grew from PARTNERSHIP WITH UN professional and tailored services Angela provides free fully-humanized 10% to 134% in the same period. In the past three years, Casa Angela WOMEN to the organizations of the social prenatal care, delivery and postpar- provided services to more than 7,500 HOW WE TACKLE IT entrepreneurs and provided tum support, and pediatric check-ups WCM also supported Casa Angela women and enabled 987 humanised critical advisory support. for infants from birth to 12 months. with business plan development and births. WCM will now focus on helping Alongside the work of These practices were adopted within the set up of its NUPEC Research to finalise and operationalise embed- WomenChangeMakers with WomenChangeMakers (WCM) identi- For every USD 1 spent by WCM the framework of the Brazilian para- Center (Nucleo de Pesquisa, Edu- ding the NUPEC into the strategy of fellow organisations, WCM fies and invests in growth-stage woman and its Fellows, more than digm shift in maternal care to reduce cação e Consultoria). This centre the organisation and reinforcing the Brazil’s team also worked focused social enterprises that have double was mobilized thanks to elective caesarean sections rates, aims to offer training, consultancy leadership team. on a major initiative in 2018: the potential to scale their reach and partners´ support in pro bono inappropriate use of technology in the launch of the UNA impact. For each organisation we work and low bono mode. normal birth, maternal and newborn Platform, an interactive live together to assess their institutional morbidity/mortality rates and child- map showing initiatives development gaps and provide sup- WCM’s supported organisations bearing women’s rights violations. working on gender equality port where it is most needed and bring reached 8.7 million people in WCM helped us switch the organization’s nature in Brazil, in partnership with in world-class professional partners to 2017-2018 of which 5.6 million from purely an NGO to developing a business UN Women Brazil, C&A build capacity and provide technical were women and girls. Foundation and JWT. assistance. The outcome is stronger, model. The transition was very good in this more effective organisations with the aspect. They also helped us with the training of infrastructure and capacity to scale. The UNA Platform lists the new leadership team.” participating initiatives Anke Riedel, Founder Casa Angela from all sectors by type, focus, location and more, THE APPROACH - FLEXIBLE AND CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT allowing users to see who is doing what for women and where. The Platform helps those working on Learn from the WCM Programme POSITIVE IMPACT ON BENEFICIARIES THE IMPACT BRAZIL WCM (INCREASE IN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT) gender equality to see PROCESS LEARNING who else is working on Collaboration between current and alumni WCM organisation Economic Empowerment - ASTA Think Olga / Eva Casa Angela similar issues, connect and End of Violence against Women – REDE NAMI collaborate. By providing Assess impact of WCM on organisation’s stakeholders Access to employment & entrepreneurship support – Acreditar MULHER em CONSTRUCAO; Acreditar MICROCREDITO access to information, the

Technical assistance, networking and capacity Maternal Heath & Wellbeing - CASA ANGELA UNA Platform also allows building provided by professional partners to scale-up impact (3-5 years) Access to Justice – THEMIS GENERO e JUSTICA initiatives to analyse how

Giving Voice and Awareness – THINK OLGA/EVA they can better add value Identity professional partners based on needs map PROGRAMME PARTNERS PROGRAMME PARTNERS Pernambuco WCM 3-5 YEARS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES to the sector and act more

PROGRAMME Rede Nami INTERVENTION strategically. Growth hypothesis and needs map SELECTED WCM ORGANISATION Rio de Janeiro Mulher em São Construção Paulo Selection of WomenChangeMakers organisations

WCM NOMINEES Rio WCM Selection Criteria Grande SELECTED PARTNERS Rede Asta do Sul Visit the UNA website here: www.u1na.org Themis * Fellows Brazil Monitoring and mentoring from WCM team WCM from and mentoring Monitoring

WomenChangeMakers WWW.WOMANITY.ORG WomenChangeMakers WWW.WOMANITY.ORG

*entities of both types – non-profit and for profit 24 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 25

IMPACT: In the last three years, MHT CASE STUDY – reached over 47,000 new households that add up to the 322,000 supported WCM INDIA since inception, trained over 13,500 women as climate resilient specialists MAHILA HOUSING SEWA TRUST and trained 3,742 new women leaders Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT) who are serving their communities by organises and empowers women in claiming their own rights. urban poor communities to improve and upgrade their habitat. Through All in all, during the support period their grassroots programmes in MHT was able to serve additional habitat development, climate change 90,000 individuals of which 2/5 are and participatory governance, MHT women and girls. works with women to exercise their rights in accessing amenities from the WCM continues to focus on sup- government and improve living condi- porting MHT’s institutional process tions for their families and neighbours. development and refinement as well as improving their visibility in the WCM supported MHT to bolster their global landscape through strategic organizational growth and expansion, communication besides working with as well as to develop a knowledge them on further fine tuning their hub aimed at facilitating the strategic tracking of impact data. sharing of information on climate resilience and habitat improvement and improving living conditions for THE IMPACT INDIA underprivileged people. During the Seven areas of support: support period, not only was the FRONTIER MARKET APNE AAP BANDHAN organisation able to develop the Education – EDUCATE GIRLS knowledge hub but it also grew its Health - ARMMAN operations substantially and improved Delhi Livelihood & Entrepreneurship – BANDHAN their sustainability. KONNAGAR; INDUSTREE FOUNDATION, Jaipur SWAYAM SHIKSHAN PRAYOG MAHILA HOUSING SEWA TRUST Kolkata Holistic Community Development – BANDHAN Ahmedabad KONNAGAR

Energy & Livelihood – FRONTIER MARKETS, Mumbai EDUCATE GIRLS MAHILA HOUSING SEWA TRUST Pune Housing & Environment – MAHILA HOUSING SEWA TRUST, SWAYAM SHIKSHAN PRAYOG Bangalore Anti-Tracking & Re-integration – APNE AAP SWAYAM SHIKSHAN PRAYOG ARMMAN

* Fellows India INDUSTREE FOUNDATION

WomenChangeMakers WWW.WOMANITY.ORG Bijal Brahmbhatt from MHT and Bill Clinton at Clinton Global WOMENCHANGEMAKERS PROFESSIONAL PARTNERS Initiative

When we joined WCM Program, we were uncertain about the outcome from the collaboration We never expected this kind of shift in our thinking and the internal development of our organization to take place.” Bijal Brahmbhatt from MHT with Grassroots leaders. Bijal Brahmbhatt, Executive Director MHT 26 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 27

SPECIAL PROJECTS & COLLABORATIONS

WOW FESTIVAL RIO DE JANEIRO

The Foundation contributed to the Women of the World Festival (WOW), which took place in November, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Womanity invited seven women from organisations we support (as part of the Womanity Award and the WomenChangeMakers programmes) to speak during WOW. In total, they took part in 9 panels and workshops about a full range of topics related to women’s rights – from how to create safer cities for women to how to use technology to advance women’s rights. We also joined a panel to share about Womanity’s work, challenges and impact.

Besides being a learning and networking opportunity for Womanity, we also took the opportunity to organise a "WOW VISIONS: workshop with the Womanity Award recipients and Fellows from our THE ROLE OF MEN FOR WomenChangeMakers programme. GENDER EQUITY" In total 12 representatives from 10 organisations joined, providing a Womanity in partnership with unique moment to learn about each Promundo-Brasil and the WOW Fes- other, build relationships and seek tival, developed the “WOW Visions: out opportunities for collaboration. The Role of Men for Gender Equity” project. A series of 10 videos released About WOW Festival: The Festival during the 16 Days of Activism Against draws its inspiration from WOW, Gender-based Violence. Under- a concept originally created by standing that women have actively Jude Kelly, then Art Director of the contributed to social transformation Southbank Centre (cultural centre), in and that men need to support and London. WOW has taken place in 23 participate in this process; the WOW countries between Europe, Asia and Visions heard and reverberated visions Africa. Its edition in Rio de Janeiro, of women speakers at the event on the first one to occur in Latin America, how men can work as allies in promot- was created in partnership with the ing gender equity. NGO Redes da Maré. It assembled women from all over the city besides Watch the videos on Promundo- national and international guests in Brasil Instituto Youtube channel: dozens of activities regarding the http://bit.do/faNeN diversity of the feminine experience in the world today.

Women working together at WomenChangeMakers fellow Women in Construction (MEC) which trains low-income women to qualify for work in the civil construction area. “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Old African proverb 30 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 31

2018 77% FINANCIAL REPORT PROJECTS

EXPENDITURE 50% CHF 1,881,307 EARMARKED FUNDS 23% OVERHEADS

REVENUE CHF 1,003,306 3% UNEARMARKED FUNDS

31% 25% DISRUPTIVE WOMANITY AWARD MEDIA SOLUTIONS (GLOBAL) 47% CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMANITY’S FOUNDER 1% PROJECT AND HIS COMPANIES VARIOUS ALLOCATION PROGRAMMES

27% 16% WOMENCHANGEMAKERS AGEA These are final, audited figures, based on accounting books. The Womanity Foundation is annually audited by KPMG. (INDIA & BRAZIL) (AFGHANISTAN) Please contact [email protected] if you wish to receive a copy of the audited accounts. Womanity’s Founder and President covers the foundation’s overhead costs. This means that all contributions from supporters and partners are directed to the programmes. All donations to Womanity are tax deductible in Switzerland, the USA and most European countries members of the Transnational Giving Europe Network, as per applicable laws and regulation. 32 Womanity Annual Report 2018 Womanity Annual Report 2018 33

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“THERE IS NO TOOL FOR DEVELOPMENT MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN” KOFI ANNAN, FORMER SECRETARY GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS

COMPANIES TO DONATE: We use our expertise in business practices to work with a range of companies across different sectors. ONLINE: CHEQUE: Our corporate partners offer grants www.womanity.org/donate Kindly make payable to the and vital expertise. “Womanity Foundation”. SWISS BANK PAYMENT: FOUNDATIONS Post to: The Womanity Foundation Our partnerships with Trusts and The Womanity Foundation Crédit Suisse Foundations have enabled us to scale 55 Route des Jeunes 1211 Geneva 70 up our impact across the world. We CH-1212 Grand-Lancy also advise foundations on delivering Switzerland. innovative gender programming. Account: 337265-61 Swift code: CRESCHZZ80A INDIVIDUALS FROM THE US: The generosity of our individual IBAN: CHF: CH93 0483 5033 7265 6100 0 Please visit: www.kbfus. supporters is critical to expanding EUR: CH32 0483 5033 7265 6200 1 org, click on “Donate Now” our impact and we warmly USD: CH59 0483 5033 7265 6200 0 and select Womanity welcome new members of the GBP: CH05 0483 5033 7265 6200 2 Foundation before making Womanity community. the transaction. For any other currency, please use the Swiss Francs reference. AMBASSADORS FROM MOST EU The support, time and connections from ambassadors helps us to UK BANK PAYMENT: COUNTRIES: increase our visibility and raise our The Womanity Foundation Tax-deductable donations profile. Barclays Bank Plc via Transnational Giving 114 Fenchurch Street Europe (TGE). Please contact GOVERNEMENT London EC3P 3HY [email protected] for The City of Geneva and the guidance. municipalities of the Canton of Account: 03425002 Geneva are major partners for the Sort code: 20-31-52 implementation of our activities in IBAN: GB38 BUKB 2031 5203 4250 02 international cooperation. Swift code: BUKBGB22XXX

CREDITS Photos by Womanity staff, fellows, recipients, partners, Farzana Wahidy, Gabriel Nascimento, CODEV-EPFL UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, Palabra Radio. Design: Aspel Creative aspelcreative.com

TO FIND OUT MORE: The Womanity Foundation: www.womanity.org WOMANITY AWARD 2 & 3 RECIPIENTS: • APC: www.apc.org • Luchadoras: luchadoras.mx • La Sandía Digital: www.lasandiadigital.org.mx • Safetipin: safetipin.com • Soul City: www.soulcity.org.za We believe in collaboration and would love to hear from you. The generous WOMENCHANGEMAKERS FELLOWS: • Rede Asta: www.redeasta.com.br • Rede Nami: www.redenami.com donation of funds, time or professional support from individuals and organisations • Mulher em Construção: www.mulheremconstrucao.org.br • Casa Angela: www.casaangela.org.br help accelerate progress for women and girls. Womanity could not deliver the • Acreditar: www.acreditar.org.br • Themis Gênero e Justiça: www.themis.org.br breadth of its work and the scale of its impact without the power of collaboration. • Think Olga: www.thinkolga.com • Educate Girls: www.educategirls.ngo • Bandhan: www.bandhan.org If you would like to find out more about how you can get involved in our work, • Industree Foundation: www.industree.org.in • Frontier Markets: www.frontiermkts.com • Mahila Housing SEWA Trust: www.mahilahousingtrust.org • Armann: www.armman.org please contact Aurelia Ovan at [email protected] • Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP): www.sspindia.org • Apne Aap Worldwide: www.apneaap.org THANK YOU WOMANITY WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS HEARTFELT THANKS TO:

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DONORS SUPPORTING IN 2018 GIRLS CAN CODE: B100RAGL atDta Stiftung Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe Chanel Foundation Commune de Bellevue Como Foundation GIRLS CAN CODE Fondation André & Cyprien Al Fatah School Fondation Michèle Berset Sardar Duad Khan School Fondation Virtus Spin Kalai School Fonds de soutien Migros The Ministry of Education - Afghanistan Global Giving Wahdat School Julius Baer Foundation To the companies offering internships to our Jylag Foundation students Linda Norgrove Foundation Ville de Genève RADIO NISAA Ville de Meyrin Bank of Palestine Deutsche Welle Academie DONORS SUPPORTING IN 2018 ARABIC MEDIA International Media Support- IMS PRODUCTION/ B100RAGL: Paltel Group Fondation Chanel Representation of the Republic of Poland in Decisive Wealth SA Ramallah Swedish International Development Cooperation DONORS SUPPORTING IN 2018 Agency – SIDA WOMENCHANGEMAKERS: Fondation de bienfaisance du groupe Pictet WOMANITY AWARD SEPHORA Deloitte Charitable Foundation SYMPHASIS (for activities of Hogan Lovells “Women in Construction” – MEC, Brazil) WA3 Advisory Board and Selection Panel Jylag Foundation (for activities of the programme implemented in India) WOMENCHANGEMAKERS Brazil Foundation WITH THANKS TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES C&A Foundation • Swiss Board: Yann Borgstedt, Félix Bollmann, J. Walter Thompson Laurent Haug, Maximilian Martin, Arnaud Mourot, UN Women Brazil Audrey Selian and John Rea. • UK Board: Ranajoy Basu, Aastha Gurbax, Maurice SPECIAL PROJECTS Ostro, Natalie Pinon, Ruth Szabo, Ziad Tabet. Promundo-Brasil Redes da Maré WOW Foundation The Womanity Foundation 55 Route des Jeunes CH-1212 Grand-Lancy Switzerland Tel: +41 22 544 39 60 [email protected] www.womanity.org

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