Regional coordination
Indigenous Women. Collective Strength.
FIMI works in coordination with regional Indigenous Women’s networks to strengthen political participation, defend collective and individual rights, and promote advocacy processes at the local, regional, and international levels.
Working together
From Coordination to Shared Action
Together, we coordinate a shared agenda to advance the implementation of the Action Plan for CEDAW General Recommendation No. 39 on the rights of Indigenous Women and Girls, while also developing our own actions within our organizations, territories, and regions.
Regional Indigenous Women’s Networks
AMICAM
Alianza de Mujeres Indígenas de Centroamérica y México
Brings together Indigenous Women and Indigenous and Afro-descendant Women’s organizations. It promotes political participation, gender equality, territorial rights, ancestral knowledge, food sovereignty, and economic empowerment
ECMIA
Enlace Continental de Mujeres Indígenas de las Américas
Brings together Indigenous Women’s organizations and mixed organizations that generate actions to strengthen the capacities, leadership, and empowerment of Indigenous Women and Youth. It advocates at the national and international levels for the development of policies and programs that guarantee the recognition and full exercise of human rights, as women and Indigenous Peoples, both individual and collective.
AIWO
The African Indigenous Women’s Organization
Strengthens grassroots organizations and community-based groups, advances Indigenous Women’s leadership, and promotes human rights, gender equality, the protection of Indigenous knowledge, and sustainable livelihoods.
AIWN
The Asian Indigenous Women’s Network
Strengthens Indigenous Women’s initiatives, organizations, and capacities, amplifies their voices, and promotes their participation in advocacy spaces from the community level to the regional and international levels.
NIWA
The Network of Indigenous Women in Asia
Fosters collective leadership, self-determination, organization, and solidarity, as well as the participation of Indigenous Women in decision-making and the defense of their lands, territories, and resources.
APIWWD
The Asia Pacific Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities
Brings together Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities, as well as Indigenous persons with disabilities, to strengthen their leadership, participation, and visibility, promote collective advocacy, and advance inclusive, accessible, and equitable development from an intersectional approach.
PIWN
The Pacific Indigenous Women’s Network
Builds alliances to protect the rights of Indigenous Women, their families, and communities. It works on issues such as cultural preservation, education, gender-based violence, climate displacement, environmental justice, and young women’s leadership
What We Advance Together
Through this coordination, FIMI and the regional networks advance training, exchange, advocacy, and representation processes that strengthen the effective implementation of General Recommendation No. 39 at different levels.
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Are you part of an Indigenous Women’s Organization?
Be part of the implementation of GR39. Whether you are already taking action or looking for ways to get involved, we would love to hear from you.