Is there room for us all? Obesity, rights and the failure of public policy in Venezuela | Forus In Venezuela, health and dignity seem to have a weight limit. Currently, 54% of adults in the country have a high body mass index (BMI), a reality that points to an unprecedented health emergency: by 2030, this condition will affect 10.52 million people, according to the World Obesity Atlas 2025 rep

What if you were denied healthcare because of your body?

In Venezuela:
• MRI machines can’t support many patients
• 54% of adults live with high BMI — yet systems aren’t built for them.

This is about dignity, rights and exclusion.

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From quarry to viewpoint 🌄

Marble Danda is becoming a local tourism spot—but without planning, it risks new environmental damage.

Can community-led tourism grow sustainably?

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#SustainableTourism #CivilSociety #Nepal

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Civil Society and International Organisations: A Lifeline for People Living with HIV in Venezuela | Forus The response to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Venezuela has undergone a structural transformation over the last two decades, shifting from a state-led model to one that relies almost exclusively on international cooperation and civil society activism. Organisations such as the Venezuelan

In Venezuela, people living with HIV depend on NGOs and international aid for treatment—while still facing stigma in hospitals and gaps in care.

What happens when healthcare is no longer guaranteed by the state?

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Introducing the Forus Post-2030 Vision | Forus The future after 2030 is being shaped now. Forus is launching a collective civil society vision for what must be defended, demanded and declined.

The post-2030 world is already being shaped — not in 2030.

As pressure grows on aid, civic space & multilateralism, the real risk isn’t just failure - It’s a weaker, quieter, less just global agenda.

That’s why Forus is launching its Post-2030 Vision

www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...

The enabling environment for civil society is shrinking. You see it.

So what now?

The Forus 2026–2030 Strategy is a collective answer — built by those navigating these pressures daily.

Less talk. More direction.

🔗 www.forus-international.org/en/pdf/forus...

#CivicSpace #GlobalDev #Forus

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Great Lakes When art transforms environmental challenges into opportunities | Forus In the African Great Lakes region, initiatives combining craftsmanship, art, and citizen mobilization are transforming major ecological challenges into economic and social opportunities. Faced with environmental urgency, these initiatives demonstrate a strong commitment to taking concrete action.

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐡 = “𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞”… 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲?

In the Great Lakes region, communities are transforming an environmental threat into jobs, art and climate action 🌱

💬 Should local innovation be at the center of climate solutions?

🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞: www.forus-international.org/en/extra/hub...

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The Anti-Rights Movement and the War on Gender Policy with Florence Bateson and Ilse Wermink

🎙️ New podcast

A $1bn anti-rights movement is reshaping gender policy—and democracy itself.

In this episode, Florence Bateson & Ilse Wermink break down the global backlash and what it means for civic space.

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#GenderJustice #CivicSpace

EN - Anabella Tabi on Health Equity, Gender Justice & Resilience In this episode Anabella Tabi Ntoh — development and health journalist, sickle cell warrior, and co-founder of Hope Cell Foundation in Cameroon, explores the intersection of health rights, gender no

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Annabella Tabi — development and health journalist, sickle cell advocate and co-founder of Hope Cell Foundation — shares her powerful journey at the intersection of health rights and gender justice.

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#MarchWithUs

Day 5 — and the final day — of the Forus General Assembly!

We kicked off the day by focusing on strengthening our network and staying connected beyond the #ForusGA2026 in order to improve visibility and exchange!

#forusga2026 #civilsociety

👋 Day 2 of the Forus General Assembly is underway.

Yesterday set the scene — today we focus on power mapping and influence, navigating in a changing landscape and we meet with Cambodian civil society actors! Stay tuned!

#ForusGA2026

Leading Change: How Women, Youth and Civil Society Are Accelerating the SDGs from the Ground Up | Forus With less than five years left to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, civil society leaders from across regions gathered on 11 March 2026 for the CSW70 side event “Leading Change: Women, Youth, and Civic Action for SDG Acceleration.”

🌍 Forus members in action

From Paraguay 🇵🇾 to Zambia 🇿🇲, civil society leaders are turning SDGs into reality — through climate action, labour rights & community accountability.

Women & youth are driving real change: www.forus-international.org/en/news/lead...

#MarchWithUs #SDGs #GenderJustice

EN - Abiola Ogbu on why it is important to support women and fight for gender equity In our latest #MarchWithUs podcast feature, we sit down with the founder at Igniting Hope for the Less Privileged Initiative. From the streets of Lagos to rural Nigerian communities, they are proving

🎙️ New #MarchWithUs episode

From Lagos to rural Nigeria, Igniting Hope for the Less Privileged Initiative is empowering women and girls with real tools for change.

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#GenderJustice #Nigeria #Grassroots

Democracy needs women: Feminist leadership in times of shrinking enabling environments for civil society When feminist leadership expands, democracy deepens. It becomes more accountable, inclusive, and participatory. Women’s civic participation is not about political correctness but about democratic surv...

Democracy isn’t gender-neutral.

From election monitoring to digital rights, feminist leaders are defending civic space — and democracy itself.

Without women, democracy erodes.

📰 via @globalvoices.org : globalvoices.org/2026/03/09/d...

#MarchWithUs #GenderJustice #Democracy

📢 Event

Women and young feminists are confronting legal restrictions, anti-gender narratives, digital attacks and funding pressures.

This session shares real cases and strategies from activists worldwide — from digital security to cross-regional solidarity.

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EN - Dr Eileen Tabuwe on Gender, Media & Power In this episode of A Space for Us, Dr. Manka’a Eileen Tabuwe Akwo — scholar, lecturer, and activist working at the intersection of gender, media, communication, and social transformation, explores ho

🎙️ New episode of A Space for Us

Dr. Manka’a Eileen Tabuwe Akwo discusses media, gender and digital power in African contexts — and how feminist storytelling, policy and civil society can help build more inclusive media spaces.

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#MarchWithUs #GenderJustice

From menstrual dignity to digital safety: How grassroots feminists are redefining gender justice What connects a pad box in a Nigerian school, a coalition meeting in Pakistan, and a digital security workshop in Paraguay? They each address a structural barrier that limits women’s participation.

From pad banks in Nigeria to digital rights advocacy in Paraguay, grassroots feminists are redefining gender justice.

Economic security, menstrual dignity and digital safety are all part of the same fight.

📰 globalvoices.org/2026/03/12/f...

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🎙️ Novo episódio— #MarchaComNos

Lola Aronovich, professora da Universidade Federal do Ceará, conversa com Vinicius Valentin sobre direitos digitais, ativismo feminista e impacto da histórica Lei Lola, que combate a misoginia na internet no Brasil.

🎧https://youtu.be/kHVTNa6ZJOA?si=lX5xMN5fOdYEGUoo

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Women & young feminists are defending gender rights amid shrinking civic space, digital attacks & anti-gender narratives.

Join us 17 March to hear frontline testimonies and strategies from the EU SEE network.

🕗12:30–14:00 UTC

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#GenderJustice #CivicSpace #WHRD

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ES - Jazmín Ruiz Díaz de TEDIC sobre violencia digital basada en género En este nuevo episodio continuamos con la 6ª edición de la campaña Marcha Con Nosotras por la justicia de género. La idea de que internet sería un espacio neutral y emancipador ha demostrado ser ins

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🎙️ Nuevo episodio — #MarchaConNosotras

Internet no es un espacio neutral: las violencias de género también se amplifican en línea.

Conversamos con Jazmín Ruiz Díaz (TEDIC) sobre derechos digitales, feminismo y seguridad en internet.

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#DerechosDigitales

O Amanhã é Feminista: a organizações que estão redesenhando o Brasil | Forus Conheça algumas iniciativas que transformam o cenário nacional ao centralizar as vozes de mulheres negras, indígenas, LGBTQIAPN+ e jovens na construção de uma sociedade mais justa

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Tomorrow is Feminist: organisations that are reshaping Brazil | Forus Learn about some initiatives that are transforming the national landscape by centralising the voices of black, indigenous, LGBTQIAPN+ and young women in the construction of a more just society.

www.forus-international.org/en/news/tomo...

Tomorrow is Feminist: organisations that are reshaping Brazil | Forus Learn about some initiatives that are transforming the national landscape by centralising the voices of black, indigenous, LGBTQIAPN+ and young women in the construction of a more just society.

Across Brazil, feminist movements are building institutions — not just resisting injustice.

From feminist AI tools to candidate training and anti-disinformation networks, organisations led by Black, Indigenous, LGBTQIAPN+ and young feminists are reshaping democracy.

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