We aren't just persisting; we are reimagining the entire landscape of power.

How are you speaking truth to power in your community?

Listen to Episode 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0eEUTAzO0xH7Vi6wsprVR2

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Fadzayi Mahere: From teaching law to surviving maximum-security prison, Zimbabwean lawyer and former MP Resist, Persist and Reimagine · Episode

To transform political power, we have to provide the solidarity and resources to make it happen. 🐝

🎧 Season 2, Episode 3 is out now! https://open.spotify.com/episode/0eEUTAzO0xH7Vi6wsprVR2

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In this episode, we talk about:

The Power Gap: How structural barriers and online violence target women leaders.
Resilience: Finding purpose during and after severe state persecution.

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"Democracy is Not a Destination": Samia El Hashmi on Justice, War, and Sudanese Solutions | Colmena Fund "We push for a Sudanese solution." In our latest podcast episode, Samia El Hashmi سامية الهاشمي, co-founder of #Mutawinat, shares a powerful message for the international community: Stand in solidarity, but do not impose. 🌍 ✨ Sudan’s wealth and geography often attract external actors with their own goals, but Samia highlights that true conflict resolution must come from within—led by the women who are on the frontlines of the crisis. From stopping the rise of FGM to ensuring women are "part and parcel" of peace talks, Samia’s work shows that Sudanese women are more than survivors of war. They are the leaders and decision-makers who should shape their country's future. 🎙️ It is time to support the solutions that Sudanese women are developing themselves, instead of bringing in fixes from the outside. Read more about Samia’s vision for a women-led Sudanese solution 👇 #SudaneseWomen #PeaceTalks #Sudan #FeministLeadership #ResistPersistReimagine #ColmenaFund

🐝 It's time to support a women-led Sudanese solution, instead of bringing in fixes from the outside.

Read more about Samia’s vision: www.linkedin.com/posts/colmenafund_mutawi...

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Samia El Hashmi: democracy isn’t a destination, but a process that enables women to claim their full rights as citizens.

The peace talks cannot succeed without the very people who have the most at stake.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation on Season 2, Episode 2 of #ResistPersistReimagine: open.spotify.com/episode/5xDe...

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Samia El Hashmi: democracy isn’t a destination, but a process that enables women to claim their full rights as citizens. Resist, Persist and Reimagine · Episode

It’s not just about a seat at the table; it’s about the real political power to decide the future of a nation. 

🎧 Listen to the full episode, share and subscribe! https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xDecwlIg3DISG5qsbdNuf

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Samia El Hashmi: democracy isn’t a destination, but a process that enables women to claim their full rights as citizens. Resist, Persist and Reimagine · Episode

Samia’s call to action is clear: The world must amplify Sudanese voices to find Sudanese solutions.

🎙️Listen to the full conversation on your favorite platform: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xDecwlIg3DISG5qsbdNuf

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It’s time we stop trying to fit into the old “style” of politics and start defining our own. ✊🏾✨

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Bina Maseno: Democracy for me today is about inclusion Resist, Persist and Reimagine · Episode

If we want a world that works for everyone, we need everyone involved in decision-making. 

Join the hive! 🐝
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Bina Maseno: Democracy for me today is about inclusion Resist, Persist and Reimagine · Episode

🎧 Listen to the full conversation! Tag someone who needs to hear this, and connect with us for the rest of the season.🔥
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Big news from the Hive! 🐝✨

On International Women’s Day, we are thrilled to announce Season 2 of the #ColmenaFund podcast: "Resist, Persist, and Reimagine: A New Era for African Women’s Political Power." 🌍✊🏾

"For you to lead, you must own. For you to lead, you must be present." 🌍

During a keynote at #ColmenaFund G20 side events, Dr. Sindiswa Mzamo, W20 co-chair and president of the Circle of Global Business Women, shared a perspective on leadership that felt incredibly grounded.

History shows that women, especially those at the margins, transform crises into possibilities. ✨

The theme for this year’s #WorldDayOfSocialJustice is "Strengthening a Just Transition for a Sustainable Future."

At #ColmenaFund, we believe you cannot have a sustainable future without a safe one.

While the #G20Summit discussed "Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability" in Johannesburg, #ColmenaFund gathered 40+ women political leaders to ensure these words became a reality for Africa and the Global South. 🌍✨

📺 Watch the highlights from our side events co-hosted with allies and partners.

Online violence isn't just a tech issue—it’s a tool for exclusion.

Reflecting on #SaferInternetDay, we know online violence is an extension of offline violence, designed to keep women out of power. Our hive is fighting back. ✊🏽

#ColmenaFund is resourcing 50+ partners to counter TFGBV. 🐝✨

🎙️ Women closest to the community are closest to the solution.

In our Season 1 finale of #ResistPersistReimagine, Mariam Jalabi breaks down why grassroots leadership is the key to building systems that actually work for everyone. 🐝

🎬 Full conversation: https://youtu.be/Hpduz2TOBjU

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Our Program Lead, Ostalinda Maya, will represent #ColmenaFund at the GWL Voices Dialogue 2026 “Women Leading the UN of the 21st Century” ✨

We are bringing our vision to accelerate women's political power in the Global South.

Stay tuned for updates!
Join the hive. 🐝

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🎙️This powerful speech by Hon. Mmapaseka Steve Letsike reclaims the "scars" many carry in the fight for justice and equality. She speaks to the reality of the body as a site of both struggle and resistance, offering a vision of leadership that is deeply human and transfromative.

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For too long, we’ve seen a "historic mess," but the tide is turning. As women, we are the visionaries who must prevent a second colonization. ✊🏾✨

Watch the powerful insights of Hon. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (former Deputy President of #SouthAfrica and former ED of UN Women).

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🎧 Listen to Mariam's full episode on #ResistPersistReimagine, a podcast by #ColmenaFund: open.spotify.com/episode/341P...

🎙️ Symmy Larrat made history as the first travesti to lead as Brazil’s National Secretary for the Rights of LGBTQ+ People.

🗓️ Watch the full conversation now in the video edition of our podcast series. 

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What happens when diverse women lead? 🌎🌍🌏

We asked our partners and allies, and their responses speak volumes about transformation, equity, hope, liberation, and peace.🔥🐝

Watch the full reel and share your response in the comments!

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Swipe through to see data and reflections from leaders on the frontlines. Save, share and connect with us! 🐝

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🌍🐝 At our convening during #G20Summit, Tabitha Oluoch, Winnie Kiiza and @natashakimani.bsky.social offered reflections that continue to resonate. We invite you to read their words, share and join the hive.

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👉 Share this post to honour the women who opened the doors, and to stand with those who are walking through them now. #EndTFGBV #Democracy #Africa #ColmenaFund

🌍 At our convening on the margins of the #G20Summit, over 40 diverse women leaders came together to connect, learn and build collective action to advance women’s political power in Africa. ✨ #EndTFGBV #Democracy #Africa #ColmenaFund

We invite you to get to know the protagonists of our #G20Summit side convening — swipe through the photos. 📸🐝

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🟣 However, as Colmena Fund’s ED, Suyen Barahona, reminded us:

“If gender justice and women’s political power is not intentionally centred, then we risk being sidelined in shaping our collective future.” 🐝

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This year’s G20 theme, Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability, speaks to shifting global power dynamics, as Africa and the broader Global South demand greater transparency and accountability in global financing and policy spaces.

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✨ On day 1 of our convening on the margins of the #G20Summit, more than 40 diverse women leaders came together to connect, learn and build collective action to advance women’s political power in Africa.

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