Valentina Fanelli

(she/her)

AIDOS

Italy

Valentina Fanelli is project coordinator at AIDOS, an organization working for the rights and freedom of choice of women and girls worldwide. She manages projects to promote gender equality and tackle gender-based violence across educational, communication, and professional contexts. Her work focuses in particular on gender stereotypes, language and representation, and on collaborative, transformative learning tools and environments. She graduated in Sociology of Communication and holds a Master in Ethnopsichiatry and Psychology of Migration.

Camelia Florina Proca

(she/her)

A.L.E.G.

Romania

Camelia Proca is founder and director of Association for Liberty and Equality of Gender – A.L.E.G., a nongovernmental organization active since 2004 in Romania in accredited social services and continuous training in the field of gender equality and prevention of gender-based violence. Camelia has been active in the field for over 20 years and has completed training in gender equality and women’s rights at the Lund University and the Raol Wallenberg Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Sweden. Currently, she is undertaking Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership at Cambridge University, UK. Camelia served for 2 years on board of the WAVE network. Since 2020, Camelia is member of CEO Circle with Global Fund for Children. Together with her team in A.L.E.G., Camelia is organizing yearly the Gender Equality Festival and campaigns like Employers for Respect promoting healthy relationships in both private and public settings.

Zuzana André

(she/her)

ALEJ poradenské centrum

Slovakia

Zuzana has been working on the issue of violence against women for over a decade. Currently, she works as a counselor and an expert at ALEJ counseling center, which provides specialized services to women experiencing all forms of violence and also realizes various activities focused on prevention, awareness raising and social change. Zuzana has been involved in a long-term training in process-oriented psychology and also focuses on working with trauma (EMDR). Together with her colleague at ALEJ, she leads groups for survivors of sexual violence aimed at mitigating the impacts of violence.

Ségolène Pruvot

(she/her)

Alternatives Européennes

France & Italy

Ségolène Pruvot is a Director of European Alternatives. Ségolène is a Doctor in Urban Sociology. In the course of her academic career and professional life, she specialised in the exploration of the intersection between arts and social change. Segolene has been leading activism and research projects on feminism and anti-gender such as FIERCE, on masculinism such as EMMELO and artists-focus projects such as Room to Bloom. She is curating Transeuropa Festival, which 2026 edition takes place in Athens (7-11 October 2026). Ségolène is committed to help building transnational connections between feminists in Europe and beyond, so as to secure the ground for common actions to foster social change and democracy.

Tamara Clavería Jiménez

(she/her)

AMUGE

Spain

Tamara Clavería Jiménez has spent more than twenty years campaigning for the rights of Romani women. As vicepresident of the Euskadi’s Romani Women’s Association (AMUGE), she has driven ground-breaking initiatives such as the Romani women’s feminist choir, the programme to empower older Roma women, the project Nos Persiguen which revealed the harassment faced by Roma women in stores, and the 1st International congress on gender-based anti-Gypsyism. Her career and work in AMUGE have earned her the Basque Institute for Women’s Award in 2024 and Biscay’s Regional Government’s Zirgari Award in 2022.

Claire Giroux

(she/her)

Ardear

France

Claire Giroux, I work at the Regional Association for the Development of Agricultural and Rural Employment (ARDEAR) Auvergne Rhône Alpes as Gender Coordinator and Fundraising Officer. I have been working for over 10 years in the Social and Solidarity Economy sector, both in NGOs and local associations, as a project manager. My main areas of interest are peasant agriculture, sustainable food systems, and gender issues.

Adriana Radu

(she/her)

Asociația SEXUL vs BARZA

Romania

Adriana Radu is President of the SEXUL vs BARZA (SEX vs THE STORK) Association. She holds a Master’s in Public Health from Charité Berlin and two Bachelor’s degrees in Literature from Université Lumière Lyon 2. A member of Romania’s Economic and Social Council (2021–2028), she represents women’s rights NGOs in the legislative process. Through her organization, she has contributed towards building a 500,000-strong online community and a counseling service with 6,500 beneficiaries. She has authored a comprehensive sex education manual for child protection professionals.

Myriem MaÏcha

(she/her)

Association ADSF

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Myriem MAÏCHA est directrice générale de l’ADSF (Agir pour la Santé des Femmes), association engagée pour l’accès à la santé des femmes en situation de grande précarité. Forte de plus de 30 ans d’expérience dans le secteur social et médico-social, elle développe des dispositifs d’«aller vers», notamment des unités mobiles, et porte une approche féministe visant à promouvoir des systèmes de santé plus inclusifs et accessibles aux femmes les plus vulnérables.

Ewa Szymera

(she/her)

ASTRA Network

Poland

Ewa Szymera is a social change leader working at the intersection of gender equality and reproductive rights. She co-founded The Pink Box Foundation, Poland’s largest initiative addressing period poverty and menstrual stigma. At FEDERA, she coordinates the ASTRA Network, connecting 40+ organizations across Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia to strengthen regional SRHR advocacy, partnerships, and systemic change.

Petra Kontić

(she/her)

B.a.B.e. Be active. Be emancipated.

Croatia

Petra Kontić, MA in Sociology, has served as President of B.a.B.e. since 2020 and leads the Gender Equality Program. She has experience in developing and implementing national and EU-funded projects on gender-based violence and gender equality, delivering trainings, advocacy, and awareness campaigns. She contributes to national working groups, prepares reports for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, and participates in the Committee for Protection against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.

Marta Mearini

(she/her)

Be Free Cooperativa Sociale contro trattamenti, violenza e discriminazioni

Italy

Marta Mearini is a social anthropologist and Board Member of BeFree Social Cooperative, an Italian feminist organization working against gender-based violence, human trafficking, and discrimination. She coordinates projects and services supporting women survivors of violence and exploitation, including shelters and community-based programs. Her work focuses on women’s rights, empowerment, training, advocacy, and international cooperation.

Lisa Fouilleul

(she/her)

BECOMTECH

France

Lisa Fouilleul est directrice de BECOMTECH, association engagée pour l’égalité des chances et la mixité dans le numérique. Engagée depuis 10 ans sur les enjeux d’égalité des chances et d’égalité des genres, elle a développé une expertise en stratégie de développement associatif, partenariats et gouvernance partagée. Aujourd’hui, elle œuvre pour faire du numérique un espace d’émancipation, d’opportunités et de pouvoir d’agir pour les filles et les femmes.

Radosveta Stamenkova

Dr.

Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA)

Bulgaria

Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova is the Executive Director of BFPA – NGO working 34 years in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), health information and advocacy for the underserved and vulnerable. (http://bfpa.bg/).
Radosveta is an expert and trainer in the field of public health and SRHR, women’s rights, girl’s empowerment, civil society development and strategic partnerships in Bulgaria and the region. She worked successfully on more than 90 projects for young people, women in need, health professionals, Roma communities, teachers, NGO, and government and has been awarded numerous prizes of national relevance.

Gergana Kutseva

(she/her)

Bulgarian Fund for women

Bulgaria

Gergana Kutseva has been part of the BFW since the organization’s relaunch in 2015 and currently serves as Co-Director. With nearly 20 years of experience in strategic communications across the nonprofit, cultural, corporate, and civic sectors, she combines extensive professional practice with strong academic expertise in research and analysis. She has also advised companies on CSR, worked on justice reform initiatives, and been part of long-term research teams monitoring political influence in the media environment. In recent years, her work at BFW has increasingly focused on developing innovative grantmaking strategies and analytical frameworks to assess the organization’s impact and its influence on the broader civic sector.

Fiona Belen Montagud O’Curry

(she/her)

Calala Fondo de Mujeres

Spain

Fiona Montagud is a feminist activist with over 20 years of experience working on gender issues and women’s rights. She holds a degree in Political Science and a Master’s in Evaluation. She is a Program Manager at Calala Women’s Fund, a fund specialized in strengthening the women’s movement in Spain and Central America. At Calala, among others, she coordinates a specific program supporting organisations of domestic and care workers in Spain and promotes a transformative feminist philanthropy.

Ana Paula Costa

(she/her)

Casa Do Brasil De Lisboa

Portugal

Ana Paula Costa is a Social Scientist from the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil. Holds a Master’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from NOVA University of Lisbon and a PhD in Political Science, with a specialization in Public Policy, from the same university. Associate Researcher at the Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI). President of Casa do Brasil de Lisboa. In 2025, she was recognized as one of the 100 most influential Black personalities in the Lusophone world by the BANTUMEN Powerlist.

Angela Kocze

(she/her)

Central European University

Hungary

Angéla Kóczé is Associate Professor, Chair of Romani Studies, and Academic Director of the Roma Graduate Preparation Program at Central European University in Budapest and Vienna. She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters with international presses, including Palgrave Macmillan, Ashgate, Routledge, and CEU Press, as well as several policy papers on social inclusion, gender equality, social justice, and civil society.

In 2013, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC, honored Kóczé with the Ion Ratiu Democracy Award for her interdisciplinary research approach, which combines community engagement and policymaking with in-depth participatory research on the situation of Roma. In 2023, the Bard Center for the Study of Hate named Kóczé the recipient of the Beth Rickey Award. In 2025, she received the Emma Goldman Snowball Award from the Netherlands-based FLAX Foundation. This award recognized her scholarship problematizing gendered racialization and racial oppression against Roma.

She is the editor or co-editor of several volumes, including The Romani Women’s Movement: Struggles and Debates in Central and Eastern Europe (Routledge, 2019, with Violetta Zentai, Jelena Jovanović, and Enikő Vincze) and The Roma and Their Struggle for Identity in Contemporary Europe (Berghahn, 2020, with Huub van Baar). Her forthcoming monograph, Romani Women at the Edge of Neoliberal Europe: Discursive Emancipation and Structural Violence, will be published in July 2026 by Manchester University Press.

Nadine Weber

(she/her)

Central Information Office of Autonomous Women’s Shelters

Germany

Nadine Weber is the coordinator of the Central Information Network of Autonomous Women’s Shelters (ZIF) in Germany. She represents these shelters in political contexts as well as in German and European feminist networks, advocating for women’s rights and protection from gender-based violence. She also coordinates their grassroots-based, democratically organized network. Previously, she worked in a women’s shelter in Berlin, gaining firsthand experience with the challenges faced by women affected by violence and their children, which informs her advocacy and coordination work.

Stavroula Koutsogiannopoulou

(she/her)

Centre for Gender Rights and Equality DIOTIMA

Greece

Nadine Weber is the coordinator of the Central Information Network of Autonomous Women’s Shelters (ZIF) in Germany. She represents these shelters in political contexts as well as in German and European feminist networks, advocating for women’s rights and protection from gender-based violence. She also coordinates their grassroots-based, democratically organized network. Previously, she worked in a women’s shelter in Berlin, gaining firsthand experience with the challenges faced by women affected by violence and their children, which informs her advocacy and coordination work.

Nadja Čekolj

(she/her)

Centre for Women’s Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka

Croatia

Nadja Čekolj, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher and senior assistant at the Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka (Croatia). Her work focuses on gender, anti-gender movements, civic education, and volunteering, with a particular interest in qualitative methodology. Nadja is currently head of the Centre for Women’s Studies at the same faculty and is actively involved in teaching, research, and public outreach.

Andreea Rusu

(she/her)

Centrul Filia

Romania

Andreea Rusu is the Executive Director of Centrul FILIA, a leading feminist NGO in Romania. With over 10 years of experience, she has spearheaded large-scale projects advocating for gender equality, women’s political representation and preventing and combatting gender-based violence.

Andreea co-initiated Romania’s first informal parliamentary group for women’s rights, uniting in this legislature, 25 MPs from all democratic political parties. She also co-leads a diplomatic coalition of 21 embassies advocating for women’s rights in Romania.

Nataša Bijelić

(she/her)

CESI- Center for Education, Counselling and Research

Croatia

Nataša Bijelić is a sociologist with a degree from the University of Zagreb and a Master’s in Gender Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. She has over 20 years of experience as a researcher, educator, and advocate at the feminist NGO CESI- Center for Education, Counselling and Research in Zagreb, Croatia, where she currently serves as coordinator.
Her work focuses on gender, gender equality, gender-based violence, sexuality, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. She has led numerous trainings and conducted both qualitative and quantitative research on gender issues. She is also actively involved in advocacy and has authored many publications and academic works.

Violaine Lucas

(she/her)

Choisir la cause

France

Violaine Lucas is the executive director of the association founded by Simone de Beauvoir and Gisèle Halimi, Choisir la cause des femmes, in 1971. A feminist activist since 2003, she chaired the association (2020-2024). Since 2025, as executive director, she has been leading a Permanent Secretariat for a Queer Intersectionnal feminist europe aimed at harmonizing women’s and LGBTQIA+ rights upward. A trainer, local elected official, and author, she carries out European advocacy work.

Jarmila Rybicka

(she/her)

Conflict Kitchen Foundation

Poland

Jarmila Rybicka (Jarmiła Rybicka) is a Sociologist, feminist organiser, and social innovator working at the intersection of migration and women’s rights. Founder of Conflict Kitchen, a feminist, queer-led foundation supporting refugees and co-founder of Grupa Granica, a coalition responding to human rights violations at the Polish–Belarusian border. Designs initiatives that strengthen safety, agency, and leadership of women with refugee experience, combining frontline support with advocacy and international collaboration.

Natalia Lewandowska

(she/her)

Corra Foundation

United Kingdom

Natalia Lewandowska is a Programme Manager at Corra Foundation, where she leads grantmaking programmes focused on gender equity and human rights in Scotland. Her career spans philanthropy, policy, community development and the arts, including work on Scotland’s National Drugs Mission and previous roles in the film and theatre industries, supporting underrepresented voices. She is also a Trustee of Craft Scotland. Natalia is interested in how funding, partnerships and policy can advance gender equality, strengthen communities and support systems change.

Dijina Rakovic

(she/her)

Counterpoints Arts

United Kingdom

Dijana is a Senior Producer at Counterpoints Arts, a national organisation working in the field of arts, migration and cultural change. Dijana’s focus is socially engaged arts practice and her role spans production, curation and participation, with special interest in gender and climate justice.
Dijana leads on the production of Counterpoints Arts’ music programme; Refugee Week UK London arts programme, in collaboration with flagship cultural institutions; and supports the organisation’s commissioning and learning strands.

Milena Kadieva-Grableva Vladimirova

(she/her)

DA Foundation

Bulgaria

Milena Kadieva holds an MA from the Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”, Bulgaria (Law, 1999), and an LLM from the Exeter University, United Kingdom (European Law, 2007). She is an international human rights lawyer working in the field of gender-based violence, children’s and vulnerable people’s rights protection. She litigates before the European Court of Human Rights and the CEDAW Committee. Milena Kadieva is the founder and director of DA Foundation – united against violence (2011). She is the winner of Child 10 award (2022). In 2023, she was awarded with a Badge of honor by the Plovdiv Bar Association for raising the authority of the legal protection in the area of domestic violence protection. She is a National ambassador for children’s rights protection (2024) and a Lawyer of the year for domestic violence victims’ protection (2025).

Lilla Eredics

(she/her)

Dalan Fund

Hungary

Lilla Eredics is the Coordinator of the Romani Program at Dalan Fund, a community-led thematic funding stream supporting intersectional Romani organizing in Hungary, Romania, Poland and Slovakia. She is also a community organizer and anthropologist working focusing on Roma women’s organizing, sexual and reproductive rights, and participatory community approaches. She is Holding an MA degree in Sociology and Anthropology from CEU, her expertise in ethnographic research is currently applied at a research project at the Centre for Social Sciences, ELTE on arts-based education in marginalized communities.

Nataliya Drandiyska

(she/her)

Dignita Foundation

Bulgaria

I am a Project Manager at Dignita Foundation, where I develop and lead initiatives focused on preventing human trafficking and exploitation among vulnerable groups. My work includes supporting children and young people leaving residential care, Roma communities, survivors of violence, and women involved in sex work. I am particularly interested in prevention, empowerment, social inclusion, and rights-based approaches to protecting vulnerable populations.

Khadra Omar Osman

(she/her)

Donne Nosotras

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Khadra Omar Osman is Head of Governance & Social Impact and Executive Director at Nosotras. A gender policy and human rights expert with 10+ years of experience, she shapes strategic vision and high-impact programmes through a systemic approach to gender justice. She leads initiatives addressing structural inequalities and advancing women’s empowerment, representing Nosotras in institutional and international networks and co-designing sustainable models for social change.

Carmen Gheorghe

(she/her)

E-Romnja Association (The Association for Promoting Roma Women’s Rights)

Romania

Dr. Carmen Gheorghe is a Roma feminist, activist and scholar. She is the co-founder of E-Romnja Association, a Roma feminist NGO in Romania who works at grassroots level with Roma women and girls addressing topics of community development, intersectionality, GBV and reproductive justice. She is also author for articles about Roma feminism and different topics published in Polirom, Routledge, Hecate or Cutra. Since 2018 she teaches an academic course within Bucharest University combining activism and Roma knowledge production. She is currently an Ashoka Fellow.

Sarah Ronan

(she/her)

Early Education and Childcare Coalition

United Kingdom

Sarah Ronan is Executive Director of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition, a national advocacy organisation working to transform childcare in England. She developed the Coalition while at the Women’s Budget Group and previously led Pregnant Then Screwed’s award-winning pandemic response, including campaigns on childcare and pregnant workers’ rights. Sarah is a regular media commentator on childcare reform, gender equality and poverty, and serves on the boards of Baby Bank Alliance and Middleton Co-operating.

Renata Maček

(she/her)

Ecumenical Women’s Initiative

Croatia

I joined EWI as a volunteer in 2009 and have been part of the organisation ever since. Throughout the years, I have worked closely with partner organisations across the region, coordinating capacity-strengthening programmes and supporting their organisational development. What I enjoy most is creating spaces for learning, exchange, and collaboration, and helping organisations strengthen their work and increase their impact in the communities they serve.

Pirkko Mahlamäki

(Ms.)

EDF, European Disability Forum

Finland

Ms. Pirkko Mahlamäki (Master of Arts, Master of Laws) was the secretary general of Finnish Disability Forum (2000-2021) and the first policy officer of the EDF (1997-1999). She has been a board member of EDF since 2013. She chairs the EDF’s Women’s Committee since 2022 and represents the Forum in the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), in the Board and several working groups.
She served as an expert member of the Finnish delegation to the UN Ad hoc committee preparing the ICRPD (2003-2006). She has been active in Nordic co-operation as a member of the Nordic Co-operation organisation of disability organisations (since 2001) and vice member of The Council of Nordic Cooperation on Disability, advisory body to the Nordic Council of Ministers (2013-present).
She has participated in a number of European campaigns and projects, such as the EURADE project to promote participatory research for disability equality. She has been involved in the development and management of personal assistance schemes and independent living arrangements that enable her continued work and study. She trained as translator in English and French, specializing in judicial translations and disability terminology. She is a member of the Non-discrimination and Equality Tribunal of Finland (2015–2023) For her contribution to disability rights and anti-discrimination work, she was awarded the Order of Merit of the White Rose of Finland (2009) and the Human Rights Award of the Finnish League of Human Rights (2009).

Julianna Kupcsok

(she/her)

Emma Association

Hungary

I am a feminist activist and sociologist, currently serving as the president and strategic director of EMMA Association, a Hungarian women’s organization. My work focuses on community-based support, advocacy, and feminist organizing, primarily in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights. In recent years, I have also gained experience with monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) processes through civil society projects.

Ynaée Benaben

(she/her)

En Avant Toutes (EAT)

France

Ynaée Benaben is co-founder of the charity ‘En avant toute(s)’, which works to promote gender equality and end violence against young people, women and LGBTQIA+ people. The organisation runs Commentonsaime.fr, the national chat service for victims of gender-based and sexual violence, as well as a helpline for students in distress, and the first social support service via videoconference aimed at women. It supports young victims of gender-based violence and offers training on gender equality in primary schools, secondary schools and sixth-form colleges, as well as vocational training.

Nguena Kana Marianne Maimée

(she/her)

END FGM EU Network

Belgium

Lilla Eredics is the Coordinator of the Romani Program at Dalan Fund, a community-led thematic funding stream supporting intersectional Romani organizing in Hungary, Romania, Poland and Slovakia. She is also a community organizer and anthropologist working focusing on Roma women’s organizing, sexual and reproductive rights, and participatory community approaches. She is Holding an MA degree in Sociology and Anthropology from CEU, her expertise in ethnographic research is currently applied at a research project at the Centre for Social Sciences, ELTE on arts-based education in marginalized communities.

Shannon Pfohman

(she/her)

Eurocarers

Belgium

Shannon Pfohman is Eurocarers’ Executive Director and is dedicated to building “carer-friendly societies”, combining the lived experiences of informal carers with evidence-based research to ensure that care is a choice rather than a burden. Prior to joining Eurocarers, Shannon held leadership roles at AEIDL, Caritas Europa, the European Network Against Racism, and the Confederation of German Trade Unions. Her roles have spanned research, advocacy, hospice care, among others. She holds a PhD in Political Science, attained at the Free University in Berlin.

Dorde Jovanovic

(he/his)

European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)

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Đorđe Jovanović is President of the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), a feminist, international human rights law organisation working to combat anti-Roma racism and discrimination across Europe. His relationship with the ERRC dates back to 2001, and he has dedicated his professional life to the emancipation of the Roma people, drawing on his family’s history of surviving fascism and persecution. He was appointed President of the ERRC in May 2016, having previously served as the organisation’s Research and Networks Director. Under his leadership, the ERRC has been recognised with several major honours, including the 2018 Access to Justice Award, the 2018 Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prize, and the Council of Europe’s 2018 Raoul Wallenberg Prize.

Lama Jaghjougha

(she/her)

European Women’s Lobby

Belgium

Lama Jaghjougha is a programme management and feminist advocacy professional specialising in gender equality, migration, and women’s empowerment. She is Programme Director at the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) in Brussels and founder of Raise Women’s Awareness Network (RWAN), supporting migrant and refugee women through education and skills development. She is passionate about creating inclusive opportunities and advancing social impact through collaboration and advocacy.

Krystyna Kacpura

(she/her)

Federa

Poland

A graduate of the University of Warsaw (Faculty of Neophilology) and the Higher School of Economics. She completed postgraduate studies in foreign service at the Institute of International Affairs. A scholarship holder of the Kościuszko Foundation in New York. Associated with Federa for over 30 years.
Author and co-author of numerous reports, analyses and articles on reproductive health and rights. Actively active at the UN as an advocate for women’s rights. Member of the Women’s Congress and the European Society for Contraception and Reproductive Health.
Initiator and founder of the FEDERA Health Center. Currently, she serves as the president of the FEDERA Foundation for Women and Family Planning.
Lecturer at Gender Studies IBL PAN.

Magdalena Pochec

(she/her)

FemFund

Poland

Magda is a feminist and resource justice activist committed to systemic transformation. In 2018 she initiated and co-founded the Feminist Fund in Poland, which is a power-shifting, community-led, trust-based, and a participatory grantmaker supporting grassroots and frontline organizing. Magda’s background spans transformative philanthropy, women’s human rights, regenerative activism and intersectional organizing. In recent years she’s been involved with FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund, FundAction and Fenomenal Funds. She is a cross-cultural psychologist by training.

Constanze Claus

(she/her)

filia.die frauenstiftung

Germany

Constanze Claus (she/her) is Deputy Executive Director of the feminist fund filia, Germany. She has been working in the NGO sector for almost 20 years on issues of participation and empowerment, and is delighted that at filia she can finally do so with a feminist focus. Her role at filia is to raise the visibility of grassroots feminist work and to leverage funding – both through advocacy work, fundraising and via a sustainable asset management strategy. Constanze also holds a lecturer position at a university of social work. There, she works with students on public perceptions of social issues. Her message to supporters, partners and, of course, to herself is: Check your privilege!

Yana Buhrer Tavanier

(she/her)

Fine Acts Foundation

Bulgaria

Yana Buhrer Tavanier is the co-founder & Executive Director of Fine Acts – a global creative studio for social impact. She has a background as an award-winning investigative journalist, and also co-founded Bulgaria’s largest volunteering platform TimeHeroes.org. Yana holds degrees from Sofia University, and Еxecutive Еducation from Harvard, Yale, Oxford & NTU-Singapore. She is a TED Senior Fellow, Fulbright Scholar, WEF YGL, Allianz Foundation Fellow & Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Chloé Catez

(she/her)

FNCIDFF

France

Deeply committed to combating gender-based and sexual violence and promoting equality, I initially chose to study anthropology and social ethnology at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). Wishing to give my career a more practical and activist dimension, I then joined the Fédération nationale des CIDFF (FNCIDFF) in October 2022 as a project manager. I now find real fulfilment there in designing and implementing projects, as well as developing partnerships, to support women’s employability, working closely with grassroots organisations.

Marion Schaefer 

(she/her)

Fondation Chanel

France

Jenny Oppenheimer

(she/her)

Fondation Chanel

France

Hélène Boscardin-Suwandi

(she/her)

Fondation Chanel

France

Christopher Honeywell

(he/his)

Fondation Chanel

France

Katarzyna Pabijanek

(she/her)

Fondation Chanel

France

Caroline Lefevre

(she/her)

Fondation Chanel

France

Marina Csikos

(she/her)

Fondation Chanel

France

Charlotte Lingemann

(she/her)

Fondation Chanel

France

Christiana Dube

(she/her)

Fondation Chanel

France

Inès Rachedi

(she/her)

Fondation Chanel

France

Anne Cécile Mailfert

(she/her)

Fondation des Femmes

France

Anne-Cécile Mailfert, Chair of Fondation des Femmes (recognized as a public utility in 2024), co-founded the organization in 2016. With a team of 25, she has redistributed nearly 20 million euros to around 1,000 projects fighting violence against women in France. Through impactful campaigns and popular events like Les Nuits des Relais and Nos Voix Pour Toutes, she actively advances women’s rights.

Aleksandra Muzinska

(she/her)

For a Change Fund (Fundusz dla Odmiany)

Poland

Aleksandra Muzińska – For a Change Fund’s founder, Polish LGBT+ activist, lesbian, and former campaigner for marriage equality in Poland. She is passionate about new narratives and strategies for LGBT+ movement, as well as community building and mobilizing majority to support its minority.

For a Change Fund is a participatory microgranting fund for individuals, informal groups and NGOs supporting LGBT+ people in local communities (mainly women in small towns and rural areas). Beside microgrants the Fund provides training, consultations and education courses.

Pauline le Levreur

(she/her)

Fonds pour les Femmes en Méditerranée

France

Currently working as a monitoring and evaluation officer at FFMed, I support international solidarity projects aimed at strengthening the empowerment of feminist organizations. My background, at the intersection of humanitarian action and development, has mainly focused on the MENA region, with a particular interest in migration.

Naana Otoo- Oyortey

(she/her)

Foundation for Women’s Health Research and Development ( FORWARD)

United Kingdom

Naana Otoo-Oyortey is a feminist champion for gender justice for African women and girls. She is the Executive Director of FORWARD, a pioneering African diaspora women’s rights organization in the UK working to tackle multiple forms of violence against women and girls in the UK and Africa. With over 30 years of advocacy and programmes experience, Naana has led groundbreaking work on tackling female genital mutilation and child and forced marriage. She is very passionate about advancing gender equality, sexual and reproductive health rights, and young women’s leadership. Naana was born in Ghana and holds a degree from the University of Ghana and an MPhil in Development Studies from Sussex University.

Lucie Jaeger

(she/her)

France terre d’asile

France

Formée en sciences politiques et coopération internationale, j’ai travaillé pendant 5 ans dans l’humanitaire auprès des personnes réfugiées à la frontière libano-syrienne puis sur le développement des systèmes de santé en Tunisie. Spécialisée en santé sexuelle, genre et droits humains, je coordonne aujourd’hui le projet AMAL au sein de France terre d’asile, dédié à l’autonomisation et la protection des femmes exilées.

Virginia Gil Portoles

(she/her)

Fundación Aspacia

Spain

Violaine Lucas is the executive director of the association founded by Simone de Beauvoir and Gisèle Halimi, Choisir la cause des femmes, in 1971. A feminist activist since 2003, she chaired the association (2020-2024). Since 2025, as executive director, she has been leading a Permanent Secretariat for a Queer Intersectionnal feminist europe aimed at harmonizing women’s and LGBTQIA+ rights upward. A trainer, local elected official, and author, she carries out European advocacy work.

Maja Margasińska

(she/her)

Fundacja Archiwum Kobiet (The Women’s Archive Foundation)

Poland

Maja Margasińska – writer, poet, theatre producer, reviewer and social activist. For several years, she has been involved in fundraising and development work at two foundations: the feminist Archiwum Kobiet and Wolne Lektury. Author of the novel *Skąd wieje wiatr* (Rebis, 2010) and the poetry collection *Blizny* (Ostatnia Sobota Lata, 2023), as well as short stories (Lust, 2022), plays and radio dramas. She is fascinated by storytelling in fundraising.

Marta Zbikowska

(she/her)

Fundacja Feminoteka

Poland

Marta Bibi Żbikowska is Director of programs at The Feminoteka Foundation. WHO trainer in the field of medical care for women who have experienced violence in intimate relationships and sexual violence. Completed multiple expert trainings, i.e. The Study of Combating Domestic and Gender Based Violence at the Polish Institute of Health and Psychology; Case Management training held by UNHCR and IMC and Crisis Intervention Training at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. She spends her free time on activist work and music.

Margareta Matache

(she/her)

FXB Center – Roma Program at Harvard

USA

Dr. Margareta (Magda) Matache is a Lecturer on Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the co-founder and Director of the Roma Program at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University. She is also a member of the Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health. Her recent book, The Permanence of Anti-Roma Racism: (Un)uttered Sentences, situates anti-Roma racism within global scholarship and examines its specific and universal underpinnings and manifestations.

tèmítópé lasade-anderson

(she/her)

Glitch

UK

tèmítópé lasade-anderson (she/her) is a Nigerian-British-Canadian writer and researcher. She is the Executive Director at Glitch, and is completing her PhD on Black women’s digital intimacy in the Department of Culture, Media and Creative Industries at King’s College London. tèmítópé’s research interests are digital intimacies; Blackness, racialisation and gender on social media; diaspora; relationality; Black feminisms; and platform governance. She is currently a 2025 affiliate at DISCO Network’s Black Communication & Technology Lab, and was a Fellow at the Centre of Advanced Internet Studies in 2024. In 2023, tèmítópé was the inaugural research curator-in-residence at the Foundation of Art and Creative Technology, working on Black Futures. tèmítópé’s work has been published in academic journals (Feminist Media Studies; Television and New Media, and Journal of Global Black Thought) and independent media (DADDY Magazine; The Canary).

Hella Zsirka

(she/her)

Háttér Society

Hungary

LGBTQI activist, queer feminist, one of the faces of the “I am also human” and “We are here!” campaigns, the operational manager and executive board member of Háttér Society. Her main profile is the coordination of the organization’s financial, HR and administrative processes, and she is also actively involved in the advocacy of transgender people, shaping social attitudes, and creating a bridge between the feminist and LGBTQI+ movements. She regularly holds attitude-shaping training courses for companies and organizations, and participates in reviewing and developing professional materials. In her interviews, she often speaks, in addition to broader professional perspectives, about how important dialogue between social classes is, and what it was like to grow up as an LGBTQI youth in Hungary. She has represented her community in Parliament and before the former President of Hungary, and she also enjoys participating in artistic projects about the LGBTQI+ community.

Claire Amelie Huardel

(she/her)

Ikambere

France

Program and partnership manager with nine years of experience in gender equality, women’s rights, and health-related initiatives, with additional experience in climate change adaptation. Since January 2025, Regional Director for Île-de-France at Ikambere, leading programs on HIV and women’s sexual health. Previous work includes program design, partnership development, and implementation in multi-stakeholder environments across the social impact and women’rights sectors.

Alexandra Cameron-Smith

(she/her)

Impatience Earth

United Kingdom

Dr. Carmen Gheorghe is a Roma feminist, activist and scholar. She is the co-founder of E-Romnja Association, a Roma feminist NGO in Romania who works at grassroots level with Roma women and girls addressing topics of community development, intersectionality, GBV and reproductive justice. She is also author for articles about Roma feminism and different topics published in Polirom, Routledge, Hecate or Cutra. Since 2018 she teaches an academic course within Bucharest University combining activism and Roma knowledge production. She is currently an Ashoka Fellow.

Marie-Claude Said

(she/her)

INCUBATEUR PEPINIERE AU FEMININ – LES PREMIERES GUYANE

France

Treasurer and representative of Premières Guyane, Marie-Claude SAÏD passionately champions grassroots initiatives serving women and project leaders. In a vast and sometimes isolated region, she helps foster an outreach approach based on support, solidarity, entrepreneurship, and empowerment.

Monika Kapralikova

(she/her)

inTYMYta

Slovakia

Monika Kapráliková, PhD. is a historian, cultural studies scholar and Executive Director of inTYMYta, an NGO advancing comprehensive sexuality education, respectful relationships and gender equality. She connects research with advocacy on gender stereotypes, women’s visibility and education. Formerly with Comenius University and Aj Ty v IT, she is also an author, curator and radio contributor highlighting overlooked women’s stories.

Arundhati Chaudhuri

(she/her)

Kalayaan

United Kingdom

Arundhati is the Community Engagement Lead at Kalayaan, where she works with an incredible and resilient community of over 200 migrant domestic worker members to campaign for their rights. Arundhati leads programmes that strengthen community participation, wellbeing, skills development and advocacy, supporting women to build confidence, access information and influence change.
Kalayaan is the UK’s longest-standing charity advocating for the rights of survivors of domestic servitude, trafficking and modern slavery. Established in 1987, Kalayaan provides free legal advice to community members while also working with the community to campaign for change through political advocacy.

Rédai Dorottya

(she/her)

Labrisz Lesbian Association

Hungary

DOROTTYA RÉDAI has a PhD in gender studies from Central European University, Budapest. She specializes in the field of gender and education. She joined Labrisz Lesbian Association in 2004, and currently she works as the Executive Director of the organization. In the past 6 years, Labrisz was at the forefront of resistance against the anti-gender politics of the Orbán regime in Hungary, and contributed to the successful regime change in 2026.

Gisela Valle Garcia

(she/her)

Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS)

United Kingdom

Gisela Valle has served as Director of the Latin American Women’s Rights Service since 2019. In this role, she works at the intersection of women’s, migrant, and worker’s rights, alongside broader human rights advocacy with particular attention to issues of racial inequality.
Prior to leading LAWRS, Gisela built extensive experience across multiple sectors. She worked within the women’s sector in the United Kingdom while also conducting research on European Human Rights. Before relocating to the UK, she practiced law in Mexico, serving as legal counsel both for local government institutions and for Mexico’s Senate.
Gisela holds a master’s degree in international law from Vanderbilt University in the United States and an undergraduate degree in Law from ITESM in Mexico.
Her career reflects a commitment to advancing justice and equity through legal expertise, policy work, and grassroots advocacy.

Briony Williamson

(she/her)

LGBT + Consortium

United Kingdom

Briony is Head of Membership & Engagement at LGBT+ Consortium, the infrastructure charity for the UK LGBT+ community sector, supporting 750+ member groups across the UK.
Briony has worked in the voluntary sector for 20+ years, mainly in organisations tackling Violence Against Women & Girls, including as Head of L&D for a UK-wide gender-based violence charity, and before that delivering direct support in community-based domestic abuse, sexual violence, mental health and youth support services.

Konstantina Kristopoulou

(she/her)

Melissa Network

Greece

Nadina Christopoulou, an anthropologist, is the director and co-founder of Melissa Network in Greece. She studied anthropology and politics at McGill University, and did her M.Phil and Ph.D. at Cambridge University. Her doctoral research focused on Roma storytelling and social memory, and she did her fieldwork with settled and semi-nomadic Roma communities in Greece. Her subsequent research work focuses further on diaspora narratives, migration and childhood, as well as migrant women’s solidarity networks. On the basis of that research, together with migrant women leaders in Greece, she co-founded Melissa Network in 2014, an award-winning organization with women members from over 50 countries. Melissa Network has developed an innovative, holistic pathway for the empowerment and integration of refugee and migrant women and girls and has taken a leading role in supporting women leaders from crisis zones, including Afghanistan & Ukraine. She has also been working on the creation of a visual and narrative archive of the migration spiral that Greece has experienced in the past century, hoping one day to turn it into a museum of movements. She has previously served as the vice-president of the Greek Council for Refugees.

Kristina Gotthardová

(she/her)

Moznost volby/Freedom of Choice

Slovakia

Kristína Gotthardová is a researcher and gender-equality expert working at the organization Freedom of Choice in Slovakia, which advocates for women’s rights, gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights. Kristína specializes in areas of gender-based violence, violence against politicians and journalists, sexual harassment and labour market issues. Her academic background is in public policy and European-American relations and she has professional experience from the European Institute for Gender Equality and Central European Labour Studies Institute.

Szalay Dorottya

(she/her)

NANE Association

Hungary

Dorottya Szalay, PhD, is the Strategic Lead of NANE Association, a Hungarian women’s rights organisation working to end violence against women and girls. Since joining NANE in 2018, she has held responsibilities in fundraising, donor engagement, project coordination, monitoring, evaluation and learning, and international relations. She also serves as the Hungarian delegate to the WAVE Advisory Board. Her academic background is in art history and theory, with a particular focus on the politically and socially engaged practices of women artists.

Dilyana Dilkova-Piperkova

(she/her)

National Network of Health Mediators

Bulgaria

Diliana Dilkova is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Network of Health Mediators in Bulgaria. She has been working to establish the profession of health mediator and improve access to health and social services for vulnerable communities since 2005. An advocate for the regulation and development of health mediation; coordinator and expert on numerous projects and campaigns related to vaccines, prevention, maternal and child health, hygiene, early childhood development, human rights, and the rights of girls and women. Trainer of health mediators and author of informational and educational materials for health mediators, parents, and children. Master’s degree in social work and psychology. Practicing psychoanalyst.

Nurhidayah Hassan

(she/her)

New Women Connectors

France

Nurhidayah Hassan, Programme Manager, New Women Connectors.
Over the last 10 years, Nurhidayah has worked in non-profit organisations, leading projects at the intersection of gender equality, migration and sustainable development. She has a strong track record of driving transformative, trust-based collaborations across Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Through her work in program design, policy advocacy, and fundraising, Nurhidayah has successfully implemented transnational projects addressing critical issues such as the participation of migrant women, economic empowerment, gender-based violence, resourcing for migrant-led movements and diaspora engagement.

Branka Mrzić Jagatić

(she/her)

Parents in Action – Roda

Croatia

Branka Mrzić Jagatić is a program coordinator at Parents in Action – Roda. She implements projects in the field of women’s reproductive health and rights. She has participated in numerous national and international projects and research initiatives, as well as in the creation of various online educational materials related to women’s reproductive rights. She co–created several advocacy campaigns aimed at improving women’s healthcare in Croatia, some of which resonated strongly domestically and internationally: #breakthesilence (#prekinimošutnju) and #enough! (#dosta!). 

Fruzsina Márta TÓTH

(she/her)

PATENT Association

Hungary

Fruzsina Márta Tóth is a human rights and fundraising professional with over eight years of experience supporting civil society organizations across Europe. She currently leads institutional fundraising and partnerships at PATENT Association, a Hungarian women’s rights organization. She brings experience working with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, and international NGOs, focusing on gender equality, access to justice, migration, and civic participation.

Guylaine Vernet

(she/her)

Planning Familial 973

France

Guylaine Vernet, militante féministe et cofondatrice du Planning Familial 973 en Guyane, s’engage depuis près de 20 ans pour la santé sexuelle, les droits sexuels et l’éducation populaire. Elle a bâti une expertise reconnue en éducation à la vie affective, relationnelle et sexuelle, formation des professionnels et accompagnement des publics vulnérables, avec une approche ancrée dans les réalités locales
Guylaine Vernet, feminist activist and co-founder of Planning Familial 973 in French Guiana, has been committed for nearly 20 years to sexual health, sexual rights, and popular education. She has built recognized expertise in affective, relational, and sexual education, professional training, and support for vulnerable groups, with an approach rooted in local realities.

Agáta Duchoňová

(she/her)

Poranda

Slovakia

I am a Roma woman activist and currently serve as the Human Rights Monitoring Coordinator at the Center for Civil and Human Rights, a grassroots NGO in Slovakia. Since 2015, I have been dedicated to monitoring discrimination and reproductive rights violations affecting Roma communities in Eastern Slovakia. My work focuses on supporting and empowering Roma women to become active advocates for their rights. I work closely with a group of Roma women from marginalized communities, coordinating community-based initiatives, organizing educational and awareness-raising activities, and strengthening their capacity to engage in advocacy. Together, we work to promote equality, dignity, and the protection of the human rights of Roma women and girls. Through community engagement, documentation of rights violations, and advocacy at the local and national levels, I strive to amplify the voices of Roma women and contribute to systemic change that advances social justice and equal rights.

Alba Hernández

(she/her)

Roma Feminist Collective

Belgium

Alba Hernández is a feminist and anti-racist human rights defender. Her work centers on Roma women’s rights, Romani feminist knowledge production, and anti-racist activism. She is the co-founder of the Romnja Feminist Library and the Roma Feminist Collective, where she serves as Executive Director. Together, these initiatives connect knowledge production with advocacy, ensuring that Romani feminist voices shape both political narratives and institutional change. Her work bridges research, community-led action, and intersectional struggles for racial and gender justice.”

Irantzu Ruiz de Gopegui Peláez

(she/her)

Romi Berriak

Spain

Irantzu Ruiz de Gopegui Peláez graduated in Ghent University’s MSc on Conflict and Development Studies. She has worked as a project officer in the Philippines and in Mexico, executing projects aimed to improve the access to education of rural learners and to promote the engagement of women in their communities. Currently, she is the project coordinator of the Gender Equality Department at Romi Berriak and AMUGE, where she coordinates, among others, an innovative community-led research that analyses the impact of public policies in the lives of Roma women at segregated neighbourhoods.

Gabriella Benedek

(she/her)

Roots and Wings Foundation

Hungary

Gabriella Benedek is Programme Manager of With Women’s Solidarity programme of the Roots and Wings Foundation that mobilises resources, supports women-led initiatives, and builds solidarity across Hungary. With over 15 years of experience in community philanthropy and civil society development, she works with communities, donors and grassroots organisations to create together community-led solutions that advance women’s voices, leadership and collective action in Hungary.

Rebecca Gill

(she/her)

Rosa Fund

United Kingdom

Rebecca is a passionate feminist and has over 25 years’ experience working to improve the rights of women and girls in the UK.
Rebecca is the CEO of Rosa which is the UK’s first and only UK-wide funder with a mission to invest in women-led organisations which champion and support women and girls.
Prior to Rosa, Rebecca worked in a variety of organisations including the TUC, Young Women’s Trust, the Fawcett Society and the Government Equalities Office. She has also served on the Boards of Women’s Prize Trust, Women’s Budget Group, Agenda Alliance, End Violence Against Women Coalition and Maternity Alliance (now Maternity Action).
Rebecca lives in London with her husband and two sons. She currently serves as a Governor of a local primary school.

Miriam Mastria

(she/her)

Semia Feminist Fund

Italy

Co-foundress and Co-Director of Semia, the Italian Feminist Fund, she is an expert in feminist philanthropy and gender rights, with experience across Latin America and Europe. Her work started in Mexico in 2018, where she has contributed to advancing innovative funding practices to reinforce gender justice efforts. She specialises in fundraising, grant-making and MEL to strengthen transfeminist and social justice organising.

Rupal Shah

(she/her)

Smallwood Organisation

United Kingdom

Rupal Shah is currently Head of Partnerships, Practice & Impact at The Smallwood Trust, a specialist UK funder with a focus on gendered poverty. Previously, Rupal was at the National Lottery Community Fund (UK) for more than 6 years, latterly as Head of Learning & Insights.

Karla Pudar

(she/her)

Solidarna Foundation

Croatia

Karla Pudar is Executive Manager at SOLIDARNA Foundation in Croatia, which runs the Croatian Women’s Fund. She works at the intersection of gender equality, feminist philanthropy, and human rights, supporting initiatives that strengthen communities and advance social change. With a background in arts and culture, she brings a cross-sector perspective to her work and believes in the power of philanthropy to build more just and inclusive societies. She serves as an advisor to Ariadne – European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights and the Alliance for Gender Equality.

Selma Taha

(she/her)

Southall Black Sisters

United Kingdom

Selma Taha is the Executive Director of Southall Black Sisters (SBS), a leading organisation supporting Black, minoritised and migrant women facing violence and abuse. She has more than a decade of leadership and frontline experience in the violence against women and girls (VAWG) sector, having managed advocacy and support services at nia, Advance, and Victim Support. Throughout her career, Selma has championed survivor-centred approaches and worked to address the intersecting impacts of sex and race on women’s experiences of violence. While at nia, she co-founded an anti-racism working group, helping to strengthen the sector’s response to racial inequality and the issues highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement. As Executive Director of SBS, she advocates for systemic reforms to improve protection and access to justice for Black, minoritised and migrant women, and regularly contributes to national discussions on violence against women and girls, institutional racism, and women’s rights.

Kseniia Dementieva

(she/her)

Stowarzyszenie Mudita

Poland

Ksenia Dementieva – President of the Mudita Association. In Poland, where over 80% of care for persons with disabilities is carried out by immediate family members, Mudita supports women who care for relatives with disabilities and advocates for their rights, dignity, and systemic visibility.
She brings together ten years of experience in designing social initiatives, communications, and work in the cultural sector, with a strong focus on building system-oriented solutions and scalable support models. She also draws on experience gained in the private sector to build effective, collaborative ecosystems.

Saba Abid Shafi

(she/her)

The Advocacy Academy

United Kingdom

Saba Shafi is the CEO of The Advocacy Academy, a youth-organising charity based in South London. Under her leadership, the organisation has expanded its operations as one of the largest youth campaigning charities in the country, working with over 15,000 young people and moving to an increasing national scale. Before her work at TAA, Saba spent 10 years in management consulting and venture capital, and she currently serves on the boards of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust and the Tudor Trust.

Yvonne Field

(she/her)

Ubele

United Kingdom

Yvonne Field is a pioneering social justice advocate, strategic leader, and entrepreneur with over 45 years of experience driving systemic change. As the Founder and CEO of The Ubele Initiative, she has been at the forefront of community wealth-building, capacity-building, and policy influence, empowering Black and Global Majority communities across the UK and beyond.

Her expertise spans management consultancy, academia, and leadership within the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sectors. She has advised governments on racial equity, economic justice, and women’s enterprise, ensuring that underrepresented voices shape policy and practice. A bold change agent, Yvonne leads Phoenix Way, a groundbreaking £63 million fund supporting Black and racially minoritised communities with grants and infrastructure investment.

Yvonne’s work is rooted in intergenerational leadership, intersectionality, and sustainability. She has received multiple accolades for her contributions, including an OBE for services to social justice and the voluntary sector (2023) and an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Institute of British Architects (2024). Her unwavering commitment to equity, advocacy, and philanthropy continues to shape transformative solutions for communities worldwide.

Erin Laura Mansell

(she/her)

UK Women’s Budget Group

United Kingdom

Erin Mansell is Deputy Director and Head of External Affairs at the UK Women’s Budget Group (WBG), a feminist economic think tank. Erin leads WBG’s influencing work getting their analysis and policy recommendations for a gender equal economy out to as large and diverse audiences as possible. Erin has appeared in national broadcast and print media representing WBG on a wide range of issues including the UK Government’s budget and what it means for women; the importance of improving parental leave policies; and the global trend of falling birth rates. She engages with politicians across the political spectrum including speaking on panels at party conferences. Erin manages WBG’s small but mighty Communications and Public Affairs team and deputises for the Executive Director.
Before joining WBG in October 2022, Erin was responsible for public affairs at Solace Women’s Aid, a specialist domestic abuse and sexual violence charity where she specialised in tackling housing and homelessness issues for survivors of male violence. Prior to that she was Political Advisor and Researcher at the Women’s Equality Party, supporting the Party Leader, developing policies, and campaigning for universal free childcare and an end to violence against women and girls.

Myroslava Keryk

(she/her)

Ukrainian House Foundation

Poland

Myroslava Keryk is a historian, sociologist, and Ukrainian migration expert. As head and co-founder of the Ukrainian House Foundation, she brings 20 years of experience integrating migrants and refugees in Poland. She has authored numerous reports and articles on migration.
Member of the Council of Activity for Public Good, co-chair of the Migration Consortium and of the Diaspora Alliance for Reconstruction of Ukraine. Ashoka Fellow, Leadership Academy for Poland Alumnae, nominated as Warsaw Woman 2022, Knight of the Order of Merit III degree granted by the President of Ukraine.

Enerida Isuf Bilbilaj

(she/her)

Veus Gitanes – Rromane Glasura

Spain

Enerida Isuf is a Roma jurist, researcher, and human rights advocate specializing in Roma inclusion, anti-gypsyism, linguistic rights, and public policy. Born in Albania and based in Barcelona, she serves as Vice-President of the Municipal Council of the Roma People of Barcelona and leads initiatives promoting Roma participation, education, and cultural preservation. Recognized internationally for her work on Roma rights and Roma feminism, she is a prominent voice for equality, social justice, and democratic inclusion across Europe.

Stephanie Futter-Orel

(she/her)

WAVE Network (Women Against Violence Europe)

Austria

Stephanie Futter-Orel has worked for over 16 years to end gender-based violence, including seven years in frontline women’s specialist services (WSS) in London. Since 2017, she has held a leadership role at Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE), serving as Executive Director since 2023. WAVE is a network of 190+ members – mainly WSS – across 46 countries. Stephanie has shaped its strategic direction, grown its resource base, and strengthened sustainable funding.

Annabel Kennedy

(she/her)

WECF – Women Engage for a Common Future

Netherlands

Annabel Kennedy (she/her) is an intersectional ecofeminist with a dedication to justice in its many forms. At Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), she is currently managing the Ecofeminist Movement Building Funds, alongside leading WECF’s work on inclusive biodiversity governance and women’s land rights. Annabel is driven by a commitment to solidarity, the opportunity to learn from and with diverse feminists, and is particularly inspired by Indigenous worldviews and knowledge.

Rosa Bransky

(she/her)

We Are Purposeful

UK

Bransky is a feminist activist, strategist, and researcher, Rosa co-founded Purposeful at the height of the Ebola crisis. Now in its 8th year, Rosa has stewarded the organisation through an unprecedented period of growth, mobilising over 70 Million dollars for young activists and building a portfolio of work that spans the Global South. Last year, Purposeful made 700 grants across more than 100 countries, won a landmark public interest case against the Government of Sierra Leone in the West African Courts of Justice, and produced ground-breaking research and storytelling that centers the stories and experiences of the young activists holding the line and advancing the agenda in every corner of the Globe. Rosa began working in front-line social services with women and girls in the UK 20 years ago, with a focus on survivors of early childhood sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and the criminal justice system. The many years she spent on night shifts in homeless hostels, on needle exchange buses and in local courtrooms battling systems on behalf of young people laid the foundations for the work she does today. Before establishing Purposeful, Rosa was a strategic advisor to some of the world’s most impactful organisations, including corporate foundations, bi- and multilateral agencies, NGO’s and private philanthropies. She holds a Master of Arts in Social Anthropology from Edinburgh University.

Stella-Georgia Kasdagli

(she/her)

WHEN Equity Empowerment Change

Greece

Stella Kasdagli is a writer, an inclusion expert and the co-founder of WHEN, a non-profit organisation in Greece working for the economic development of women and for gender equality in the workplace. She is also the co-founder of inc.lude, offering consulting and training services that enable companies of any side and industry to enhance equity, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of their structure, culture and public profile. Stella is a published author and the facilitator of impactful workshops on professional development, gender issues and social change.

Andrea Vukovic

(she/her)

Women for Refugee Women

United Kingdom

Andrea is Co-Director of Women for Refugee Women, a charity supporting women seeking safety in the UK. Since joining in 2022, she has led advocacy, influencing and partnerships to help build a more welcoming asylum system. Previously, she was Director of Asylum Matters, where she led award-winning campaigns including Lift the Ban. Andrea has also worked with Save the Children and Crisis Action, and is a Trustee of Young Roots. She holds degrees from the University of Bologna and the London School of Economics.

Nnenna Belia Onwuka

(she/her)

Women’s Environmental Network

United Kingdom

Nnenna is the Feminist Climate Justice Policy Campaigner at the Women’s Environmental Network (Wen), leading their campaign on national adaptation planning. She focuses on the disproportionate impact of heatwaves, flooding and housing inequality on women and racialised and marginalised communities. With a background in global girls’ education advocacy, tropical deforestation research, and an MSc in Human Rights, she brings decolonial feminist and human rights principles to her work.

Maja Mamula

(she/her)

Women’s Room

Croatia

Dr Maja Mamula is a feminist, psychologist and senior expert with over 25 years of experience exclusively focused on sexual violence. She is the founder and coordinator of Women’s Room, a highly specialised organisation dedicated solely to addressing sexual violence through survivor-centred support, research, training and advocacy. She has contributed to key national policies, protocols and legislation in Croatia and works as an expert at national and EU level.

Vivienne Mary Hayes

(she/her)

Women’s Resource Centre

United Kingdom

Vivienne Hayes is the Chief Executive of the Women’s Resource Centre (WRC). WRC is the national umbrella body for the women’s voluntary and community sector, providing capacity building services to member organisations working to improve the lives of women, and consulting on and responding to government policy affecting the sector. WRC has a network of over 4000 organisations across the UK.

Vivienne studied sociology at Warwick University, Women’s History at Essex University and  Management at Westminster University. Vivienne’s first inspiration comes from her mother, a working class woman who left school in her early teens to work in a factory, but who impressed upon her children the importance of education and an open mind. Vivienne has spent over 30 years working in the women’s sector, both delivering, managing and leading services and organisations. Her passion is to support and improve the life experiences of women and their children, and most of her work has focused on this.

Vivienne is often invited to speak at events on a wide range of issues and is not afraid to challenge myths and misconceptions regarding women’s equality. She is recognised as a leader and expert in the field. She has been key to the collaborative efforts of numerous women’s organisations in preparation of the UK government’s examination of CEDAW at the United Nations on their progress in achieving all women’s rights. Vivienne was a commissioner for Women’s National Commission, one of the 3 founding Trustees of Rosa – the UK Fund for Women and girls. Vivienne was awarded the National Diversity Award 2013 for Gender Role Model. WRC won Third Sector 2014 award for Britain’s Most Admired Charity. More recently, Vivienne was a made an OBE. She has spent over three decades working to improve the lives of women and it is well deserved that she should now receive national recognition at the highest level for her services to women.

WRC was shortlisted for a 2016 charity award and highly commended in the category of Advice, Support and Campaigning. Vivienne continues to advocate for and work towards building a strong collective voice in order to achieve substantive equality for all women.

Rachel Rachel 

(she/her)

Young Women’s Trust

United Kingdom

Rachel McLachlan is Director of Fundraising at Young Women’s Trust, leading partnerships, philanthropy and public fundraising to support young women to build secure futures. With over 20 years’ experience across the social progress sector – including consultancy, think tanks and non-profits – she brings a strong track record in strategy, collaboration and systems change, building cross-sector partnerships and networks that drive long-term impact.

Sofia Karakaidou

(she/her)

Lead Facilitator

Greece

Anna Paspati

(she/her)

Facilitator

Greece

Virginia Xythali

(she/her)

Facilitator

Greece

Annie Dalietou

(she/her)

Big Olive

Greece