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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Femme EMPOWER<\/strong> is a project engaging young women and non-binary persons on issues of gender equality and human rights. The project is supported by Erasmus+ under the European Union (EU) programme for education, training, youth and sport. Besides the Icelandic Women\u2018s Rights Association, five European sister associations take part in the project. These are:<\/p>\n<\/div> A.R.T. Fusion Association<\/a> \u2013 Romania that initiated the project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Pluralist ASBL<\/a> – Belgium.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Steb\u00e9k Teises<\/a> – Lithuania.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Teatro Metaphora<\/a> – Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> We Add Wings<\/a> – Poland.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div> Femme EMPOWER aims to create a platform for young women and non-binary persons of different backgrounds to work together on promoting equality and human rights within each participating state and across borders. It invites the participants to educate and inform themselves, be creative, solution oriented and have fun!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> The Femme EMPOWER participants<\/strong> will turn the aim of the project into reality by means of their own actions. While doing that, they are supported by the partner associations which will host the following for the participants in the years 2024 and 2025:<\/p>\n<\/div> Four day training and team building session was hosted 31 August & 1 September and 7 & 8 September in Hitt H\u00fasi\u00f0. The topics were equality and human rights issues with a focus on young women & non-binary persons of diverse backgrounds, the democratic process and how to formulate positions on issues and advocate for them and campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Opportunity to establish the first youth council of the Icelandic Women’s Rights Association and a network connecting the participants across borders and providing them with an opportunity to learn from and support each other, have their voices heard and take action!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul> Continued collaboration among the participants in Iceland and with the Femme Empower groups in the other participating countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Four\u00a0day training\u00a0and teambuilding session<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on equality and human rights issues with a focus on young women & non-binary persons\u00a0from<\/span>\u00a0diverse backgrounds, the democratic process and how to formulate positions on issues\u00a0and design advocacy campaigns.\u00a0<\/span>The training will be hosted in Hitt h\u00fasi\u00f0\u00a0over two weekends: 11-12 January and 18-19 January. Application deadline is 6 January. For more information and the application form, see Femme News.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Study visit in Iceland 22 – 27 January with young women and non-binary persons taking part in the Femme Empower project in the other countries, namely Belgium, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Romania.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Feminist summer school for a week in Romania for up to nine participants from each of the participating states.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li> Advocacy trip to European institutions in Brussels in the autumn.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div> In total, 30 women and non-binary persons in the age between 18 to 30 years old will be invited to take part in the project in each of the participating states.<\/p>\n More information is to be found under FEM News.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> The manager of the Femme EMPOWER project in Iceland is Magnea Marin\u00f3sd\u00f3ttir, political scientist and equality expert.<\/p>\n You can reach her by sending an email to magneamarinos@gmail.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> In the annual meeting of the Icelandic Women\u2019s Rights Association<\/p><\/div> Please find the invitation to young people in the age<\/p><\/div> The youth group of the Women's Rights Association consist of<\/p><\/div> \u2022 Are you a woman or a non-binary person in<\/p><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/kvenrettindafelag.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shape_3_light_yellow.png\" "\\"shape_3_light_yellow\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The Aim<\/h3><\/div>
Means towards the end<\/h3><\/div>
2024<\/h3><\/div>
2025<\/h3><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Participation in the Femme EMPOWER project<\/h3><\/div>
Project Management<\/h3><\/div>
FEMME News<\/h2><\/h3><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Femme Empower participants establishing the Youth Council of the Icelandic Women\u2019s Rights Association.<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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Invitation to the Documentary Film The Day Iceland Stood Still.<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Do you want to join the youth group of the Women’s Rights Association and the Femme Empower Project?<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>FEMME Empower introduction meeting 8 August!<\/a><\/h3><\/div>
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