Protection, Participation and Power.

Participation

Women’s Democratic Participation Programme

Democracy depends on active participation.

This programme strengthens women’s ability to engage in civic and democratic life through community participation, public dialogue, civic education and active citizenship.

We support women in developing the confidence, knowledge and practical skills needed to participate in public life, engage with institutions, contribute to their communities and influence decisions affecting their lives.

Activities may include civic participation initiatives, dialogue circles, community projects, democratic literacy programmes, peer-led groups, participatory learning processes and opportunities for public engagement.

We understand participation not as a single event but as a long-term process through which women become active contributors to democratic societies.

Leadership

Women’s Leadership and Civic Learning Programme

Participation becomes sustainable when women become leaders.

The Women’s Leadership and Civic Learning Programme invests in the development of women leaders, facilitators, educators, organisers and community builders.

The programme supports women in strengthening leadership capacities, communication skills, facilitation competences, project development abilities and experience in community-based action.

Learning is grounded in non-formal education, peer learning, mentoring and practical experience. Particular emphasis is placed on supporting women with lived experience of displacement, exclusion or repression to become leaders within their own communities.

Activities may include leadership academies, training courses, mentoring programmes, peer education initiatives, international exchanges, professional development opportunities and community leadership pathways.

Dialogue

Peace, Dialogue and Social Cohesion Programme

Leadership creates opportunities for dialogue.

This programme promotes cultures of dialogue, nonviolence, cooperation and social trust.

ADLIGA creates spaces where women from diverse backgrounds can meet, exchange experiences, build relationships and strengthen social cohesion across communities.

Particular attention is given to women affected by conflict, displacement, migration, social polarisation and shrinking civic space. Through dialogue and community-building practices, the programme seeks to reduce isolation, foster mutual understanding and strengthen inclusive forms of participation.

Activities may include Peace Rooms, dialogue circles, intercultural exchanges, community conversations, nonviolent communication training, creative dialogue methodologies and local solidarity initiatives.

Knowledge

Research, Knowledge and Feminist Futures Programme

Democratic transformation requires knowledge.

Authoritarianism is sustained not only through repression, but also through the control of narratives, memory, expertise and public discourse. For this reason, ADLIGA considers research, education and feminist knowledge production to be essential democratic practices.

The programme supports research, documentation, critical reflection and public learning on issues affecting women, democracy and social change.

The programme also supports memory work, oral history, intergenerational dialogue and community-based documentation initiatives. ADLIGA recognises memory as an important democratic resource that enables individuals and communities to understand past experiences of violence, repression, displacement and resistance, and to contribute these experiences to public knowledge and collective learning.

Particular attention is given to women’s experiences of authoritarianism, conflict, displacement, citizenship, participation, exclusion, care, resilience, memory, historical justice and democratic transformation.

Activities may include research projects, publications, policy analysis, educational resources, oral history initiatives, conferences, public discussions, cultural projects, memory projects, community archives and collaborative knowledge production with women and communities directly affected by social challenges.

The programme seeks not only to document realities but also to contribute to imagining more inclusive, democratic and equitable futures.

Solidarity

Women at Risk Solidarity Fund

Solidarity transforms knowledge into collective action.

The Women at Risk Solidarity Fund serves as ADLIGA’s mechanism for feminist solidarity and resource redistribution.

The Fund supports women, grassroots initiatives, informal groups and communities that face barriers in accessing traditional funding systems. Particular attention is given to women affected by repression, displacement, migration, poverty, discrimination and structural exclusion.

Support may include small grants, emergency assistance, community micro-initiatives, capacity strengthening, solidarity-based support mechanisms and other forms of flexible assistance adapted to complex and high-risk environments.

The Fund is guided by principles of trust, dignity, inclusion, feminist resource sharing and community-led decision-making.

By redistributing resources to those most frequently excluded from formal systems, the Fund helps strengthen resilience, participation and long-term democratic capacity.