by Xilonen | Mar 11, 2026 | Interviews
In a continent where the median age is 20, the average politician is 63. The exclusion of young people, and specifically young women, from power is not an accident; it is a structural design. On the first episode of Season 2 of Colmena Fund’s Resist, Persist, and...
by Xilonen | Aug 11, 2025 | Interviews
In a powerful conversation on Episode 10 of Resist, Persist and Reimagine, the Colmena Fund podcast, we hear from Mariam Jalabi, an activist, revolutionary, and co-founder of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement. Her insights offer a compelling vision for a...
by Xilonen | Aug 4, 2025 | Interviews
All over the world, we’re witnessing backlash against feminist, queer, and racial justice movements. But alongside this wave of repression, we are also seeing strategic, visionary responses—especially from grassroots organizations in the Global South. In Brazil,...
by Xilonen | Jul 28, 2025 | Interviews
Across the Global South, feminist civil society is confronting a dangerous new frontier: the use of digital platforms against women in public life. In Episode 9 of Resist, Persist and Reimagine, we speak with Bonnita Nyamwire, Research Director at Pollicy, a civic...
by Xilonen | Jul 21, 2025 | Interviews
For Hibaaq Osman, founder and CEO of Karama, democracy must be built from the ground up. Based in Egypt and active across 13 countries from Libya to Yemen, Karama is a regional movement rooted in the lived realities of women. As Hibaaq shares in Episode 8 of Resist,...
by Xilonen | Jul 14, 2025 | Interviews
Across the globe, women are redefining politics—often against impossible odds. In the latest episode of Resist, Persist and Reimagine, the Colmena Fund spotlights Adela Raz, Director of the Afghanistan Policy Lab. Her leadership journey, shaped by decades of conflict...
