Yebetumi
A world where the full humanity, dignity and rights of women and girls of all identities and intersectionality are recognized and upheld.
Mission
To influence policy, build the capacities of women and girls and gender diverse people, create and facilitate spaces and opportunities for inclusion and meaningful participation, educate and advocate, influence behaviour and change narratives, building partnerships, mobilise and resource and contribute to feminist leadership and movement building…
What do you do?
Yebetumi is a nonprofit feminist advocacy collective working to advance the rights and development of women, girls and gender diverse people of all through targeted grassroots to national level advocacy and empowering our constituents with knowledge and skills, and creating spaces for them to action their rights. The word “Yebetumi” is an Akan word that means “We Can” This represents our driving belief that gender equality and equity is attainable. Through policy advocacy, skills training, education, stakeholder engagement, mentorship and behavioral change sensitization, we strive to contribute to making it a reality. At the core of our work is intersectionality, solidarity, diversity and inclusion as it pertains to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights, Sex and Sexuality positivity, Gender Based Violence, Education, HIV and AIDS, Leadership and Political Participation, and Economic Justice.
