ONLINE TRAINING COURSE
Feminist Foreign and Development Policies: Rethinking Power, Justice and Global Solidarity
Global South feminist movements increasingly demand that Feminist Foreign and Development Policies (FFDPs) move from rhetoric to reality—by sharing power, centring local feminist knowledge, and ensuring direct, flexible funding to women-led organizations. This course responds to that call by equipping policy makers, practitioners, and activists with the conceptual grounding and tools to understand and assess feminist foreign and development policies from a perspective that values inclusivity, coherence, and transformative potential.
The course is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of policy makers, development practitioners and activists. Upon completion, participants will have a deeper understanding of challenges and opportunities of FFDPs, its origins and objectives, and links to intersectionality and the current global context of democratic backsliding and backlash against gender equality.
Registration
Registration to apply to this course is now open. The course is free of charge and will be held from 2–4 December 2025. Please note that participation is limited and registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. We will inform you of your selection status by the week of 24 November.
Register here.
Structure of the course
The course will consist of three online sessions of 2-hour each delivered over three days, that blend traditional lectures with peer learning opportunities. The content will encompass both theoretical aspects and practical activities. The lectures will impart knowledge on FFDPs, featuring insights from UNRISD researchers and other subject matter experts. Peer learning activities will involve small group discussions. Active participant engagement in group discussions is encouraged throughout each session. The three sessions will revolve around the following themes:
The origins, objectives and regional variations of Feminist Foreign and Development Policies
2 December, 14.00–16.00 CET, Anna Eknor Ackzell and Ammar Malik
Feminist Foreign and Development Policies through an intersectional lens
3 December, 14.00–16.00 CET, Francisco Cos-Montiel and Carolyn Williams
Understanding Feminist Foreign and Development Policies in the context of backlash
4 December, 14.00–16.00 CET, Anna Eknor Ackzell and Constanza Tabbush