Gender justice.

From plantation workers in Sri Lanka to Dalit women in South Asia, Roma women across Europe to women of the Burakumin community - their experiences span forced labour, sexual exploitation, exclusion from services, and systemic violence.

How we respond

Through gender mainstreaming, intersectionality training and leadership by CDWD women and LGBTQI+ advocates, we drive policy change from the ground up. Our coalition influences national and global forums - including the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the UN General Assembly and the Human Rights Council - and supports landmark initiatives like the upcoming UN Women policy brief on CDWD women.

Stories of impact

In January 2025, TIP-GFoD - supported by Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and implemented in Cameroon by Assistance Aux Laissés Pour Compte (ALPC) - launched a new initiative to bring digital empowerment to historically excluded descent communities. Digital Empowerment Centres are being set up in three regions: Maroua, Bertoua, and Douala - supporting CDWD communities including the Bororos, Baka Bageli, Ngoda and Mandara.

The first centre, already active in the Far North, is helping young girls and women gain digital skills, access information, and explore entrepreneurial opportunities.

Women's empowerment and leadership

More than 40 women community workers have completed the TIP Rights Expert programme. CDWD women leaders have established a women's working group spanning the globe to network, collaborate and shape strategies. Since 2019, CDWD women have actively highlighted human rights issues at the CSW, CEDAW and other high-level forums - building strong coalitions including with UN Women, and developing a UN Women policy brief specific to gender and intersectional issues faced by CDWD women and girls.