Strengthening movements led by women and girls, and non-binary, gender non-conforming, trans and intersex people for a gender just world
Indigenous and rural women, sex workers, lesbian and bisexual women, women with disabilities and HIV. They are among the many women, girls, trans and intersex people who confront multiple layers of discrimination. The Count Me In! consortium supports movements led by women’s groups fighting for their rights. We use the following strategies to achieve our vision:
MONEY
Diverting funding to women’s rights organisations and women human rights defenders from big donors.
MOVEMENT BUILDING
Supporting women’s rights organisations to become stronger, more resourced and coordinated at advocating for their rights. We also help them connect to other movements and build alliances.
MAKING CHANGE
Leading lobby and advocacy so that donors provide more and better funding for women-led organisations, and political and societal actors push for social, legal and policy change to reach gender equality.
News


Shift the power: CMI!’s recommendations to the new Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
After stepping into the position, the new Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Liesje Schreinemacher, started an NGO consultation


Funders need to understand the challenges trans activists face
Joya Sikdar is a leading trans activist in Bangladesh for 25 years and the founder and president of the organisation


Letter from feminist organisations to members of the Scottish Parliament
15 December 2022 To,Nicola Sturgeon MSP, First MinisterShona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local GovernmentChristina McKelvie
Publications


COUNT ME IN! ANNUAL REPORT 2021
In 2021 CMI! supported more than 284 women’s rights organisations and 4309 women human rights defenders to strengthen the capacities


Count Me In! urges the Dutch Government to reject amendments to Sex Work Regulation Act
The Count Me In! consortium, along with Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) and European Sex Workers Alliance (ESWA)


FACTSHEET: COUNTING SEX WORKERS IN FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICIES
For a feminist foreign policy to be truly inclusive and deliver on its transformative potential, rhetoric must be matched by