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CREA is a Global South led feminist human rights organization that wants to change how people think and act.

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From Strategy Circles on feminist leadership, tech futures, disability justice and more, to performances by Shabnam Virmani and ALOK, Day 3 had it all!

The closing plenary grounded us in where we’ve been and where we’re going.
And we ended in pure joy, with a celebration and a performance by the CREA team.

Thank you to every organiser, facilitator, artist and participant. You made this what it was!

#ThinkCREA #recon2025 by @think.crea

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Day 2 is done!

From a powerful plenary on accountability to teach-ins on disability, migration and resistance.

Workshops sparked conversations on care, pleasure and memory.

Performances, book launches and walkthroughs kept the energy moving.

Lightning talks pushed us toward tech, justice, archives and feminist futures.

Curated spaces, films and steady conversations carried us through the day.

RETHINK. REWORK. RECLAIM.

#ThinkCREA #recon2025 by @think.crea

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Day 1 brought together many formats–plenaries, teach-ins, workshops, lightning talks, films, performances and curated spaces, all exploring gender, data, movements, desire, language, disability, care, digital rights, community and more.

From conversations that sparked new ideas to hands-on sessions that built skills, the day was full of learning, connection and collaboration. Diverse perspectives challenged the way we think and reminded us why this community exists: to share knowledge, build solidarity and to RETHINK, REWORK and RECLAIM the world together.

#ThinkCREA #recon2025 by @think.crea

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What if AI could be imagined differently?

From understanding how AI works to questioning the power structures behind it, the Possible AIs: Institute for Speculative Technologies invites participants to rethink our relationship with artificial intelligence through feminist and queer perspectives.

Through critical discussions, collective reflection and creative co-creation, we’ll explore what it means to move beyond fixing existing AI systems towards imagining entirely new possibilities grounded in justice, equity and collective wellbeing.

Swipe through to discover what the Institute is all about!

📍 Bangkok, Thailand
📅 19–26 January 2027
⏰ Application deadline: 30 October 2026

Organised by CREA in collaboration with @dnscuhk.

🔗 Apply now using the QR code or the link in our highlights!

#BangkokEvents #FeministAI #ArtificialIntelligence #ThinkCREA #ApplyNow taken in Bangkok by @think.crea

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When girls have the opportunity to learn, they have the power to shape their futures.

This #InternationalDayoftheGirlChild, we’re kicking off a month-long series spotlighting young women leaders from CREA’s Roshni Programme who are challenging inequalities and driving change in their communities.

Today, meet Deepa Paswan from Lakhisarai, Bihar!

Through her community action project, Deepa is addressing barriers that push girls out of school, from inadequate sanitation to a lack of science teachers. Her efforts have directly supported 95 girls who had dropped out of school through awareness, counselling and re-enrolment support.

CREA’s Roshni Programme strengthened young women’s leadership, constitutional knowledge and advocacy skills, enabling them to advocate for their rights and create meaningful change.

Throughout this month, we’ll be sharing more stories of young women turning their ideas into action and building more equitable communities.

Because every girl deserves not just an education, but the freedom to imagine and shape her own future.

#DayOfTheGirl #GirlsEducation #thinkCREA CREA carousel introducing Deepa, a Roshni Community Leader from Lakhisarai. A black-and-white portrait of Deepa appears against a blue background with yellow butterfly illustrations and purple accents. Text introduces her as “Multitasker Deepa” and describes her as someone breaking barriers and building women’s leadership in her community. taken in Bihar Patna by @think.crea

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Four years. 20 organisations. One growing feminist movement in Bangladesh. 🇧🇩

On 27 September, CREA brought together FON partners and development partners in Dhaka to reflect on four years of collective action against gender-based violence.
Through flexible feminist funding, FON supported 20 organisations, strengthened 5 networks connecting 100+ grassroots organisations, and helped build stronger systems, visibility and advocacy.

The gathering and the call for sustained, flexible feminist funding were also featured in national media, including bdnews24.com and TBS News, alongside Bengali-language coverage.

Let this momentum keep going.

#FeministOpportunitiesNow #FeministFunding #Bangladesh Five speakers seated on stage at the FON Bangladesh event, with FON and AFD branding displayed behind them. by @think.crea

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CREA and our partners are at the SVRI Forum 2026 in Bangkok!

Joining us are grassroots leaders from our partner organisations in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar: Yuva, Lok Prerna Kendra, @swabhimaan.charitabletrust , Izad and Pragati Path Foundation.

The SVRI Forum brings together researchers, practitioners, funders and activists working to end violence. For us, it is a space to listen and learn from grassroots responses across contexts, share knowledge shaped by years of practice, and build connections that strengthen our collective work.

Ending violence cannot be the work of one organisation. It takes movements, partnerships and collective action.

Follow along this week as we share reflections and learnings from Bangkok.

#SVRIForum2026 #ThinkCREA Graphic announcing CREA’s participation at the SVRI Forum 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. The text reads, “We are heading to Bangkok for the SVRI Forum 2026!” followed by “CREA” and “Join us!” The design features the SVRI Forum and CREA logos, with colourful floral illustrations and geometric motifs in CREA’s pink, blue and orange palette. taken in Bangkok by @think.crea

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Applications are now open for Possible AIs: Institute for Speculative Technologies!

CREA, in collaboration with the Digital Narratives Studio (DNS), brings to you the Possible AIs: Institute for Speculative Technologies to demystify AI, trace its histories, re-create it and open the door to imagining other kinds of AI based on feminist principles and values.

📍 Bangkok | 19–26 January 2027
Applications close 30 October 2026

Apply now using the QR code or link in highlights!

#thinkCREA #ApplyNow #DigitalNarrativeStudios #AIInstitute Graphic announcing applications for CREA and Digital Narratives Studio’s “Possible AIs: Institute for Speculative Technologies,” taking place 19–26 January 2027 in Bangkok, Thailand. Application deadline is 30 October 2026. A QR code to apply appears at the bottom. taken in Bangkok by @think.crea

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15 days ago

AUGUST AT CREA

Across Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India, August took us from conversations with feminist partners and networks to spaces for learning, advocacy and collective action.

We reflected on what flexible feminist funding can make possible, strengthened networks and institutional capacities, advanced conversations on women’s economic empowerment and gender-based violence, and continued pushing for disability justice and safer, more dignified sanitation systems.

Across each space, one thread remained constant: lasting change is built through relationships, shared learning and collective power.

Swipe through for a look at August at CREA.

#ThinkCREA #AugustAtCREA #FeministMovements #FeministFunding #GenderJustice DisabilityJustice Slide 1: Cover for CREA’s August 2026 Month in Review. A teal overlay covers a collage of photographs from CREA’s work during the month, including group meetings, an online training, partner visits and a seminar. White text reads, “August 2026: Month in Review — Partnership • Solidarity • Advocacy.” by @think.crea

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Flexible. Feminist. And what comes next?

On 27th September, voices come together at the FON Bangladesh Capitalisation Dissemination Meeting to explore what feminist funding truly makes possible and what sustaining feminist civil society beyond project cycles requires.

#ThinkCREA #FON #AFDsouthAsia Graphic for the FON Bangladesh Capitalisation Dissemination Meeting panel titled “What Does Feminist Funding Make Possible and What Comes After?” It features four speakers: Tamanna Binte Rahman, Project Manager and Gender Focal at AFD Dhaka Office; Dr Priya Das, Director, Programs and Innovation at CREA; Syeda Samara Mortada, Partnership and Coordination Analyst at UN Women Bangladesh; and Nishath Sultana, Director – Influencing, Campaign and Communications at Plan International Bangladesh. The panel is moderated by Dr Sayed Md Saikh Imtiaz, Professor and Lead, Design Thinking, Transdisciplinary Innovation and Gender Lab, Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka. The event takes place on 27 September 2026. Logos for CREA, Feminist Opportunities Now, France and AFD appear at the top. by @think.crea

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22 days ago

From Backlash to Breakthrough
From Grassroots to Global
From Margins to Movement

16 organisations| 5 networks, including more than 100 organisations across Bangladesh working with structurally excluded communities to address gender-based violence.

This Sunday, 27 September 2026, we gather to share how far we’ve come together and what we need to fight next!

FON Bangladesh Capitalisation Dissemination Meeting | 27 September | Dhaka, Bangladesh

#CREA #FONBangladesh #FeministCivilSociety #AFD #GenderBasedViolence Teal and purple event graphic for the FON Bangladesh Capitalisation Dissemination Meeting. The design features a translucent wave motif over a group photograph. Text reads: “FON Bangladesh Capitalisation Dissemination Meeting” and “27 September 2026 | Dhaka, Bangladesh.” Logos for FON, CREA, EmpowHer, FIDH, Médecins du Monde, IPPF and France/AFD appear along the bottom. by @think.crea

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A woman in rural India used to walk to the well. Now more often than not, the well runs dry , so she walks to the next one. Then the one after that. The water didn’t move. The climate did.

Across India and much of the Global South, women and girls carry the primary responsibility for collecting water. Climate variability isn’t creating this burden, it’s stretching it. Erratic rainfall and groundwater depletion mean longer distances and longer queues, which eat into time for school, paid work, and rest. That same exposure also increases the risk of violence during collection. For women and girls with disabilities, the picture is starker still: inaccessible terrain and a lack of assistive infrastructure at water points can shut off access altogether, often deepening dependence on other women as caregivers.

Climate adaptation plans tend to measure water scarcity in litres and kilometres. They rarely measure it in hours taken from someone’s day, or in who is put at risk to close that distance.

When your work maps “distance to water source” as a climate indicator, does it also ask who is walking it, and what it costs them?

Explore how gendered time burdens intersect with climate stress on the Centre for Inclusive WASH

#ThinkCREA Close-up of a woman in a floral sari and bangles reaching into a large metal water vessel. Text reads: “The queue that gets longer with the heat. A woman in rural India used to walk to the well. Now the well runs dry more often, so she walks to the next one. Then the one after that.” by @think.crea

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