Experience

Feminenza International - Volunteer-based NGO

• United Kingdom
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • 2000 - Present

  Feminenza, an international charitable organisation established in 2000, seeks to promote and sustain the long-term development of women, their understanding of themselves and their roles in leadership and society. In Jan 2006, Mary was invited to run a 4-day international conference, hosted by Feminenza and UNESCO PEER at the UN headquarters in Nairobi, titled ‘Humanity & Gender’. This event served 250 delegates, men and women, representatives from business, NGOs and UN officers from the Great Lakes Region of Africa, to discuss some of the most fundamental issues where gender equity is concerned. These included themes such as early forced marriage, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), positive masculinity and combating HIV/AIDS through building awareness and value between the genders, and forgiveness and reconciliation between the genders. Transformative Leadership for Women: Since 2008 Mary has been developing a programme of Transformative Leadership for Women,which was piloted in Mombassa in 2008 with 60 women leaders. Forgiveness and Reconciliation: In July 2007, Mary ran a 2 day seminar for over 100 delegates in Nairobi on “Finding Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Peace”, hosted by Feminenza and UNILAC, a University for refugee students from Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC. Since then she has held workshops and seminars in New Zealand, Greece, Germany, Israel, the UK and the USA, focussing on “The Seven Pillars of Forgiveness”, a Feminenza publication which she helped to author. In 2010-2011 she ran a pilot Programme to train 25 women as Forgiveness and Reconciliation Counsellors in Kenya, part funded by UN WOMEN. in 2012-2015 She will continue working in Kenya, Israel and the US on the theme of forgiveness and reconciliation, and the development of women as peacemakers. Show less