Table Day

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March 17, 2024 Project

Table Day, an initiative by the Yellow Movement, serves as a unique and effective form of grassroots activism on college campuses. The movement engages students through one-on-one and small group discussions, addressing topics carefully selected during annual planning meetings. By setting up tables on campus, members aim to be a consistent voice for gender equality, challenging harmful practices and fostering a dialogue that encourages ongoing engagement with the issues even after the event.

Yellow Week

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March 17, 2024 Project

Yellow Week, a new initiative by the Yellow Movement, invites self-identified young feminists who are Ethiopian public university students to a transformative camp. The 5-day camp aims to create a space for exchange, inspiration, and empowerment. The Yellow Week aims to develop proactive leadership skills among girls and young women by utilizing non-formal educational methods such as seminars, group assignments, documentary screenings, and design projects to raise awareness of gender inequalities within their communities while empowering them to become active leaders.
The first Yellow Week initiative took place in Addis Ababa from October 9 to 13. Twelve female university students from Addis Ababa University (8), Jimma University (2), DireDawa University (1), and DebreBirhan University (1) actively participated in this impactful campaign.


Mentorship

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March 17, 2024 Project

Mentorship of new members is part and parcel of Yellow Movement’s member recruitment. The New Yellows will have a 10-12 weeks long mentorship where the team meets once a week and has discussions on topics such as gender activism, sisterhood, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), personal politics, community roles, and tools of personal development. After the mentorship program is concluded, new members will have a graduation ceremony (መቀነት) and be assigned to the respective teams (coordination team, recruitment and mentoring team, communication team, and learning team) according to their area of interest and where they want to contribute most to the movement.


She Leads Programme

Project

March 17, 2024 Project

Yellow Movement is collaborating with FEMENT in implementing the She Leads program: to increase the sustained influence of girls and young women (GYW) on decision-making and the transformation of gender norms in the formal and informal institutions in Ethiopia.
The She Leads consortium is a five-year (2021- 2025) strategic partnership between Terre des Hommes, Plan International, Defense for Children/ ECPAT, African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.