Press Releases

The 17th May marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). It is a day to reflect, to raise our voices, and to demand an end to the systemic violence, discrimination, and stigma that continue to harm LGBTQI+ people globally. At ATHENA, we understand that the fight against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia is […]

ATHENA Network is pleased to announce a call for applications for our #WhatGirlsWant ProgramCountry Focal Points from Democratic Republic of Congo. ATHENA Network is a feminist organization working at the intersection of HIV, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, and gender equality. We are also dedicated to promoting gender equality, social justice, and

ATHENA Network was created to advance gender equity and human rights at the intersection of HIV, women’s rights, SRHR, and GBV.  Formally launched in 2005, ATHENA plays a policy formulation, capacity-building and network-convening role, working with partners at the national and regional level.  ATHENA Network recognises that only when women and girls in all their

ATHENA Network is pleased to announce a call for applications for our #WhatGirlsWant ProgramCountry Focal Points from Uganda, and Lesotho. ATHENA Network is a feminist organization working at the intersection of HIV, sexual and reproductivehealth and rights, gender-based violence, and gender equality. We are also dedicated to promotinggender equality, social justice, and empowerment of adolescent

26th April 2024 The 22nd of April to the 28th of April marks lesbian visibility week. Lesbian Visibility Week is observed annually and aims to celebrate lesbians, in all their diversity, and increase awareness about the experiences of lesbians. Across the world, lesbians are vulnerable to and experience discrimination, stigma, and violence based on their

27 March 2024 The 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the mainintergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality, came to a close on Friday, 22 March2024.The Women’s Rights Caucus (WRC)—a global intersectional feminist coalition of more than 400organizations, networks, and individuals that advocates for gender equality at the UnitedNations—welcomes

30 November 2023 We are excited to announce that we will be attending ICASA 2023 in Harare, Zimbabwe from the 4th – 9th of December! Women’s Networking Zone We will be co-hosting the Women’s Networking Zone alongside other feminist and women’s rights organisations. The Women’s Networking Zone is a space hosted and convened at global

ATHENA Network is pleased to announce a call for applications for our #WhatGirlsWant Program Country Focal Points from Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon. We are a feminist organization working at the intersection of HIV, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender-based violence, and gender equality. We are also dedicated to promoting

BACKGROUND The AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) was established in 2002 to galvanize a movement of progressive civil society actors to advance a human rights-based response to HIV in southern Africa. The implementation of ARASA’s Strategy for 2019-22 was anchored in the core principle of respect for and protection of the rights

ATHENA was created to advance gender equity and human rights at the intersection of HIV, women’s rights, SRHR, and GBV. Formally launched in 2005, ATHENA plays a policy formulation, capacity-building and network-convening role, working with partners at the national and regional level.  ATHENA recognises that only when women and girls in all their diversity can know,

We’re growing, expanding and scaling new heights in our feminist leadership journey! We are excited to announce our new Executive Director Olaoluwa (Ola) Abagun. Olaoluwa Abagun, affectionately known as Ola, is a lawyer, an unapologetic feminist, and an ardent believer in youth-led change making. She has a Masters in Gender and Development from the Institute of Development Studies

Executive Director Job Description Background ATHENA Network is seeking to recruit an Executive Director to lead the network into the next chapter. ATHENA’s aim is to advance gender equality and human rights through global health to realize a world where women in all of their diversity have the power, choice, and agency to make and

We are delighted to share with you our article, published in the journal Agenda: Empowering women for gender equality. The article explores accountability mechanisms and presents our #WhatWomenWant work to promote new tools and methods for achieving accountability. View the full article here.

As a network, we are excited to announce the ATHENA’s adolescent girls and young women’s governance board. We firmly believe that adolescent girls and young women are experts on their own lives, and therefore, their active participation should be at the center of our work and governance as we work towards fashioning sustainable changes to ensure that