Triple Burden

Across all sites, feminist movements operate at multiple levels and have a triple burden of responsibility. First, they advocate for policy change and justice. Second, they provide direct services to survivors of VAWG when governments withdraw or do not provide adequate resources. At the same time, they fight for their own survival. They do this, often, with incredibly limited resources, and juggle competing demands of different donors and funders, including the governments that give them money with one hand and oppress them with the other.

This is illustrated well by Galiwin'ku Women's Space, whose case study also highlights the importance of holding systems and institutions to account, even though this can lead to backlash.