Transformative Economic Justice
Neocolonial projects across the world are being led and implemented by large corporations, backed by neoliberal macroeconomic policies fashioned by States pursuing a capitalist agenda in a time of unprecedented climate and ecological breakdown and deepening inequality. These events are not experienced evenly, with the lived realities of racialised, disabled, and marginalised groups, along with generational disparities, pointing to unequal burdens carried by women and girls. Due to economic deprivation, and the disparity in political will and resources allocated to private-sector driven development agendas versus transformative rights-based agendas, many vulnerable groups are focused on surviving, with no opportunity to realise their demands and visions for thriving and growing communities.
The economic context seems so overwhelming that the stopgap measures (credit groups, entrepreneurship training) offered by many multilateral, bilateral, and government aid programmes are seen as real solutions.As a normative organisation, working with communities that are the most vulnerable, we must disrupt the status quo of economic strife and struggle, contribute to building tools that challenge deprivation and violations,and claim Transformative Feminist Economic Justice that secures sustainable and dignified futures for young women and girls, while uplifting today’s older generations.