Call for General Assembly Members

About AFEMENA:

Established in 2010, AFEMENA’s mission is to encourage and support sexual health, sexuality gender and bodily rights movements in the Middle East and North Africa through capacity building, knowledge production, protection and advocacy.

AFEMENA strives to serve LGBTIQA++, Key Populations, and marginalized groups through a variety of programs including grantmaking, capacity building, policy and media advocacy, security and protection, and research and publications.

Headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon, AFEMENA’s mission is advanced by more than 22 staff in Lebanon and the MENA region. The team comes from diverse backgrounds and possesses a wealth of experience and knowledge. As a regional organization that defends SOGIESC human rights, AFEMENA adopts certain values to achieve the highest levels of integrity and accountability. In its new approach, AFEMENA emphasizes feminist ethics, which will drive these efforts as a central and intersectional approach that embraces the following values: Feminist Ethics, Passion, Continuous Learning, Collaboration, and Accountability.

The mission of AFEMENA is needed now more than ever with the continuous unending challenges – discrimination of people, inequality, human rights violations and the use of gender “paranoia” to mobilize masses of people opposing diversity, equity and justice.

Description:

The General Assembly candidate should:

• Be from the MENA region and have good understanding of the region
• Has experience working in SOGIESC related matters
• Share AFE’s values

Selected candidates will serve as part of the General Assembly at AFE and will take part in AFE’s re-structuring, strategy setting and overall leadership evaluation.

The General Assembly convenes at least 2 times each year, via online tools or in person.

AFE is strongly committed to social justice principles and holds its partners, suppliers, consultants, and staff accountable to these principles. We do not tolerate any form of prejudice, discrimination, intimidation, exploitation, or harassment.