The European Network of People Who Use Drugs is launching a crowdfund to support our Women’s Team ‘SisterWUD’
About the Campaign:
The Elimination of Violence Against Women who Use Drugs (EVAWUD) is a campaign launched by the Women and Harm Reduction International Network (WHRIN). It is 16 days of campaigning that runs from the International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, through to the International Human Rights Day on December 10th 2023.
EVAWUD as a campaign has been integral in galvanising the organisational development of women who use drugs. These groups stem from grassroots activism, community-led service providers, mutual aid groups and advocacy organisations.
About EuroNPUD
The European Network of People Who Use Drugs (EuroNPUD) promotes health and defends human rights of people who use drugs in Europe and its neighbouring countries through self-organising, developing technical resources, capacity strengthening, and advocacy.
EuroNPUD’s growing Women’s Team (the SisterWUD) has used the EVAWUD campaign to support the sustainability, impactful advocacy and strengthening of women who use drugs across Europe and its neighbouring countries.
Links to SisterWUD:
What have we done in past years?
EuroNPUD has from the start been a central partner in the EVAWUD campaign. It has historically been funded with support from WHRIN, and in 2020 and 2021 we were able to use savings during COVID-19.
Take a look at some of our past campaign efforts:
Why are we fundraising?
EuroNPUD has been working to develop a new donor to support our Women’s Team. EuroNPUD is grateful to the support of ViiV Europe bringing dedicated resources to our Women’s Team, building on the initial investment of the Robert Carr Fund for Civil Society Networks. We are hopeful that our other ongoing fund-raising strategies will allow us to fund EVAWUD from 2024 onward.
For 2023, EuroNPUD has used savings to create a fund of €1250 to support project management, designer and translation costs.
With the support of WHRIN, some EuroNPUD groups will have access to very limited grants which will be shared between groups unable to self-fund.
We are fundraising to offer grants that support meaningful campaign activities, as well as the inclusion of new groups of women who use drugs who want to join the campaign. The SisterWUD’s advocacy and campaigning ambition is growing, and we don’t want to stifle this momentum! Drug user groups in Europe can make small amounts of money go a long way!
If we can raise €3000 we can support 6 countries with small grants of €500 each. Each country group will use this grant toward an unique action based on their country context. Anything raised beyond €3000 will go to supporting grants to additional groups from new countries. Past grants have supported activists from France, Greece, Scotland, England, Italy, Portugal, and Spain to name a few.
Please help the SisterWUD campaign on the ground at country level against gender-based violence targeted at women who use drugs! Donate if you can afford to and please help amplify the campaign by sharing it with your networks.
Sincerely,
The European Network of People Who Use Drugs
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