New fund to advance women's political leadership
Source: Open Society Foundations
Suyen Barahona, as president of the Nicaraguan Unión Democrática Renovadora (UNAMOS), was kidnapped and sent to the country’s infamously grim El Chipote prison for 606 days. She was jailed solely for her political involvement and human rights activism, a victim of the crackdown carried out by President Daniel Ortega’s government prior to national elections. […]
Barahona’s harrowing story echoes those of hundreds of other women imprisoned in El Chipote who were singled out for particularly vicious treatment. In the face of such adversity, women such as Barahona remain committed to promoting democracy and empowering women politically around the world.
Amidst this reality, the Open Society Foundations is proud to announce the new Women’s Political Leadership Fund, with Suyen Barahona at the helm, as part of its $100 million commitment to women’s political leadership. Under Barahona’s direction, the Fund will spend the next five years supporting these women facing myriad challenges—to help ensure bold, transformative women political leaders become the norm around the world.
Click here to read the full article published by the Open Society Foundations on 28 November 2023.
Suyen Barahona, as president of the Nicaraguan Unión Democrática Renovadora (UNAMOS), was kidnapped and sent to the country’s infamously grim El Chipote prison for 606 days. She was jailed solely for her political involvement and human rights activism, a victim of the crackdown carried out by President Daniel Ortega’s government prior to national elections. […]
Barahona’s harrowing story echoes those of hundreds of other women imprisoned in El Chipote who were singled out for particularly vicious treatment. In the face of such adversity, women such as Barahona remain committed to promoting democracy and empowering women politically around the world.
Amidst this reality, the Open Society Foundations is proud to announce the new Women’s Political Leadership Fund, with Suyen Barahona at the helm, as part of its $100 million commitment to women’s political leadership. Under Barahona’s direction, the Fund will spend the next five years supporting these women facing myriad challenges—to help ensure bold, transformative women political leaders become the norm around the world.
Click here to read the full article published by the Open Society Foundations on 28 November 2023.