Amina is an African-Caribbean feminist and women’s rights activist, her work is centered around raising awareness for social justice through movement-building, and innovative approaches to philanthropy. Through actively supporting transformational work – from artists, dreamers, activists and organizations that strengthen social change – Amina is focused on helping to build a more colorful, equal and just world.
Amina is currently the Program Director for the Caribbean Women’s Voice and Leadership Program at The Equality Fund. She is also a founding member and the first coordinator of FRIDA | The Young Feminist Fund, an organization that aims to strengthen the capacity of young feminist organizations around the world through small grants. Amina Doherty holds a B.A. in Political Science and Women’s Studies from McGill University (Distinction) and an MSc in Gender, Development and Globalization from the London School of Economics (LSE).
An adventurer by nature, Amina has lived and worked in Nigeria, Canada, Jamaica and the UK. She currently makes her home the small Caribbean island of Antigua and Barbuda.
In this episode, Amina shares her global perspective on investing in women's rights. As she puts it, she's in the work of philanthropy because "another woman believed in me". This woman-to-woman advocacy fueled her passion for investing in the rights of women, girls and LGBTQI people. Residing and working on behalf of an underfunded region in the philanthropic landscape, Amina shares what efforts are underway to ensure women and girls in the Caribbean have what they need to sustain and grow their movements. Positioning the work in the pandemic, Amina offers her thoughts on what it will take for the Caribbean to mobilize; a shift from a nationalist to regional identity. Additionally, Amina echoes how central wellness is to the sustainability of the work locally and globally. Business cannot go on as usual and we are grateful that Amina is at the helm of ensuring justice, equality and equity are core to our uplift in the Caribbean and beyond.
We commit ourselves to community activism, justice, equity and a continuum of learning for womanhood across the globe as we share Forward 4O’s platform with this phenomenal WOC in the nonprofit and social enterprise sector.
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