Without a doubt, 2020 was an extremely difficult year that shone a harsh light on the inequalities faced by women and young people. However, this year also gave us the opportunity to recognize our remarkable ability to adapt, as well as the critical importance of continuing to support individual and collective leadership that helps bring us closer to a more just future.
Working during a pandemic has been both enormously challenging and incredibly enlightening. We are extremely grateful to all our counterparts for helping us create new strategies that have allowed us to continue our work despite seemingly never-ending challenges, to the partner organizations we work with, and to our Board and team for the endless empathy, solidarity, collective care, and affection that they've shown during this time. We know that the big, systemic transformations we are fighting for are critical in order to build a more feminist present and future. Now, more than ever, it is clear that we're stronger together.
We're proud to share the work we've done over the past year, along with some of our accomplishments.
Friné Salguero Torres
ILSB Director