The primary objective of this side event is to showcase the effectiveness and impact of feminist crisis response strategies as exemplified by Women Now for Development’s (WND) earthquake response. Through a detailed examination of WND’s initiatives, the event aims to elucidate the core principles and practices of feminist crisis response, providing insights for donors, humanitarian organizations, and women-led initiatives worldwide.

The conversation will focus on gaps and challenges based on WND long learning process and collected evidence based on its 3-stages feminist response to the affected communities and women after the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria in 2023, trends in feminist movements’ organizing strategies.

WND will present a Case study on their response to the earthquake in Syria and Turkey which captures the conceptualization of what is understood as crisis/compounded crises, what are building blocks for feminist responses, and main strategies from the perspective of frontline activists, women's organizations, and feminist funds.