For International Women's Day, WIEGO amplified the voices of women leaders whose organizations stepped up to provide relief when governments failed to do enough during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are their stories.
Marcelina Bautista, founder of the Center for Support and Training of Domestic Workers in Mexico |
Zarina, a Home-Based Worker who helps stranded migrant workers in Delhi |
Romilla Chetty, the first woman in her family to run the vendor business in South Africa |
Jennifer Thaís Santos Fernandes, member of the National Movement of Waste Pickers in Brazil |
Panisara Adiraklarpnukul, a massage therapist in Bangkok |