About MENA Fem Movement
MENA Fem Movement For Economic, Development, and Ecological Justice
MENAFem envisions a new global economic system based on intersectional feminist principles, human rights, and ecological justice driven by the needs of communities and the marginalised, in particular in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and beyond.
Activities
MENAFEM ANNUAL FEMINIST ECONOMICS SCHOOL – 2026
The economies of the MENA region have been shaped by a specific mode of…
Institutions
Who Shapes the Economy? Feminist Reflections on the IFIs and the Struggle for a…
This year, while travelling to Washington, DC for the Spring Meetings and then…
Resources
Reflection post FfD Forum April 2026
In April 2026, I had the opportunity to participate in the follow-up meetings…
Blogs
Reflection post FfD Forum April 2026
In April 2026, I had the opportunity to participate in the follow-up meetings for the implementation of the Seville Agreement on Financing for Development. What I take away from that experience is that decision-making in these spaces has…
Who Shapes the Economy? Feminist Reflections on the IFIs and the Struggle for a Just System
This year, while travelling to Washington, DC for the Spring Meetings and then following the FfD Forum, I kept asking myself: what should our takeaways be as a feminist movement from these spaces? What are we really able to change? Are we…
Financing a Just Socio-Ecological Transition: More Isn’t Always Better
At the IMF Spring Meetings 2026, much of the discussion circled around familiar themes: a worsening global debt crisis, growing external imbalances, and the surge in defense spending reshaping fiscal priorities. But framed through a justice…
Santa Marta and the Politics of Delaying the End of Fossil Fuels
Santa Marta was supposed to be the moment governments began coordinating how to end fossil fuel extraction. Instead, it became a space where ambition was softened, responsibility postponed, and political leadership quietly redirected back…