In the wake of the #WomensWave Global Anniversary our chapters from around the world are sharing with us powerful experiences from their events and marches. The following is an article by Jamie Evans, Chapter Ambassador for Women’s March Sydney, who describes how the community gathered and rallied for their mission “to harness the power of everyone present to change the culture of violence against women for the next generation”.

Together with women and allies around the world, Women’s March Bamenda, Cameroon joined the #WomensWave Global Anniversary in January to stand up and activate change in their communities. The following is an article by Ngwa Damaris, the Chapter Ambassador, who tells us about their #WomensWave event and circumstances that drove them to establish a local chapter.

Last month Women’s March Madagascar joined the #WomensWave, holding its first march to stand up for women’s rights in Madagascar and march in solidarity with women and allies around the world on the #WomensWave Global Anniversary. The following is an article by Liz Toomey, the Chapter Ambassador, who shares with us details from their anniversary event and the gendered inequalities faced by women in Madagascar that drive the chapter’s advocacy for change.

Following the Project 1324 challenge, Women’s March Global got to speak with the artists behind the winning entries to hear more about their work and what drives them to be a part of the #WomensWave! The project was launched to spread awareness of the staggering rate of violence that women and girls face around the world every day, where 1 in 3 women and girls worldwide have experienced either physical or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. As part of Adobe’s Project 1324, WMG called on artists to create an image that represents #WomensWave, #EndViolenceAgainstWomen and the reasons women and allies are uniting around the world to advocate for change.

After an amazing weekend of events for the #WomensWave” we here at Women’s March Global would like to thank our global community of chapters, allies and everyone involved to make this weekend possible. Our organizers are the heartbeat of our community and they came out and showed up to call for an end to violence against women. The women’s wave would not have happened without their efforts.

The Women’s March Global Community of organisers have been working tirelessly to bring the Global #WomensWave to life. The #WomensWave will start tomorrow in New Zealand and the wave will follow as we cross time zones, borders and countries. We know the time is now for women to come together.

Taha Siddiqui is an award-winning journalist living in Paris. He teaches journalism and is writing a book on Pakistan. He also manages the website safenewsrooms.org.

The following is an interview with Womenite founder Harshit Gupta, an engineer by education and social entrepreneur by choice. Womenite is a youth-driven social initiative committed to the betterment of society.

The following interview with Natalee Stack, the Chapter Ambassador at Women’s March Kingston, gives us an insight into the climate of violence faced by women in Jamaica.

Two years ago women and allies around the world finalised plans for the historic Women’s March. The strength and commitment of organisers on that first march — January 21st, 2017 birthed Women’s March Global.