A global solidarity network to fight against Covid-19
19.12.20
Together with a group of NGOs in official relationship with UNESCO, Make Mothers Matter has initiated a global solidarity network in order to create synergies between their grassroots associations around the world.
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EmailThe idea is to have these grassroots organisations collaborating and sharing initiatives, including the ones from UNESCO, to implement appropriate and effective actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several Facebook groups have thus been created in Africa (Ivory Coast, Central Africa, English-speaking Africa, Madagascar), South Asia, Asia Pacific, North America, Latin America, Europe and Lebanon.
Feedback from the field provides a global chronological and thematic view of the evolution of the crisis as close as possible to the populations. The objective is threefold:
- To make known the realities of situations on the ground and their evolution
- To put the spotlight on the exceptional solidarity of civil society that has developed on all continents
- To propose a new vision for the post-COVID19 period, taking into account past experiences.
Friendship, an MMM associate member in Bangladesh, participates in this solidarity network.
Their actions in a wide variety of fields and their different sensitivities have enabled NGOs to create a constructive global solidarity with the support of UNESCO, in respect of their common values. A report will be submitted to UNESCO in order to contribute to the reflections carried out with a view to finding new and innovative responses to the global crisis and to strengthen the NGO-UNESCO partnership.
→ See also this article on the UNESCO News
In addition to MMM, the NGOs which have participated in the implementation of this solidarity network are:
- Association Montessori Internationale (AMI)
- ATD Quart Monde
- Business and Professional Women International
- Organisation Mondiale pour l’Education Préscolaire (OMEP)
- International Catholic Cooperation Center for UNESCO
- International Fellowship of Reconciliation
- South Asia Foundation
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