Foundation for Social Transformation is a not-for-profit, apolitical, indigenous philanthropic organisation established in 2005.  It is conceived, led, and managed by people from the region to support progressive grassroots initiatives in North East India.

Brief

To support the FST team in developing indicators (specific measures or signs used to assess progress) and values (core beliefs or principles like equality, inclusivity, and empowerment). These will be based on feminist principles that facilitate organsiational and team development. The indicators and values should be easy to adopt and be designed to help both the organisation as a whole and individual team members grow and improve.

What we did?

We had a two-point approach of using a series of capacity building exercises and workshops. We collaborated with the FST team to arrive at a shared understanding of what feminism means for the organisation. The exercises used a game-like approach to encourage detailed discussions and involve various departments.

Outcome

The positive response has encouraged us to explore the cause further. We are currently in the process of drafting a consolidated document on feminist values and indicators.