Power Up! (PU!) is a consortium of three womxn’s rights organisations: Just Associates (JASS), a feminist movement strengthening organisation rooted in the Global South; Yayasan Pemberdayaan Perempuan Kepala Keluarga (PEKKA), a national womxn-headed family empowerment network in Indonesia; and Gender at Work (G@W), an international feminist knowledge network. Power Up! engages with womxn, womxn’s rights organisations (WROs) and LBQTI+ groups, particularly those that represent constituencies that have been structurally excluded in their communities and in social movements (HIV+ womxn, sex workers, womxn workers, and rural and Indigenous womxn).
In 2023, the PU! consortium carried out a Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the programme, aiming to highlight results achieved and lessons learned between January 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023 with a view to strengthen promising approaches during the second half of implementation. Since the MTR covered results through the first half of 2023, validation of the Theory of Change, an update on risks and learning agenda, this PU! annual report showcases results that were not included in the MTR, however drawing relevant threads between activities and results to ensure coherence. The report is organised around our three pathways of change, emphasising the interconnected nature of womxn’s experiences across our strategic agendas: Bodies, Voice and Resources to reflect our 2023 journey as Power Up! while highlighting our shared accomplishments and lessons learned.
Spanning a wide range of contexts and regions, and working with and alongside various stakeholders, our 2023 journey revealed key areas of convergence that underpin the Consortium’s commitment to feminist principles and guide our collective efforts towards an equitable future for people and the planet. Through capacity building, fostering of alliances, cross-movement learning, agenda setting & strategic advocacy, challenging narratives through strategic communications, and exploring just economic alternatives, PU! continued to build, organise and mobilise, and transform power.