The Global Statelessness Fund launch event was held online on January 16th, 2025 with the contributions of our grantee partners, Steering Group members, donors and partners, and staff members. Members of civil society organizations, professionals in the philanthropic sector, academics, and those interested in statelessness participated in this event to celebrate our launch and get to know the Fund. The recording of the event can be found here.
During the event, Alicia Wallace from Equality Bahamas shared their efforts for gender-equal nationality rights in the Bahamas and their experience as a grantee partner of the Global Statelessness Fund.
Equality Bahamas is a grassroots organization formed in 2014 to promote women’s rights as human rights. Equality Bahamas is volunteer-run by women. Fifty percent of its volunteers are LGBTQI+, and more than half are youth. The team is led by Alicia Wallace, a feminist advocate and writer. One of their main focus areas is challenging the gender unequal nationality laws in the Bahamas.
Find out more about Equality Bahamas on their social media: https://www.facebook.com/equality242/
