Welcome to footnotes.¹, the newest platform of Footage.

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footnotes.¹ is a new space to share important, inspiring stories.

Just a little of our background to refresh your memory: 


At Footage our vision is a world where every person feels seen, heard, and worthy. We are a feminist organization raising voices to elevate lives through creative research, wellbeing interventions, and advocacy—all advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda. Footage has received ten Public Diplomacy awards from the U.S. Department of State to design and implement programs focusing on gender-based violence. A nonprofit organization founded by five women PhD colleagues at Cambridge University, Footage uses narrative and expressive approaches empowering women, LGBTQIA+, and marginalized groups around the world to connect as agents of social change. Our programs provide connection — a community for those on the frontlines of gender inequality where their ideas matter and their voices count. We have a particular focus on forced displacement and gender-based violence and believe compassion and connection are as important to sustainable development as food and water.


Through our new platform we are excited to bring you, our supporters, information on what we are doing throughout the Footage community, from the people doing the work. Bringing new voices and fresh perspectives, footnotes.¹ aims to demonstrate the expertise and knowledge of Footage as a feminist, humanitarian grassroots NGO working with some of the most marginalized people in the world. This platform is conceived as a space to disseminate knowledge, share diverse perspectives, and elevate the voices of the young women and girls with whom we collaborate globally. We encourage you to explore this resource, engage with its content, and share the insights you find valuable.


Here, you can experience the stories of participants in Footage research interventions; read accounts reflecting on the news and issues that impact on those whose voice so often go unheard; find recommendations on books and resources to inform change, and as we grow, insights and expertise from guest writers — all focused around the UN SDG’s, the Women, Peace and Security agenda, Feminist Foreign Policy, and our Footage Theory of Change. Simultaneously, we hope that footnotes.¹ will become a catalog of our work, archiving and remembering the impact of Footage over the last 15 years.


We can’t wait to begin this journey with you and would love to hear of any topics, current events or questions that you, our community, may be interested in or have. 


As always, with love, gratitude and awe,


The Footage Team

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