Representation in Politics
The Apolitical Foundation champions more representative political leadership by identifying and spotlighting the initiatives and individuals having an impact in building more diverse and representative politics and by fostering global leadership networks for those under-represented in political leadership.
Our Projects
Ongoing Project
TransformNorms Learning Collaborative
The Apolitical Foundation, in partnership with Global Health Visions, and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are running a 10-month learning fellowship for leaders working on adolescent girls and young women’s rights to better understand and effectively use social norms approaches to advance social and behavioral change.
This project runs through from November 2023 - March 2025.
Upcoming Project
Challenging Social Norms Around Violence Against Women Politicians
Building on our ongoing work on social norms, we aim to help mitigate and ultimately eliminate violence against women politicians by understanding and transforming the social norms that fuel it. We are actively seeking partners to collaborate on the following:
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Undertake research to understand the norms and behaviors driving violence against politicians
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Pilot projects that address the social norms around violence against politicians, including through positive role models, networks for politicians and public discussions
We are seeking partners to undertake this work with us, so if you are/know of organizations that would be relevant for this, kindly reach out!
Ongoing Project
The Strategic Alliance of Women in Politics
This project is focused on:
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Developing a network of informed and supported women politicians
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Researching and convening on the topic of preventing violence against women politicians.
We are learning from and connect political actors to develop support mechanisms for women politicians to make and implement effective GBV prevention policy.
Upcoming Project
Internet ‘Elves’ to Combat Online Violence Against Politicians
To combat trolling and online violence, we seek to build a movement of ‘Elves’. This project, as we envision it, is a combination of a citizen mobilization component with technological tools to:
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Detect (early warning signs) online hate,
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React to online attacks as an act of support to targeted politicians, and
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Change the narrative and promote democratic online practices.
We are seeking partners to undertake this work with us, so if you are/know of organizations that would be relevant for this, kindly reach out!
Representation in Politics Events
Are you committed to more representative politics as a politician, campaigner, or social entrepreneur?
We want to talk to you! Your perspectives would be invaluable in helping support new and existing politicians, and in making the world a better, more equal place. Reach out to caecilia@apolitical.foundation for more.