European Network of Migrant Women
who we are
We are visionary, proactive
and bold.
We prioritise migrant women
and girls.
European Network of Migrant Women is a migrant-women-led feminist, secular, non-partisan platform that advocates for the rights, freedoms and dignity of migrant, refugee and ethnic minority women and girls in Europe.
Our diverse membership includes the women from almost all the regions of the globe and extends to over 50 grassroots and advocacy groups in over 20 European countries.
Established in 2012, European Network of Migrant Women works through collaborative actions with our members - organisations, groups and individual migrant feminists - promoting capacity-building, access to rights and justice and self-representation among migrant and refugee women at the European and international level. Collectively, we foster a safe-space where girls and women of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds can come together to support each other, forge alliances and build solidarity across differences and borders.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Mothers of the World is an animated short video, produced by the European Network of Migrant Women and directed by the film-maker Vaishnavi Sundar. It is inspired by the stories of five migrant & refugee mothers from Afghanistan, Somalia, Ukraine, Philippines and Turkey.
This 20-minute animation presents a series of portraits of the women who took difficult journeys into Europe, their quest for safety, security and stability for themselves and their children, their daily struggles and the courage and wisdom with which they deal with the new challenges in Europe. It concludes with the policy recommendations to improve the lives of refugee and migrant mothers in Europe.
The video is narrated in the original languages of migrant women portrayed in the film and is available with English, Spanish, Italian, Farsi, Ukrainian and Russian subtitles on Youtube. (use the settings icon to select your preferred subtitle language)
For the video Mères du Monde with French subtitles please follow this link.
Mothers of the World was produced in 2023 as part of the Mums@Work project co-funded by the European Union’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).
LATEST NEWS
220 ORGANISATIONS ASK UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD WORKING GROUP EXPERTS ACCOUNTABLE On 11th October 2023, European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) sent a letter to the members of …
EUROPEAN NETWORK OF MIGRANT WOMEN ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2023 On Saturday September 30th and Sunday October 1st 2023 took place ENoMW’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Bassano Del Grappa, Italy. …
HAGUE MOTHERS: OPEN LETTER TO THE HAGUE SPECIAL BUREAU In solidarity with the Hague Mothers, we raise our voices against the grave injustices faced by women victims of male violence …
THE 2022 ACTIVITY REPORT IS OUT The European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) marked its 10th anniversary in 2022, celebrating a decade of impactful projects aimed at safeguarding the rights …
MIGRANT WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES IN TRANSIT, REFUGEE CAMPS/CENTRES, AND HOST COUNTRIES OF SPAIN, ITALY, BELGIUM, FRANCE, AND GERMANY This report is part of Work Package 9 of the HumMingBird project, with …
The European Parliament recognises prostitution as violence against women. “This is a great step forward for the protection of migrant women and girls in Europe”- Noura Raad, co-president of the …
our projects & actions
Single men should not be able to buy children. Nobody should. Single men least of all. But no-one.
Another single British man has bought a baby in Cyprus.
@BBCNews ran two identical “poor man stranded after buying baby” stories this week.
But no mention by BBC of the 3 women trafficked to UK for forced surrogacy last year. Why is that?
@jamesingham