Vision and Mission

VISION, MISSION AND CORE FEMINIST VALUES

VISION

We envision a society that recognises, protects and celebrates the full personhood of all women and girls including respect for our dignity, diversity, sexual choices and bodily integrity.

MISSION

We aim to inspire and equip women to make free choices and act as agents of change in our relationships, our communities and ourselves. We are dedicated to developing a new feminist politics and consciousness. We work for transformation through education, information, collective action and celebration.

SISTER NAMIBIA’S CORE FEMINIST VALUES

1. Transformative Leadership

Promoting a vsion of shared power, providing opportunities for all members of the organisation to develop and use their ledership skills while fostering empowerment and equality within the organisation.

1. Empowerment

As in our work, we will promote those practises within the organisation that will accompany all of us in the development of our self-determination, and our capacity to take control of our lives

2. Communication

We will communicate openly, honestly and in a respectful and professional manner. We will speak and listen effectively and create an environment where we do not feel suppressed in our abilities to express ourselves. We shall employ the same enabling communication practice to our public and partners

3. Consideration and empathy

We will understand that outside out professional selves we are mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts and partners; and that our permanent roles can, will and do influence our workplace personas. We will be cognisant of the fact that we are all human and have ‘off’ days, and should try as much as possible to accommodate a sister on an off day.

4. Learning and enabling environment

Sister Namibia is a space for growth and the raising of people’s consciousness of our world, our place in it as women and our influence over our environments. As much as possible, we should always challenge and be challenged on ideas, beliefs and conceptions that we have-and create a space for free expression of our views as feminists and women, free of judgement and unconstructive criticism.

6 .Appreciation

Our work and responsibilities at Sister Namibia will be validated regardless of sexual orientation, nationality, race, religion and tribe. As much as Sister Namibia seeks to improve and better the lives of Namibia’s women, as a feminist organisation-all women’s issues are important-and for all women, everywhere. By respecting our differences and validating our contributions, feminist leaders make our organisation safe for all of us. Each person has a unique skill or ability that is valuable to our common efforts.