[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We're delighted to welcome Chrissy Cattle as Irise's new CEO! [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Chrissy, who will join Irise in April 2024, is moving on from her role as Foundation Manager of the Old Dart Foundation, a grantmaking organisation partnering with social change actors in Peru and Papua New Guinea. Since graduating from a Masters in Environmental Change and International...
After a decade of service, our founding CEO, Emily Wilson, is moving on to new adventures and it is time for the Irise community to choose their next CEO.Irise was set-up to enable the voice and power of the people most held back by period inequality and injustice. Since day 1 our incredible team of...
Irise was started in response to a Kenyan schoolgirl, given a chance to tell stakeholders what she wanted and needed, sharing that periods were holding her back in school and that no one would listen. We dreamt of creating an institution that could champion the voice and leadership of the people most sidelined by this...
We welcome and applaud the explicit acknowledgement of the reality that the UK’s health and care system has been designed “by men, for men”. We also celebrate the important step forward that having a dedicated strategy for Women’s Health in England represents.We particularly welcome the commitments to invest more in research and evidence and to...
This Menstrual Health Day, Irise International is excited to launch the Empower Period Awards 2022.The Awards will celebrate young feminist leaders in the UK and East Africa fighting for period justice.How to get involved:You can nominate an individual or group you know who are fighting for period justice in their community, country or career. ...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Download this new learning briefing, co-authored by Irise and academics at Burnet Institute, The University of Western Australia and the University of Leeds, to find out how using models of menstrual experience could increase the impact of your work.The briefing draws on two systematic reviews of experiences of menstruation across high and low income contexts...
If you missed our Annual Gathering 2022 you can download a summary here.The full agenda and speaker bios can be viewed here.You can also watch a full recording of the day here....
“A weakness is only a weakness in certain contexts; something that is a weakness in one situation is a strength in another.” This was the key take away from the Mentorship Circle meeting in June, where participants were encouraged to see their perceived weaknesses as valuable characteristics.Breaking Down Traditional HierarchiesThe Irise Mentorship Circle brings together...
As part of our Day of the Girl celebrations, we spoke to Ugandan gender equality activists Joan (19) and Clare (21) about why celebrating the International Day of the Girl is important to them, how Coronavirus has affected women and girls in their community and why they will continue to strike for women's rights:"According to...
We're thrilled to welcome Lillian to the Irise team as Regional Director at Irise Institute East Africa.Lillian is a Programme design and management Specialist with over 15 years’ experience in youth and leadership development work. She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management from Uganda Management Institute), a Bachelor or Arts Degree...
