In 2014, CREA organized the first ever Feminist Leadership, Movement Building and Rights Institute (FLMBaRI) in Hindi. The institute is the bridge between the feminist theories and practice, aimed at building the next generation of feminist activists who would lead the movements of the future. The institute is for women activists and young leaders, including those working in the grassroots and leading marginalized communities. Activists and academics teach the course using classroom instruction, group work, case studies, simulation exercises, films and other creative mediums. In 2018, the FLMBaRI was re-designed to update the curriculum and address the current contexts and issues. 

FLMBaRI has created a pool of feminist leaders and activists who are working with communities and leading movements across the country. The activists and leaders are now better connected, able to share their experiences and learnings with each other, support each other’s work and initiatives and the creative cross learning is helping them lead their respective movements an

CREA’s Feminist Leadership, Movement Building, and Rights Institute—Hindi

CREA’s Feminist Leadership, Movement Building, and Rights Institute—Hindi, is designed for women working at the grassroots level, community based organizations and/or leading grassroots, community movements in India. The annual residential training program in Hindi focuses on building the conceptual understanding on issues of patriarchy, gender and power, feminism, feminist leadership, caste and leadership, women’s movement and engagement on violence against women, and sex worker’s movements and interface with the women’s movement. The aim is to deepen the participant’s feminist lens and political analysis, enable them to share the learning in their communities and apply the knowledge to further their work and movements in their communities. The institute also develops a network of grassroots feminist activists working with communities and/or leading movements.