Faces of
Inequality

The global Faces of Inequality Campaign aims to end inequalities in all its different forms – gender, income, wealth, geographical, environmental, abilities, justice, ethnic, et al. So many of us have stories to tell that are not being heard. Faces of Inequality works in a bottom up approach – locally, regionally, nationally & globally. The goal is to eradicate poverty by ending inequalities and to protect human rights – to make “Leave No One Behind” a reality. Faces of Inequality gives social exclusion, poverty and discrimination a face – and shows the extreme wealth and injustices as tax avoidance of multinational companies. It empowers people in the fight for their rights and is part of a global movement to end inequalities – by changing power structures. Faces of Inequality contributes to the achievement of the Agenda 2030 and specifically SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities) and SDG 5 (Gender Equality). The campaign is built jointly by members and partners – especially organisations of marginalized and excluded people:

Women, especially multiple-discriminated women | Children and youth | Older persons | People with disabilities | People discriminated by work, cast or descent including Dalits | Indigenous peoples | Migrants and refugees

With the inputs from around the world we have created a great Faces of Inequality Campaign toolkit! See & download the toolkit here. We will also have French and Spanish versions available. This toolkit is a guide to help you create your own actions. On these key dates in 2019, we plan to mobilize together in order to have the greatest impact:

  • 8 March – International Women’s Day & 11-22 March – Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
  • 8-19 July – High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF)
  • 21-25 September – Global Days of Action – the main week of the year – mobilisation on inequalities and climate change! 23-24 September – UNGA & HLPF with the Heads of State – SDG Summit and Climate Summit

Some of the key activities include – see more info in the toolkit! :

Faces of Inequality Themes

  • Social protection for all 
  • Tax justice & decent work 
  • Gender equality and inclusion of socially excluded groups 
  • Climate justice 

Fighting Inequalities

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Faces of Inequality changes the perception of inequalities. Changed values and cultures will prepare the ground for the systemic changes needed. This is connected with concrete struggles example for decent work and social protection.

Visages de l'Inégalité activities

  • Grassroots Research and Analysis: Faces of Inequality publications 
  • Awareness raising and capacity building 
  • Bottom-Up Mobilisation and Campaigning 
  • Advocacy and Monitoring 
  • Civil Society Coordination and Alliance Building 

Reports by our National Coalitions about inequalities:

Report from India Report from Malawi Report from South Korea Report from Afghanistan

Leave No Woman Behind

The double/multiple discrimination of women is a crucial issue—for the individual girls and women, but also in numbers: 600 million women alone live with a disability. Many of them face discrimination as women and as people with disability. These women are excluded from political processes locally, nationally and do not have access to regional and global levels. There they fight for political participation. ln this space we can fight together for their rights and ensure they are not left behind. Leave No Woman Behind is currently working in Ghana, Mali, and Kenya especially with women and girls with disabilities.