Imagining and shaping a more participatorypolitics in Latin America.
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Instituto Update
We are the infrastructure that was missing for the democracy we want.
Instituto Update acts as a regional platform for innovation and political imagination in the Global South. We connect leaders, strengthen networks, and produce knowledge to increase the political participation of diverse women leading democratic agendas at an institutional level.
Political Innovation Ecosystem
Political innovation in Brazil
A project to remember and disseminate the work of political innovation carried out by the ecosystem of initiatives for more political representation and an accessible democracy for all.
Political innovation in Latin America
Explore the mapping of initiatives that strengthen diverse political leadership in Latin America, focusing on Afro-descendant, Indigenous, and LBTQIA+ women.
Political innovation in Africa
The Amefricanas Mapping seeks to identify, connect and strengthen initiatives that drive the political leadership of popular, rural, indigenous, LGBTQIA+ and young women in African countries, promoting exchanges and transcontinental collaboration with Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Projects
Conecta
A project that facilitates and drives a community of exchange and learning among leaders of organizations from Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa, focused on the advances, challenges, and strategies for achieving racial and gender equality in politics.
Im.pulsa
Im.pulsa is our plural, open, and free digital and social technology for political and electoral learning, supporting diverse women in entering and remaining in institutional politics. With Im.pulsa, knowledge that was once costly and restricted becomes accessible to many.
Women in Dialogue
A project born from the belief in the strength of women’s unity to transform society. We believe that, beyond political, religious, regional, or cultural differences, we can build a common democratic agenda in which all women can dream and live fully.
