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.
Highlights
Political initiatives 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 initiatives 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 initiatives in Africa
The Amefricanas project 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 Latinas
A rhizomatic network of Black, Indigenous, and LBTIQ+ women leaders and initiatives committed to deepening democracies in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a bridge to Africa. An architecture of collective power creating spaces for collaboration, visibility, and shared political advocacy, while amplifying grassroots voices in regional democratic processes
Im.pulsa
Plural, open and free political learning community and platform dedicated to helping diverse women enter and remain in Latin American institutional politics. Im.pulsa contributes to political representation and the democratization of political and electoral learning for diverse women.
Women in Dialogue
A research and communication project dedicated to building bridges, finding common ground, and creating a shared language. It seeks to unite women of diverse political identities around a consensus-driven, pro-rights agenda.
