Who We Are

Our Network

Just Associates (JASS) is an international network of activists, scholars, and popular educators grounded in local and national action in more than 25 countries, working to strengthen the voice, visibility, and collective organizing power of women to create a just world. JASS programs aim to expand grassroots empowerment and public engagement; strengthen activists' and organizations' political strategic capacities; build bridges and alliances across boundaries of power and privilege shaped by class, gender, race, age, location, sexuality and other factors; and communicate fresh knowledge about the messy and inspiring realities of social change.

Where Are We From?

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Cross-Regional Team

Lisa VeneKlasen Executive Director	Annie Holmes JASS Knowledge Coordinator	Jacqueline Nolley Echegaray Mesoamerica Program Coordinator	Maggie Mapondera Program Assistant

Carrie Wilson Cross-Regional Program Coordinator	Charlotta Beavers Communications Associate	Maria del Carmen Sahonero Finance & Operations Manager

JASS Southern Africa Core Team

Hope Chigudu	Shamillah Wilson	Wala Nalungwe

Patience Mandishona	Sindi Blose	Martha Tholanah

Southeast Asia Regional Team

Nani Zulminarni	Dina Lumbantobing	Niken Lestari	Siti Masriyah
Chan Kunthea	Amporn Boontan	Jojo Guan	Mery Barreto

MesoAmerica Regional Team

Patricia Ardon	Malena de Montis	Ana Luisa Ahern	Alda Facio
Mariela Arce	Marusia Lopez	Daysi Flores

Board of Directors

Srilatha Batliwala	Malena de Montis	Lori Heise
Hope Chigudu	Valerie Miller	Atila Roque
Lisa VeneKlasen	Marivic Raquiza	Ellen Sprenger
Barbara Schriefer

Strategic Associates and Advisors

Rashida Dohad	John Gaventa	Joanna Kerr	Peter van Tuijl

JASS honors our founding associates and former board members, including:

Peggy Healy, Emira Woods, Jojo Geronimo, Timothea Howard, Heather White, Peter van Tuijl, John Samuel, Dina Abad, Ralph Fine.

 

JASS (Just Associates)
info@justassociates.org