1 in 3 women experience violence.
Women do 75% of unpaid care work globally.
Women hold only 26% of seats in national parliaments worldwide, and political equality is over 130 years away.
In the last few years, over 50 countries have passed laws restricting women’s rights, autonomy, or freedoms.
1 in 3 women experience violence.
Women do 75% of unpaid care work globally.
Women hold only 26% of seats in national parliaments worldwide, and political equality is over 130 years away.
In the last few years, over 50 countries have passed laws restricting women’s rights, autonomy, or freedoms.
We are a global movement where women rise and lead together, using collective strength and local action to reshape the landscape of opportunity for women everywhere.
Together, we are building a world where women across cultures have equal power, opportunity, and safety, supported by strong communities and global solidarity.
Women come together in intergenerational Circles to take on a local challenge, supported by training, cross-cultural learning, and a global fund that strengthens their work.
Each Circle begins with women defining the local challenge they want to take on together.
Small, consistent groups create trust, shared leadership, and a space where women don’t have to carry things alone.
Circles design and run one focused initiative per year around that challenge — creating depth, momentum, and meaningful change.
Circles learn from and support one another across cultures, sharing strategies, experience, and solidarity around the issues they’re tackling.
With a global network and a shared funding model behind them, Circles can sustain their work and grow their impact.
The Solutions Library provides tested models adapted from women’s organizations worldwide. Circles also receive ongoing training so they feel equipped to lead real change.
Circles anchor around initiatives chosen by their community, not abstract empowerment.
Shared infrastructure and standards enable autonomy, not control.
Youth, mid-career women, and elders collaborate as equal leaders.
Women learn from and strengthen each other across cultures as equals.
Every Circle member contributes dues based on local context.
These dues form the Shared Fund – a global pool that supports all Circles with training, tools, and small project grants.
Local action grows stronger through global solidarity.
We’re building a global women-led movement, and we need early partners, supporters, and team members to help shape the foundation. If you feel the urgency of this moment, there’s a place for you here.
The fastest way to help right now. Your contribution fuels the launch of our first Circles, supports early infrastructure, and helps cover the time needed to build a strong, sustainable movement.
We’re looking for committed builders — storytellers, organizers, designers, community leads, and more — to help shape Solena’s first year. If you’ve ever wanted to build a global movement from the ground up, now is the time.
Circles will open gradually as the model and support systems grow. If you’re interested in leading a Circle in 2026, join our early planning list and help shape what Circles will look like across cultures.
The Solena Collective was co-founded by Janice Levenhagen (U.S./France) and Ruth Ibrahim (Kenya), two organizers who met through Y Combinator’s co-founder search and discovered they were building toward the same vision from different countries and contexts.
Together, they bring experience in global gender equality work, women’s leadership, community organizing, and grassroots empowerment.
The Solena Collective was co-founded by Janice Levenhagen (U.S./France) and Ruth Ibrahim (Kenya), two organizers who met through Y Combinator’s co-founder search and discovered they were building toward the same vision from different countries and contexts.
Together, they bring experience in global gender equality work, women’s leadership, community organizing, and grassroots empowerment.