DIVA for Equality works across the country, region and globally. For an organization that is small in number in terms of Human resources but has a major footprint to maintain in the Pacific region movements, it can be challenging to be everywhere.

This is where the role I play comes in handy as a Logistics Project Officer. As activist and advocates have their chants and their quoted lines about human rights, SRHR, Economic Justice and ecological Climate Justice, I also have my 1 sentence lines;

  • Good morning, how are you? I am just calling to enquire about your…
  •  Flights coming in from point A-point B on these dates
  • Do you have availability of accommodation to cater for____pax?
  • Is your meeting room available for these dates?
  • Do you do catering?
  • We would like to purchase ____ can I get a quotation please?

And there are cloudy days, when you need to use these lines…

  • Unfortunately, we will need to cancel, my apologies for the cancelation
  • Kindly following up again on my previous email for availability of venue
  • Can I speak with your boss?

And so forth….

I come from an IT and Sales background and I always feel like this work in making deals with vendors and business people will never be an issue for me. Unfortunately, it is not as easy as I think because the difference is that you are just not working towards closing deals and making sales, you are organizing people’s movements, gathering and safe space to convene, majority women.

Women who are already giving so much into the work in fixing systems that are failing us as women, women who are already exhausted and moving around with broken bodies, women who have missed their partner or children’s birthday because of their work, couldn’t even join your Saturday parties because they just want to rest and sleep.

I love my work, because as I am learning my way in how to be an activist or the politics and principles of being a feminist, at least I can assist in arranging the best comfortable options for these women so they can get their work done and also feel good and safe about it.

Feminist organizing is about care, inclusion, and justice. Logistics is how we put those values into practice. When we plan with care, we make sure rural women, LBQ people, and those with fewer resources can join and lead.

Logistics is feminist care in action. It’s how we resist burnout, how we share resources, and how we build movements that last. Every meal shared; every safe space created — that’s feminism in practice. Good logistics isn’t just about efficiency — it’s about justice. It’s how we make feminism real, every day, in every meeting, and every journey.

So next time you see an activist event running smoothly, remember,  logistics made it possible. Wink!

This blog is written by Elenoa Sekinairai, Logistics Officer, DIVA for Equality