In a special feature to mark Refugee Week 2008, openDemocracy ran a short project to bring unheard voices, new ideas and testimony of the lived experiences of refugees in Britain into the public debate. MigrantVoice incorporated a multiauthored blog, podcasts, and a substantial article debate including contributions from Saskia Sassen and Philippe Legrain, and edited by Rosemary Bechler. Partnerships with Sheffield's City of Sanctuary and the Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum (MRCF) based in west London added valuable new topics and voices to the discussion. You can access the blog, read the article series, and listen to the podcast for World Refugee Day here.

Pathways is an on going partnership with the Institute of Development Studies, which is running a research and communications programme linking academics, activists and practitioners to find out ‘what works' to empower women. Over the coming year, openDemocracy will bring you the voices and views of women working in Ghana, Bangladesh, Brazil, Egypt, Palestine, Sudan and Nigeria. Articles for the initiative include contributions by Srilatha Batliwala, Andrea Cornwall, Mulki Al-Sharmani, Cecilia Sardenberg, Takyiwaa Manuh (you can also listen to Takyiwaa's interview here), Firdous Azim, Naila Kabeer, Emily Esplen, Ana Alice Alcântara and Rosalind Eyben.

You can find a full list of all the articles and podcasts in the project here, and read the project blog here.

We would like to thank The Barrow Cadbury Trust and The Instititute of Development Studies, Sussex University, for supporting this project.

Our Marie Stopes Global Safe Abortion conference blog can be found here, as well as our Global Safe Abortion podcast which can be listened to here.

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender equality and the advancement of women. openDemocracy was at its fifty-second session from 25 February - 7 March 2008, where Jane Gabriel and Zohra Moosa blogged behind the scenes on everything from the keynote speakers to the taste of the coffee

In March 2007 openDemocracy hosted a blog and podcast of the conference. Pinar Ilkkaracan, Solana Larsen and Patricia Daniel critically explored the issues raised.

Over 16 days, between 25th November and 10th December, openDemocracy is running an editorial project in support of the annual activism against gender violence campaign. We are publishing articles and podcasts and running a dedicated blog on our front page. Guest blogger Zohra Moosa of the Fawcett Society is leading the dialogue. Themes we are addressing include: security masculinities and the state, rape and impunity, healthy bodies, coercion and control, and women as trade. You can find a full list of our articles and podcasts here.

Our 16 Days coverage was made possible by the generosity of Alec Reed.

The first international conference of the Nobel Women's Initiative took place in Ireland in June 2007. Six female Nobel Peace Laureates gathered eighty women activists and policy makers from thirty countries to discuss ways to "Redefine Peace in the Middle East and Beyond". openDemocracy was there to record events, rapporteurs blogged the discussions and we podcast the meeting daily. Shirin Ebadi, Isabel Hilton, Ann Carr and Nadwa Sarandah explored the major themes in an article series.

We are grateful to The Tides Foundation and The Joukowsky Family Foundation for their financial support which made this project possible.

In 2007, openDemocracy covered the G8 process from a women's perspective. Women from around the world debated key issues of aid, globalisation, climate change and health in a month-long openSummit blog. Patricia Daniel, Tina Wallace, Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie, Christopher Albin-Lackey and Ben Rawlence provided commentary and Solana Larsen podcast the global meeting.

The 7th World Social Forum brought the world to Africa as activists, social movements, networks, coalitions and other progressive forces converged in Kenya. Patricia Daniel blogged live from Nairobi, and reflected on the event from a women’s perspective. Additional reporting from Anthony Barnett.

Can women make a difference in resolving conflict and building peace? UN Resolution 1325 says ‘yes’, but what has it achieved? openDemocracy has covered the issues in 2005 and 2006 through 15 articles, and openDemocracy's Rosemary Bechler co-produced our 1325 multi-authored, global blog.

openDemocracy invited readers and authors to participate in a collaborative storytelling experiment exploring issues of gender and power, and inspired by a traditional Japanese poetic form. The resulting stories are here and here, plus Sarah Lindon reports on an innovative experiment. Our Renga project was made possible by the generosity of Carl Djerassi.