Archive process

Feministnarratives.com negates singular patriarchal narrative vitalizing diverse narrative which propels feminist agenda forward. It conducts multi-generational sessions with an emphasis on sexuality, highlighting the experiences of women in the private and political spheres.

Feministnarratives.com generates feminist narratives through many workshops, personal testimonies (both in written and oral) and visual documentation. Contributors’ share their stories in these workshops and their stories are chosen based on their engagement in the local community, feminist movement, and their participation in development of equality and freedom agendas.

The feminist story production process are :

• Feminist storytelling is a writing workshop which is structured into four sections, where feminist writers go through a process of writing their personal stories. The participants are women and queer identifying right activist across Nepal. The team consists of academics, feminist writers, editors, and illustrators. The personal testimonies are then archived in feministnarrative.com website. Some stories are also collected in a book published by LOOM.
• Feminist oral history documentation is a participatory documentation process in which women of diverse ethnic backgrounds who has contributed to the women's movement share their stories. The individual interaction with contributors is organized and then recorded and transcribed. The stories are archived so that it can be easily accessible and can be used as Feminist movement tools.
• Digital story telling is a 4-day workshop where stories are produced, stored, and disseminated using digital media. Feminist access to technology, principles of the internet, and digital safety are covered. The emphasis is on the storyteller's control over the medium, including word choice (narration), images, and music to make it more powerful.

 Archival Values

Archived available are collected embedding feminist values at each phase of the process.

 Recognizing history of resistance and activism: The documents will serve as a guideline for engaging with the community, assisting in not only understanding difficult situations, but also co-creation and co-building initiatives of feminist movement.

 Collaboration: LOOM connects with individuals and organizations to bring out the stories of feminist activists.

 Preservation: The archive preserves feminist oral history documents which helps to understand the feminist movement in Nepal .

 Authenticity: Contributors share their stories, and archive plays a part in preserving the knowledge in its original form.

 Diversity: The archive acknowledges people's diversity and how they choose to self-identify.

 Consent and Confidentiality: Interviews are conducted, and information are disseminated only after consent of an individual or community.

 Maintain a safe space: Feministnarrative.com ensures safe space where discussions on gendered power dynamics as well as issues and challenges can be made openly.

 Acknowledge agency and knowledge: The archive recognizes community as a collective agency with the ability to confront and overcome barriers and fight injustice.

Advocacy: The feminist oral historical records can be used as feminist movement tool.

Accessibility: The records can be accessed by everyone when needed for non-commercial use.