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Section 1: Partner Organizations African Women's Development Fund African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) is a grant-making foundation which supports local, national and regional organisations in Africa working towards women's empowerment. AWDF through institutional capacity building and programme development seeks to build a culture of learning and partnerships within the African women's movement. Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. Association for Women's Rights in Development The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is an international, multi-generational, feminist, creative, future-orientated membership organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights. AWID’s mission is to strengthen the voice, impact and influence of women’s rights advocates, organizations and movements internationally to effectively advance the rights of women. The Aspen Institute The mission of the Aspen Institute is to foster enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. Through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry and an appreciation for timeless values. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women’s rights from around the world. Center for Women's Global Leadership
The Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) develops and facilitates women's leadership for women's human rights and social justice worldwide. CWGL was founded in 1989 and is a unit of the Institute for Women's Leadership (IWL) - a consortium of six women's programs at Rutgers University created to study and promote how and why women lead, and to develop programs that prepare women of all ages to lead effectively. Club of Madrid
The Club of Madrid is an independent organization created for the purpose of promoting democracy and change in the global community. Its members are usually former heads of state and government who have the ability to work as catalysts for change. The Club of Madrid works with various governments and other organizations in search of effective methods to provide technical advice and recommendations to transitional nations taking steps closer to a democratic way of life. Council of Women World Leaders
The Council of Women World Leaders is a network of current and former women heads of state and heads of government established in 1996 by Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland (1980-1996), and Laura Liswood, Secretary General. The Council currently has 36 Members. Tarja Halonen, President of Finland (2000-present) is currently Chair of the Council. Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW), United Nations
Grounded in the vision of equality of the United Nations Charter, the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) advocates the improvement of the status of women of the world, and the achievement of their equality with men – as equal actors, partners, and beneficiaries of sustainable development, human rights, peace and security. The Elders
The Elders is a group of world leaders led by Nelson Mandela and chaired by Desmond Tutu, whose goal is to solve global problems, using "almost 1,000 years of collective experience" to work on solutions for seemingly insurmountable problems like climate change, HIV & AIDS, and poverty, and "use their political independence to help resolve some of the world's most intractable conflicts." Femmes Africa Solidarité
Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) is a non-governmental organization, created by African women leaders, without racial or religious agenda using international instruments such as the UN Resolution 1325 as its main conceptual framework for guiding its programmes. FAS wishes to favour the creation of a new social order that guarantees the respect of women's rights, women's equal responsibility for, and equal access and opportunity to participate in decision-making. Global Fund for Women
The Global Fund for Women is an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice. It advocates for and defends women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world. The Global Fund for Women is part of a global women's movement that is rooted in a commitment to justice and an appreciation of the value of women's experience. Humanity United
Humanity United is an independent grant-making organization committed to building a world where modern-day slavery and mass atrocities are no longer possible. Humanity United invests in the power of ideas and individuals, bringing together the best in research, policy, and advocacy to activate local and global solutions to alleviate human suffering on a broad scale. The Institute for Inclusive Security - Hunt Alternatives Fund
The Institute for Inclusive Security advocates for the full participation of all stakeholders, especially women, in peace processes. Creating sustainable peace is achieved best by a diverse, citizen-driven approach. The Institute for Inclusive Security believes, that of the many sectors of society currently excluded from peace processes, none is larger — or more critical to success — than women. International Alert
International Alert is an independent peacebuilding organisation working in over 20 countries and territories around the world. Its dual approach involves working directly with people affected by violent conflict as well as at government, EU and UN levels to shape both policy and practice in building sustainable peace. International Colloquium on Women’s Empowerment
Coinciding with International Women's Day (March 8), women leaders from around the world convened for the International Colloquium for Women’s Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security (the Colloquium) in Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa in 2009. The Colloquium brought together 400 international participants and 400 Liberian national participants, including female leaders; heads of state and government, to discuss, learn, demonstrate and act on the benefits and lessons learned from women in leadership. International Crisis Group
The International Crisis was founded in 1995 as an international non-governmental organisation and is today generally recognised as the world’s leading independent, non-partisan, source of analysis and advice to governments, and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, European Union and World Bank, on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict. International Women's Commission
The IWC is a coalition of Palestinian, Israeli and international women who recognize the urgent need to achieve a meaningful peace between Israelis and Palestinians and feel a shared commitment to accomplish this goal. Participation in the IWC is grounded in mutual respect for diversity and the rights and dignity of all parties. International Women's Tribune Centre
The International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) is an international non-governmental organization established in l976 and committed to empowering people and building communities, IWTC provides communication, information, education, and organizing support services to women's organizations and community groups working to improve the lives of women, particularly low-income women, in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
The PeaceWomen Project - Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - monitors and works toward rapid and full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. PeaceWomen.org is a project of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) United Nations Office, in New York City. PeaceWomen advocates for the integration of gender analysis in the governance, peace and security work of civil society actors, the UN system, and governmental bodies. Nobel Women's Initiative
The Nobel Women's Initiative was established in 2006 by sister Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Wangari Maathai, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan Maguire. The Nobel Peace Prize is a great honor, but it is also a great responsibility. It is this sense of responsibility that compelled these six women to help strengthen work being done in support of women's rights around the world - work often carried out in the shadows with little recognition. NoVo Foundation
NoVo Foundation seeks to foster a transformation in global society from a culture of domination and exploitation to collaboration and partnership, empowering women and girls as the primary agents of change. The Novo Foundation believes that investment in women and girls has far reaching impact and delivers high returns for economic growth and broad social benefits to families and communities. Oxfam International Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice. Oxfam International seeks increased worldwide public understanding that economic and social justice are crucial to sustainable development. United Nations Development Fund for Women
UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women's empowerment and gender equality. Placing the advancement of women's human rights at the centre of all of its efforts, UNIFEM focuses its activities on four strategic areas: (1) reducing feminized poverty, (2) ending violence against women, (3) reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls, and (4) achieving gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as war. UN-INSTRAW
In 1976, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) created the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW). In all of its work, UN-INSTRAW promotes an interactive dialogue between civil society, governments and international organizations through the creation of networks and the continual dissemination of gender-related information. United Nations Women Watch
WomenWatch is the central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system. It is a joint United Nations project created in March 1997 to provide Internet space for global gender equality issues and to support implementation of the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action. The White House Project
The White House Project is an American, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization which aims to advance women’s leadership in all communities and sectors, up to the U.S. presidency. By filling the leadership pipeline with a richly diverse, critical mass of wome to make American institutions, businesses and government truly representative. Women's Environment & Development Organization
WEDO’s mission is to empower women as decision makers to achieve economic, social and gender justice, a healthy, peaceful planet, and human rights for all. Through our programs on Economic and Social Justice, Gender and Governance and Sustainable Development, WEDO emphasizes women’s critical role in social, economic and political spheres. Women, Faith and Development Alliance
The Women, Faith, and Development Alliance (WFDA) is a powerful new force dedicated to engendering global efforts to reduce poverty by increasing political will and action to increase investments in women's and girls' empowerment around the world. WFDA is focused on one 'big idea': to join women and men in international faith, development and women's organizations to mobilize around the bold moral imperative of ending global poverty and empowering women and girls. Women for Women International
Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. Women for Women International envisions a world where no one is abused, poor, illiterate or marginalized. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is the oldest women's peace organization in the world. It is an international NGO with Sections in 37 countries, covering all continents. The International Secretariat is based in Geneva with a New York UN office. WILPF has had consultative status (category B) with the UN through the Economic and Social Council since 1948. WILPF also has Special Consultative Relations with the Food and Agricultural Organisation in Rome, the International Labour Organisation in Geneva and the United Nations Children's Fund in New York. Women's Learning Partnership
Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) is dedicated to women's leadership and empowerment. At its essence, WLP is a builder of networks, working with 18 autonomous and independent partner organizations in the Global South, particularly in Muslim-majority societies, to empower women to transform their families, communities, and societies. Women's Media Center
The Women’s Media Center was founded in 2005 as a non-profit progressive women's media organization by writers/activists Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem. It makes women visible and powerful in the media, by working with the media to ensure that women’s stories are told and women’s voices are heard. The Center does this in three ways: through media advocacy campaigns; by creating its own media; and by training women to participate directly in media. Women's Refugee Commission
The Women's Refugee Commission advocates vigorously for laws, policies and programs to realize its vision of a world in which refugee, internally displaced, returnee and asylum-seeking women, children and young people: are safe, healthy and self-reliant; participate in the decisions that affect their lives, both during displacement and when displacement ends; and are advocates and activists themselves, providing continuous monitoring of the policies and practices that affect them. World YWCA
The World YWCA is a global network of women leading social and economic change in 125 countries worldwide. It advocates for peace, justice, health, human dignity, freedom and care of the environment, and has been at the forefront of raising the status of women since it was founded in 1855. The World YWCA develops women’s leadership to find local solutions to the global inequalities women face. Each year, it reaches more than 25 million women and girls through work in 22,000 communities. Section 2: Reports Oxfam Report: Trading away our rights - Women Working in Global Supply Chains
Globalization has drawn millions of women into paid employment across the developing world. Today, supermarkets and clothing stores source the products that they sell from farms and factories worldwide. At the end of their supply chains, the majority of workers - picking and packing fruit, sewing garments, cutting flowers - are women... |
