Organizations Working for Women's Rights
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Window on the World
Organizations Working for Women’s Rights This edition ofWindow on theWorld has brought together just a few of the feminist organizations who attended and contributed to theAWID Forum.
The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) www.awid.org The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) is an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women’s human rights. Our goal is to cause policy, institutional and individual change that will improve the lives of women and girls everywhere. We do this by facilitating ongoing debates on fundamental and provocative issues as well as by building the individual and organizational capacities of those working for women’s empowerment and social justice. A dynamic network of women and men around the world, AWID members are researchers, academics, students, educators, activists, business people, policy-makers, development practitioners, funders, and more. AWID recognizes that our members are our most valuable resource.We have a broad network of expert, committed members interested in sharing their ideas towards viable solutions for gender equality. AWID today is an organization of more than 5000 women and men. In total,10 International Forums have helped to foster a community with common goals and diverse strategies. AWID’s mission is to connect, inform and mobilize people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women’s human rights.
Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA) www.creaworld.org CREA aims to empower women to demand, create and access their human rights. CREA works from the premis that all women, irrespective of their status, have the inherent capacity to take responsibility for and make choices about their lives. Women are able to articulate and access their rights and emerge as leaders facilitating positive social change. CREA sees itself as a catalyst enabling this change. Access to information and knowledge about the world, and the changing political and economic structures contribute to women having greater control over their lives. CREA aims to draw on collective synergy to help reach common goals. CREA’s current initiatives include: New Voices, New Leaders Building the leadership capacities of women by implementing leadership development Development (2006) 49(1), 137–141. doi:10.1057/palgrave.development.1100229
Development 49(1): Window on the World programmes that address women’s rights and empowerment. Creative learning Enabling young women leaders to strengthen their work and network with each other innovative learning mechanism. Public education and advocacy Creating a broader public understanding of and influencing policies related to women’s rights and empowerment. Expanding discourses To engage with, support, and broaden, theory ^ with an emphasis on practice ^ in the areas of sexuality, gender, health and rights.
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