Women's Network for Change

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Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

4,584€

We are a non-profit association and our activities and endeavors are based on voluntary work.

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1- We launched the Women’s Network for Change Facebook page to expand our activities on social media.
2- We worked with a team of specialists to launch the WNC website. Many or our members have contributed some articles or their activities to the website and with their help; we have been able to study the situation, challenges and advancement of women in different countries.
3- We co-sponsored an event in Buenos Aires, Argentina in November 2016, with the initiative of the International Federation of Women in Legal Careers on Women's Body and Fundamental Rights, new challenges.
4- On July 1st 2017, several inspiring members of our burgeoning international network convened in Paris, France for an inaugural meeting. The session launched into a timely discussion about the role of women’s leadership at this important juncture in history.
5- A member of our network was invited to South Asian Regional Workshop -“Together We Can ” launched by SANWED-South Asian Network for Widows’ Empowerment in Development from July 16 to 19, 2017 and gave a report on rural widows.
6- We were invited to a two-day event on the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women on November 22 -23, 2017 in Palermo Italy. Ms. Concetta Giallombardo, a member of the WNC and the head of the Women’s Jurist Association in Palermo held a meeting in the presence of the city's Mayor. The event consisted a theatrical show and a musical program on this particular issue of violence against women following a discussion.
7- We met with four members of the European Parliament in Brussels at the end of December 2017 to speak to them about our activities and exchange ideas.
8- Two members participated in side-event of the UN Women CSW meetings in March 2016 and 2017.
9- We are applying to attend the CSW UN meetings next March and hope to be able to take a team of young volunteers with us.
10- We held a round-table meeting in Paris on February 17, 2018 to discuss 50/50 parity, what achievements have been made and where have we gone in our countries. A focus on the role of women in political leadership, the challenges of rural women and the role of women in media. We studied these topics in ten countries.

1- We are focusing on the context of parity and participation of women in social, economical and political leaderships.
2- We are also focusing on the role of women in regards to climate change.

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The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

• Date	01 Dec 2022	Location	Videoconference
  Subject	Speech at the 2nd GAP III Structured Dialogue with CSOs
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
  Portfolio	International Partnerships
  Attending	Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	Women Engage for a Common Future OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises International Organisation of Employers Citizens Assembly International Rescue Committee Inc CONCORD Europe CARE Österreich Green 10 ActionAid European Disability Forum PLATFORMA European Peacebuilding Liaison Office International Trade Union Confederation Front Line Defenders International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network Sustainable Development Institute Fairtrade Deutschland e.V. WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform CARE International Aisbl International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies European Network of Political Foundations Transparency International Nederland The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation HelpAge International European Partnership for Democracy Društvo za oblikovanje održivog razvoja DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) EuroMed Rights / EuroMed Droits European Network on Debt and Development ACT Alliance Advocacy to the European Union LIGHT FOR THE WORLD International - Organisation for inclusive development/ Organisation für inklusive Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, abkürzung: LIGHT FOR THE WORLD International