The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) was established in 1968 to administer Canada’s official development assistance (ODA) program. CIDA’s priorities are poverty reduction, democratic governance, private sector development, health, basic education, , and environmental sustainability. CIDA works in concert with its development partners, fragile states and countries in crisis, selected countries and regions, and the […]

The Council of Women World Leaders was created at a 1996 summit meeting of 11 of the world’s then-current and former presidents and prime ministers. The first convening of the council took place in 1997 at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. The Council is hosted at the UN Foundation. Members are nearly all current […]

Table of Contents 1 About BMZ 2 Fostering gender equality 3 Gender Related Interventions 4 BMZ and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 5 Further Information and Publications About BMZ The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) draws up the government’s development policy guidelines and fundamental concepts for . It lays down the long-term […]

Azerbaijan Gender Information Center (AGIC) is the first informational and analytical, bibliographical and documental center of the women’s movement on the territory of the South Caucasus. It was established in 2002 with the support of the Fund “Open Society – Azerbaijan”. The website contains a virtual museum, information on gender policies, country statistics, and a […]

Table of Contents 1 About the Australian Human Rights Commission 2 Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick 3 See Also 4 External links About the Australian Human Rights Commission The Australian Human Rights Commission was established in 1986 by an Act of the federal Parliament. It is an independent statutory organisation and is recognised internationally […]

The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) is an independent left oriented women’s organisation with stated aims of achieving democracy, equality and women’s emancipation. It has an organizational presence in 22 states in India, with a current membership of more than 9 million. About two-thirds of the organisation’s strength is derived from poor rural and […]

The Association for Welfare Activities for Rural Development (AWARD) is a non-profit Organisation based in Andhra Pradesh, . It is registered by the Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India, under the FCRA Act. Table of Contents 1 Activities 1.1 Children and Education 1.2 Women 1.3 Health 1.4 Nutrition 2 Funding 3 Contact Activities Children and […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is an international development finance institution whose mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. Headquartered in , and established in 1966, ADB is owned and financed by its 67 members, of which 48 are from the region and […]

The Department for International Development (DFID) is the part of the Government that manages Britain’s aid to poor countries. DFID is headed by the Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening, a Cabinet minister who is one of the senior ministers in the Government. Alan Duncan (Minister of State for International Development), Lynne Featherstone […]

The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) funds local, national, sub-regional and regional organisations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment. The AWDF is an institutional capacity-building and programme development fund, which aims to help build a culture of learning and partnerships within the African women’s movement. In addition to awarding grants, the AWDF attempts to strengthen […]