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Lebanon affiliate of the international Young Women's Christian Association, provides social and educational development programs for women.

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WIN is Washington's premier professional, political, and social network dedicated to empowering young, pro-choice, Democratic women.

WIN informs, connects and empowers women by providing opportunities to network with other women, serve in a leadership position, gain valuable professional and political skills, and give back to our broader movement for political and professional equality.

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The Syrian American Women's Charitable Association, SAWA, is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to helping similar charitable organizations in Syria.
SAWA's goal is to address the humanitarian needs of the disadvantaged, the elderly, and the sick in all parts of Syria, without regard for political, racial, or denominational considerations. SAWA promotes public awareness of these needs, solicits public support and contributions, and sponsors fund-raising events. SAWA channels this assistance directly to registered, non-governmental welfare organizations in Syria. SAWA is an independent, non-partisan and non-sectarian organization, committed to assist the poor, and the disadvantaged. It is equally committed to promote humanitarian cooperation between the people of the Syrian Arab Republic and the United States of America.

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Opportunity International provides microfinance loans, savings, insurance and training to over two million people working their way out of poverty in the developing world.

Organisation Website : portal in english in brief : "ADR's mission is to empower the marginalized and help them make a better living through economic and social development projects.
Our specific objectives are:
Give access to training, tools, information and financial services.
Give better access to labor market and help to set income generating projects.
Encourage partnership and decentralized cooperation.
Projects are designed and implemented according to the wishes and needs of the local population. "

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The Arab Human Rights Index – referred to as AHR - chronicles the Arab countries' progress in human rights. It offers concise information about their ratification, reservations, and reports to the international human rights committees, in a one stop access in Arabic, English and French.

Most of the reports, already available at the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) are organized on AHR in ways that enable quick comparative analysis. They are organized by country, by core treaty, by human rights committee reports, and by types of available resources (such as country reporting history and shadow reports).

Organisation website: Website available in 2 languages ( English and Arabic) ; In Brief "KVINFO is the Danish Centre for Gender, Equality and Ethnicity. The key role of KVINFO is to initiate research and disseminate information and findings, and to contribute to the development of an equal society."

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UNRISD was established in 1963 as an autonomous space within the UN system for the conduct of policy-relevant, cutting-edge research on social development that is pertinent to the work of the United Nations Secretariat; regional commissions and specialized agencies; and national institutions.
The UNRISD mission is to generate knowledge and articulate policy alternatives on contemporary development issues, thereby contributing to the broader goals of the UN system of reducing poverty and inequality, advancing well-being and rights, and creating more democratic and just societies.

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Association profile in brief: "Beyond association aims at fostering the cultural maturity of women, youth and children. Through advocacy, proper networking with women's activists at the international, regional and national scale, execution of developmental projects, training and education, Beyond strives to make a positive differences in the lives of the three mains pillars of society, namely, women, youth and children."

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Women are an emerging economic force. In emerging markets across the globe, women are expanding their participation in business and stimulating economic development. The voices and leadership of women entrepreneurs are essential to enlarging access to opportunity and invigorating the democratic process.
The Community of Women Entrepreneurs shares ideas, experiences, best practices, and resources to empower women economically and politically. This community is hosted and moderated by the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). The views expressed by the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Center for International Private Enterprise.