Women's Empowerment Related Items

Empowering Yemen's Poorest Young Women with Education and Training

“Many women have changed as a result of this program. The change is that people started to send their daughters to schools." Partners for Democratic Change needs your support to help us educate and empower young women in Yemen to make a difference in their communities. Please donate to our Globalgiving campaign, "Training Young Women Leaders in Yemen."

New Video: Women's Empowerment in Yemen

"People want change, but they need a guide." This short film about the work of Partners for Democratic Change and Partners-Yemen in the tribal areas of Yemen features the local women leaders we are supporting to develop local solutions to the challenges of poverty, underdevelopment and conflict.

Partners Albania April 2012 Newsletter

Read more about Partners Albania- Center for Change and Conflict Management's current activities in their April 2012 newsletter, including their most recent publications, training and technical assistance, information on their new projects, and more.

Partners Supports Inclusive Institutions

In Senegal, Partners and Partners-Senegal are facilitating the mainstreaming of gender considerations into reform of the security sector and are bringing more women into every branch and level of the Senegalese armed forces.

Organizational Capacity Statement- Women's Empowerment

Partners for Democratic Change and its affiliate Centers are committed to incorporating women as equal partners in all levels. This committment has led Partners to mainstream gender considerations into all core technical areas, including: conflict transformation; civil society leadership and capacity building; good governance; and security sector reform. Please see the attached file for more information about Partners for Democratic Change's organizational capacity in Women's Empowerment.

Partners Jordan March 2012 Newsletter

Partners-Jordan is proud to share the 1st quarter newsletter for 2012 to give you a quick view on its achievements throughout this period, mainly focusing on the “Empowering Women Through Economic Mentorship” project.

PJ 2012 Newsletter

Partners-Jordan is proud to share the 1st quarter newsletter for 2012 to give you a quick view on its achievements throughout this period, mainly focusing on the “Empowering Women through Economic Mentorship” project.

Partners Albania January 2012 Newsletter

Partners Albania's updates from their January 2012 newsletter, including the development of philanthropy in Albania, the promotion of women's enterprises, strengthening democratic practices and active citizen participation in electoral processes, and more.

Partners Jordan Newsletter December 2011

Partners Jordan latest newsletter includes updates on the projects: “Youth Mediation as a Tool of Conflict Resolution” and “Empowering Women through Economic Mentorship” from the 4th quarter of 2011.

Partners Jordan 4th Quarter Newsletter

Partners Jordan has released their 4th Quarter Newsletter for 2011, which includes updates on the main projects: “Youth Mediation as a Tool of Conflict Resolution” and “Empowering Women through Economic Mentorship” between the periods of October – December, 2011

PDC Board Member Stephenie Foster visits Yemen

Stephenie Foster, Member of Partners' Board, blogs about her visit to Yemen to work on the legal framework for girls' education.

Partners Albania Newsletter

October 2011 edition of "Towards a Sustainable Society", highlighting PA most recent activities and projects.

Yemeni Women Take a Stand against Tribal Violence

Wardah Mujawwar applied skills gained in Partners' Y-CCM training to prevent a tribal conflict in her local community.

Women Peacemakers Make Recommendations on How to Improve the Role of Women in Mediation

On January 18th, the Institute for Inclusive Security held its annual Policy Forum in Washington, DC, attended by Shukrije Gashi, Director of Partners Kosovo, and Nadwa Al-Dawsari, Director of Partners Yemen.

Celebration of Local Women Leaders in Yemen

Partners Yemen celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of women leaders for the Mareb region, who have successfully reached 40,000 women in their communities to educate them in basic health, education, and economic development.

Building Entrepreneurship in Yemen

Partners-Yemen promotes women leaders and entrepreneurs in the Mareb region of Yemen, bolstering economic security and creating role-models within the local community.

USAID Family Justice Project: The Role of NGOs in Egypt

(June 2009) A mid-project evaluation report analyzing the work of the NGO sector in supporting family justice in Egypt and the lessons learned from the FJP grants program. Partners President Julia Roig was part of the Assessment Team

Partners-Jordan featured in Euronews

Partners-Jordan has been featured in Euronews' segment "Women's Rights in Jordan".

PDC Newsletter Winter 2000

Partners commenced its environmental mediation techniques, to support sustainable development and cooperative interactions between communities and corporations to encourage better resource management.

Building a Regional Women’s Leadership Network

Partners and Partners-Georgia convened 18 women NGO leaders from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia for four regional trainings under the South Caucasus Women’s Leadership Training and Network Program. They participated in leadership, communication, and organizational development skills trainings, and learned how to teach others to train so that a “second generation” of trainers could help strengthen women's leadership and participation in democratic decision-making.