WIDE+ has around 31 associations that are formally registered in European countries, of which 22 registered in 14 EU member states. There are 32 individual members. There is a large number of associations (around 300) that belong to ‘umbrella’ organisations. At least half of the member organizations are national platforms or other networks that bring together groups of associations. Other types of members are migrant women associations, and networks or associations with several objectives, including promoting women’s rights.
WIDE+ has member associations located in:
Albania. Austria. Belgium. Bulgaria. Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Norway, The Netherlands, Sweden, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and UK.
Some of our members are:
WIDE Austria is an example of a WIDE+ member that is also a network. It is a national network of 20 associations and individuals promoting gender justice in development.WIDE in Austria works from a development perspective, raising awareness and offering education, as well as mobilizing form women’s rights in the Global South. http://www.wide-netzwerk.at/index.php
The Forum of Women’s NGOs of Kyrgyzstan (FWNGO) was set up in 1994. Today FWNGO unites more than 85 NGOs in Kyrgyzstan, with various missions. It is a founder and regional coordinator of the Central Asian Forum of Women’s NGOs. http://forumofwomenngos.kg/about-us-2/
GADIP in Sweden facilitates the exchange of knowledge and experiences between researchers and practitioners – for example by translating academic discourse into NGO language and telling academia about the needs of NGOs in relation to research. It is a democratic organization in which practitioners and scholars co-operate and learn from each other.
WIDE Switzerland is a network of NGO representatives, academics and activists working in the field of gender and development. Its objective is to investigate Swiss development policies as well as economic and social policy with a focus on gender relations, to engage in public debates and to promote networking and knowledge dissemination in these subject areas. It has 15 institutional members and supporters, including university institutions.
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