Countries: Australia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

"[R]efuges were first established 50 years ago, it was a pretty straightforward process when a woman presented asking for help. She was welcomed, invited to tell her story but not compelled to if she was not ready, and given food, shelter and counsel" (para 22).

Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

“Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation was founded in Sofia in 1998. The BGRF is an independent non-governmental organization that promotes social equality and women’s human rights in Bulgaria through research, education and advocacy programmes. BGRF attempts to create a gender-friendly environment for women entrepreneurs. The foundation was established by women lawyers, university professors and women’s rights activists, who have had experience in advocacy; education; monitoring human rights violations; lobbying for legislative changes; and preparing publications” (60). “As this working paper has shown, women entrepreneurs are an emerging force in Bulgarian social and economic life. However, women are not often found in key political decision-making positions. Most women-oriented NGOs generally focus on...more

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1, NGOFW-DATA-2

"This policy brief draws on the work of the Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies (DROPS) as part of its BISHNAW initiative. In July and August 2022, DROPS surveyed 4,641 women across 17 provinces regarding their views on the prevailing security conditions as well as their priorities in the context of the ongoing human rights, economic and political crisis. DROPS further facilitated focus group discussions with 133 women who are participants in existing DROPS Women Peace Circles in 10 provinces to discuss the results of the survey and gain deeper understanding regarding their perspectives." (para 3).

Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

"The Luisa Amanda Espinosa Association of Nicaraguan Women, or AMNLAE, the first group dedicated solely to women’s rights, emerged around 1978. AMNLAE, 'sees itself as an umbrella organization incorporating women from all the different sectors, including the trade unions', although by 1985 registered as an official non-profit (Collinson et al, 1990). In its early years, one can think of AMNLAE as reflecting the all-women militias that emerged during the revolutionary war. Alongside AMNLAE, women were also setting up initiatives within their mixed institutions to give a voice to their struggle" (para 10). (NF - CODER COMMENT - The emergence of this NGO in the late 70's demonstrates the overall lack...more

Countries: Kenya
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

"One group, the Come Together Widows and Orphans Organization (CTWOO), has offered legal advice and support to nearly 500,000 widows since 2013" (para 8).

Countries: Uganda
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

"According to Ms Cynthia Rukundo, the advocacy and communications officer at Brick by Brick, a child rights’ organisation, they have managed to rescue 20 girls between the ages of 13 and 17 from forced marriages in a space of five months" (para 6).

Countries: Italy
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

"The National Commission for Equality between women and men at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, established on 12 June 1984" (13). "In the field of migration, in September 2007, it was sponsored by the Department of Equal Opportunity in collaboration with the EQUAL project, the information and awareness campaign on trafficking in human beings, called 'Trafficking NO! Another point of view'” (31). "[the National Centre on Domestic Violence in Verona] was founded in 2006 by the agreement between the University of Verona and National Epidemiological Observatory on Life Environments (ISPESL)...It works with 'all the institutional realities of the area who are daily confronted with the phenomenon of domestic...more

Countries: Cambodia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

“‘Without an address, it is almost impossible to help,’ said Teng Seng Han, a monitor with the Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association, which works to repatriate 'brides'” (para 27).

Countries: United States
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

"Founded two and a half years ago and carved out of the existing juvenile court, the Girls Court is for young women considered most at risk, especially those forced into prostitution. It is part of a network of a half-dozen or so Girls Courts around the country, each with a different emphasis" (para 6).

Countries: Egypt
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

“Egyptian feminist, Huda Shaarawi, who is credited with sparking the Egyptian feminist movement in 1923 when she famously removed her veil at a Cairo train station” (Para 2). “In 1908, Huda [Shaarawi] created the first Egyptian Philanthropic Society for Egyptian women, and soon after established a school for girls (Para 6). “Her passion and activism for women’s rights grew alongside her political fervor, and she was strongly involved in Egypt’s fight against British colonialism… [I]n 1919, Huda [Shaarawi] organized one of the largest anti-British demonstrations, bringing out Egyptian women to the streets to protest British presence in Egypt” (Para 7).

Countries: Pakistan
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

“Ms Salimi, a sociologist, set up Sach in 1994. Initially the victims were too scared to come and seek their help - now they receive thousands of calls annually” (para 9). Sach is a team of caseworkers that work to rescue, rehability, and repatriate girls and boys from forced marriages around the world (ERD- CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Syria
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

"Some, like those of the Syrian Women's League, and its partner organizations in the Coalition of Syrian Women for Democracy, including Msawat (Equality), were already deeply committed to gaining access to the Geneva peace negotiations. Others saw a certain elitism in such venerable women's NGOs, and perhaps wondered whether long survival under the Assad regime had compromised them. Some, particularly younger participants, were involved with groups that had sprung up during the war, such as Refugees Not Slaves (Lajiaat La Sabaya), prioritizing the urgent needs of displaced and refugee families" (para. 7).

Countries: Iceland
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

"The Committee nevertheless remains concerned...That there is only one women’s shelter, in Reykjavik, which is not easily accessible by women living outside the capital and women with disabilities...That the number of services, several of which have been established and are operated by non-governmental organizations, is insufficient and the service providers are inadequately funded to meet the needs of women who are victims of violence...That there is very limited support for women who are victims of violence in rural areas, in particular with regard to access to health and psychosocial services." (para 21).

Countries: Senegal
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1, NGOFW-DATA-2

"GREFELS was the first Senegalese association to carry out research on VAW in Senegal, in 1998. The research led to the creation of the still active National Committee for the Struggles against Violence Against Women, with member organizations from most regions of Senegal. GREFELS’ current research for action on CVAW focuses on female genital mutilation (FGM), sexual violence, physical violence, violence in conflict, and child marriage" (Pg 34).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-2

"Zarghona Hassan is a lifelong activist and the founder of a radio station in Kunduz that until last year reached hundreds of thousands of listeners across northern Afghanistan, where the vast majority of women are illiterate and largely confined to their homes." (para 2). "A program called “Unwanted Traditions” took a critical look at centuries-old Afghan customs, like the forced marriage of young girls in order to resolve disputes. “Introducing Elites” featured interviews with women who have succeeded in politics and activism, and those who have helped other women in their communities." (para 4). "“We have had an enormous impact on the lives of women, raising their awareness of their...more