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Leadership Development Tools

The list below is based on materials developed for CWGL's Strategic Conversation on Women's Human Rights Leadership Development held from October 24-29, 2006.

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Resources

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Organizations that have participated in Women's Global Leadership Institutes

AFRICA

Cameroon
1996 - Comite Camerounais de Promotion des Droits de la Femme

Ethiopia
1999 - ACORD
1998 - Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association

The Gambia
1999 - Management Development Institute/GAMCOTRAP

Ghana
2001 - Action on Disability and Development
1999 - SNV/WiLDAF Legal Awareness Prog.

Ivory Coast
1994 - Amnesty International

Kenya
1996 - The International Commission of Jurists
1997 - The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA)

Lesotho
1998 - Legal Aid Development House

Malawi
2001 - The Society for the Advancement of Women

Mauritius
2002 - Muvman Libersayon Fam

Nigeria
1999 - BAOBAB
1999 - Civil Resource Development & Documentation Centre
2002 - Niger Delta Women for Justice
1992, 2001 -UNIFEM
1997 - Women's Centre for Peace and Development (WOPED)
1991 - Women in Nigeria (WIN)

Republic of Congo/Rwanda
 2002 - Women, Children and Development Initiatives

Senegal
1998 - African Institute for Democracy
2002 - Rencontre: Africaine Pour la Defense des Droits de L'Homme (RADDHO)

South Africa
2001 - Commission on Gender Equality
1997 - Masimanyane Women's Support Centre
1994 - Women's Alliance/ UWC Women's Commission
2002 - Women's Leadership and Training Programme

Sudan
2002 - National Federation of International Immigrant Women Associations
2001 - World University Services

Tanzania
1994 - Mission to the Needy

Uganda
1997 - Human Rights Network (HURINET)
2002 - Isis-WICCE
1994 - Ministry of Gender and Community Development

Zambia
1998 - NGO Coordinating Committee
1991 - Young Women's Christian Association of Zambia

Zimbabwe
1991 - Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF)


EAST/SOUTH EAST ASIA

Cambodia
1997 - The Asia Foundation
2001 - Cambodian Women's Crisis Centre

China
2001 - Beijing Sisters
1994 - Women's Studies Institute of China, All-China Women's Federation

Indonesia
1998 - Center for Indonesian Migrant Women
1991 - Kalyanamitra Foundation

Japan
1999 - Asia-Japan Women's Resource Centre

Korea
1991 - Women's Hot Line

Malaysia
1991 - Women and Human Resource Studies Unit
2002 - Women's Aid Organization
1999 - Young Women's Christian Association in Malaysia

Mongolia
1997 - Mongolian Women's Federation

Philippines
1997 - Freedom From Debt Coalition
1992 - IWRAW Asia-Pacific
1996 - Katipunan ng Kababaihan para sa Kalayaan
1998 - Philippine Educational Theater Association

Sri Lanka
1999 - Institute of Social Development

Thailand
2001 - Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development (APWLD)
1999 - Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women

USA
1994 - Volunteer for International Fund, Astraea Foundation


CARIBBEAN

Trinidad/Tobago
1999 - Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action
2001 - National Union of Domestic Employees

Suriname
1994 - Foundation Stop Violence Against Women
1998 - Stichting Ultimate Purpose

USA
1996 - The Caribbean Human Rights Network


EAST EUROPE

Albania
1996 - Republic of Albania, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs
1998 - Women in Development Association, New Millennium Albanian Women's Coalition

Austria
 2002 - LEFO/TAMPEP

Azerbaijan
 2002 - The Society of Women of Azerbaijan for Peace and Democracy

Bulgaria
2002 - Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
2001 - Migrants Protection
1998 - Women's Alliance for Development (W.A.D.)

Czechoslovakia
1991 - CS Helsinki Committee/ IHF HR

Czech Republic
1999 - Promluv (Speak Up)

Hungary
1997 - Hungarian Friends Service Committee

Kazakhstan
1998 - Feminist League

Moldova
2001 - Soros Foundation Moldova, Journalists' Club "Ten Plus"

Poland
1994 - Centrum Praw Kobiet
1997, 2001 - OSKa

Russia
1996 - Center for Women, Family & Gender Studies
1999 - Femina Women's Public Association

Uzbekistan
2001 - Open Society Institute - Assistance Foundation

Yugoslavia
2002 - Women's Space


LATIN AMERICA

Argentina
1997 - Instituto Social y Politico de la Mujer
2002 - Coletiva Feminista Alfonsina Storni

Bolivia
1994 - Centro Integral de la Mujer

Brazil
1991 - Assistance on Gender Colectivo Feminista Sexualidade Saude
2002 - Forum Permanente de Mulheres Negras Cristas
2001 - NGO Curumim, Brazilian Ministry of Health
1996 - Programa EICOS
1994 - THEMIS - Center for the Study and Juridic

Chile
1992 - Comision Chilena de Derechos Humanos
1997 - Instituto de la Mujer

Colombia
1998 - CERFAMI
1997 - Instituto Latinoamericano de Servicios Legales Alternativos (ILSA)
1996 - PROFAMILIA
1994 - Taller de Recursos para la Mujer/Red National de Mujeres

Costa Rica
1991 - CEFEMINA
1997 - CIMA
2002 - ELIGE, Red de Jôvenes por los Derechos
2002 - Sexuales y Reproductivos, AC

Ecuador
1996 - Planning and Research Center (CEPLAES)

Guatemala
2001 - Colectivo de Mujeres "Nuestra Voz"

Mexico
1999 - Centro Mujeres A.C.1996 - CIDHAL A.C. (Communication, Dialogue & Human Development in Latin America)
2002 - ELIGE, Red de Jôvenes por los Derechos
2002 - Sexuales y Reproductivos, AC
1992 - Sociedad Mexicana Pro Derechos de la Mujer

Nicaragua
1999 - Human Rights Law Group
1996 - Nicaraguan Institute of Agrarian Reform
2002 - The University of Autonomous Regions of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua

Peru
2001 - Associacion Negra de Defensa y Promocion de los Derechos Humanos (ASONEDH)
1992 - CLADEM - Comite de America Latina y el 1999 - Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer Movimiento Manuela Ramos
1998 - Instituto Laboral para el Desarrollo Regional

Uruguay
1998 - Social Watch/Third World Institute

USA
2001 - MADRE

Venezuela
1997 - Asociación Venezolana para una Educación Sexual Alternativa (AVESA)
1991 - Centro de Estudios del Daserrollo


NORTH AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST

Egypt
1997 - Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies
1999 - New Woman Research Center

Iraq
2002 - Iraqi Al-Amal Association

Israel
1998 - Arab Human Rights Association
1999 - Women's Crisis Shelter - Haifa

Jordan
2002 - Human Forum for Women's Rights
1998 - Jordanian Women's Union & Jordan Times
1996 - UNIFEM

Morocco
1996 - Moroccan Organisation for Human Rights

Palestine
1991 - Al-Haq

Sudan
1996 - Ahfad University for Women
1992 - Babiker Badri Scientific Society for Women Studies


NORTH AMERICA

Canada
1991 - Education Wife Assault
1994 - Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation, Information Research Branch
1991 - MATCH International Centre
1998 - National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC)

USA
1994 - Caritas Fund - A Fund of the Tides Foundation Caritas
1991 - Center for the Pacific-Asian Family
1992, 1997 - Family Violence Prevention Fund
1999 - Gender & Governance Program Associate Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)
1999 - The Grail
2001 - Hartwick College and K'inal Antzetik/Jolom Mayaetik
1991 - The Human Relations Commission
1997 - Human Rights Watch
1998 - IGLHRC (USA)
2001 - National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty/Amnesty International
1999 - New York Coalition of 100 Black Women
1992 - Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
1996 - Oxfam America
2002 - TEWA Women United
2002 - University of California, Santa Barbara
1999 - Unlimited Potential
1999 - Welfare Rights Initiative
1998 - Women's Institute for Leadership Development for Human Rights (WILD)
1996 - Women's Rights Network


PACIFIC

Afghanistan
1997 - United Nations Development Program

Australia
2001 - Association of Non-English Speaking Background Women of Australia
2002 - Islamic Women's Welfare Control
1999 - Women's Rights Action Network Australia

Federated States of Micronesia
1999 - FSM Women Action Network

Fiji
1991 - Fiji Women's Crisis Centre

New Zealand
1992 - Hamilton Abuse Intervention Project

Pakistan
2002 - Shirkat Gah
1997 - United Nations Development Program


SOUTH ASIA

Bangladesh
1992 - Naripokkho

India
1992 - ANVESHI Research Centre for Women's Studies
1996 - Asmita Resource Centre for Women
2001 - Center for Women's Studies, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
2001 - Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action
1998 - Institute for Environmental and Social Concerns
1994 - JAGORI
2002 - Navsarjan
1999 - SWADHINA
1991 - Women's Centre
1997 - Women's Voice

Nepal
1998 - Action Aid Nepal
1994 - Oxfam

Pakistan
1991 - AGHS Legal Aid Cell
1996 - Shirkat Gah
Centre for Women's Research (CENWOR) ( Sri Lanka) 1992

Sri Lanka
2001 - American Center for International Labour Solidarity
2002 - Muslim Women's Research and Action Forum


WEST EUROPE

France
1996 - Women Living Under Muslim Laws

Germany
2001 - Working Group Against International Sexual and Racial Exploitation

Ireland
1997 - Pavee Point Travellers Centre
1991 - Women's Aid

Italy
1994 - Filipino Women's Council

The Netherlands
1992 - De Beuk, consultancy and research
1994 - International Fellowship of Reconciliation

Northern Ireland
Women's Support Network

Norway
1996 - The Norwegian Forum for Women and Development

Scotland
1994 - Glasgow Women's Aid

Sweden
2002 - National Federation of International Women's Associations

Switzerland
2001 - Black Women's Meeting Place & Resource Centre

Turkey
1992 - Mor Cati Kadin Siginagi Vakfi, Purple Roof Foundation

United Kingdom
1994 - Akina Mama wa Afrika
1992 - Alliances for Africa
1998 - AVIVA - Women's World-Wide Web

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Institutes and Trainings

This is a list that CWGL has independently compiled. Please note that program dates and application deadlines change every year. For current dates and deadlines, please contact the program directly. If you would like to correct, update, or add information to this page, please contact cwgl@igc.org.

GLOBAL

Young Women and Leadership Institutes (YWLI)
The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)
Contact Information:
Email: awid@awid.org
Website: http://awid.org/ywl
Description: The goal of AWID's Young Women and Leadership Institutes (YWLIs) is to build young women's capacity to strategically work towards women's rights in their regions and globally. The Institutes bring together young women to focus on critical issues that impact on their lives and employ a methodology that aims to explore the linkages between the personal, structural and institutional challenges to developing young women's leadership.  Please check website regularly for updates on future institutes.

AFRICA

African Women’s Leadership Institute, Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA)
Intensive three-week residential leadership-training
Annual
Contact Information:
East and Horn of Africa Office
Plot 30 Bukoto Street, Kamwokya
PO Bos 24310
Kampala, Uganda
Ph: +256-41-543681
Fax: +256-41-543683
Email: amwa@amwa-ea.org
Website: http://www.akinamama.org/africaprogs.html
Description: The institute bases its program on the transfer of knowledge on an intergenerational level and also on a greater understanding of gender issues. Leadership skills are taught to strengthen the work of the participants and to encourage women to promote the African women’s development agenda.

Just Associates
South Africa
Building African Women's Movements: A Movement-Building Institute, November 19-22, 2007
Contact Information:
Email: info@justassociates.org
Website: http://www.justassociates.org
Description: Building on the 2006 recommendations from the African Feminist Forum and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa’s project to “Renovate Women’s Movements in Southern Africa,” this institute is the first phase of a long-term process that aims to strengthen the leadership, strategies and collective power of African women living with and working on HIV/AIDS in order for their voices and demands to be visible and influential at all levels of decision-making. This effort begins with an institute in November and over time, aims to make African women living with HIV visible, influential and at the top of the agenda for the next Global AIDS conference in Mexico in 2008.

The Wield Foundation
Ghana
Contact Information:
Email: partners@wieldfoundation.org
Website: http://www.wieldfoundation.org
Description: This program is designed for young African women who have outstanding potential. The program links these young women with professional women who have the potential to influence and empower the younger generation. Wield advocates for young women because they believe that the younger generation should have leadership skills in order to fundamentally transform communities in Africa.

Women Peacemakers Program
West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP)
Contact Information:
PO Box CT 4434
Cantonments, Accra
Ghana
Ph: +233-21-221318
Fax: +233-21-221735         
Email: edzathor@wanep.org
Website: http://www.ifor.org/WPP/education_regionalskills.htm
Description: The Africa WPP intends to hold a Training of Trainers (ToT) to deepen participants’ skills in gender and nonviolence training and education, in order strengthen their capacities to spread the work of WPP through empowering women at the grassroots.

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Center for Asia - Pacific Women in Politics
“Making Governance Gender Responsive” (MGGR)
Contact Information:
4227-4229 Tomas Claudio Street
Baclaran, Paranaque City 1700
Philippines
Tel: +63-2-8516934
Telefax: + 63-2-8322112
email: capwip@capwip.org
website: http://www.capwip.org/training/mggr.htm
Description: MGGR is a course for women and men to take part in from different countries in Asia-Pacific. Following the training program participants will have a stronger understanding of gender and development, be able to identify gender biases, and be able to take action within and outside the government. CAPWIP was established to ensure that women’s political empowerment within politics would increase by having more women in leadership positions and by developing an effective women electorate.

Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA)
Contact Information:
2/14, Shantiniketan, Second Floor
New Delhi-110021, India
Phone: 91-11-24107983, 26874733
Telefax: 91-11-26883209
Email: crea@vsnl.net
Website: http://creaworld.org
Description: CREA has institutes that focus at the regional and national levels. The institutes range from working on community-based leadership development programs to building leadership through women’s rights and empowerment.

Development Alternatives for a New Era (DAWN)
Feminist Advocacy Training Programme
Contact Information:
Dawn Secretariat
P.O. Box 13124
Suva, Fiji
Ph: 679-314-770
Email: admin@dawn.org.fj
Website: http://www.dawn.org.fj/DAWN%20Training%20institutes/montevideo%20announcement%20jan05.doc
Description: The broad aim of this training course will be to teach young feminist activists the linkages between diverse issues and advocacy. The institute will challenge its participants who are working for gender justice in the present day context.

Women and Gender Institute (WAGI), Miriam College
International Women's Human Rights (IWHR) course
Contact Information:
Email: wagi@mc.edu.ph
Website: http://www.miriamcollege.com/centers/womengenderinstitute.html
Quezon City, Philippines
WAGI annually offers a summer course on international women's human rights. It is the first academic-based women's human rights course offered in the Philippines. It examines the use of international human rights instruments from both gender and Asian perspectives. The training is designed for educators, NGO workers, technical staff of legislators and mid-level public servants from national agencies and other professionals who seek to deepen their understanding of women's human rights issues and challenges and endeavor to work on the practical application of human rights instruments in their respective professions.

EUROPE

European Roma Rights Centre
Women’s Rights Workshop in Russia
Contact Information:
1386 Budapest 62
PO Box 906/93
Hungary
Fax: +36-1-413- 2201
Email: olgach@errc.org
Website: http://www.errc.org/cikk.php?cikk=2132
Description: The workshop hopes to engage and develop Romani women activists in Russia, as well as Russian- speaking Romani women from other countries of the former Soviet Union. They will make use of a variety of international, regional and domestic human rights mechanisms to further the rights of Roma.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Citizen, Study, Research, Information, and Action (CEPIA)
International Program for Training and Capacity Building in Women’s Human Rights
Contact Information:
Rua do Russel 694/201 Gloria
Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil 22210-010
Ph: 21-25586115 & 21-22052136
Email: mariaelvira@cepia.org.br
Website: http://www.cepia.org.br/en/programas.asp#formacao
Description: This program educates on specific social justices to promote the implementation of women’s human rights.

NORTH AMERICA

Native Leadership Scholarship
 Email: info@nativeleaders.org
Website: http://www.nativeleaders.org
Description: The NLS awards four to six scholarships per year, up to US$25,000 per academic year for a maximum of two years. The awards help the recipients meet the costs of tuition, fees, books, educational supplies, housing, maintenance, and travel to and from the home country and the educational institution. NLS awards are paid directly to the institution in a student's account.

Women’s Institute for Leadership Development for Human Rights (WILD for Human Rights)
Contact Information:
3543 18 th Street
Fourth Floor, #11
San Francisco, CA 94110
Ph: 415-355- 4744
Fax: 415-355-4745
Email: wild@wildforhumanrights.org
Website: http://www.wildforhumanrights.org/index.html
Yuri Kochiyama Leadership Institute (YKLI)
Description: A four-month intensive training on human rights for bay area women between the ages of 14 and 23. The institute focuses on a combination of intensive human rights teachings and also leadership techniques that can help to foster not only more knowledgeable individuals, but also more aware communities.
National Advocacy Institute
Description: A week long human rights training and advocacy program that brings together women’s human rights leaders to successfully collaborate on three key issues: public policy, human rights, and leadership strategies for the long-term.
Ongoing Community Trainings
Description: Trainings locally and nationally that are adapted to environments to ensure that there is a progression of women’s human rights. The trainings are relevant for women and young women to further develop human rights strategies.

Women’s Learning Partnership
Leadership Program
Contact Information:
4343 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 201
Bethesday, MD 20814, USA
Ph: 301-654-2774
Fax: 301-654-2775
Email: wlp@learningpartnership.org
Website: http://www.learningpartnership.org/?slashSess=0a80239703469076ab5e2dc045215ccd
Description: WLP holds leadership-training workshops in many parts of the world. The workshops encourage coalition building and finding differences between one another’s gender, ethnicity, class, age, religion, and education. The individuals involved in the workshop work closely together to promote social change.

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