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The Foundation - Civil and political rights - - Euro-Mediterranean region

The Foundation in the 2nd UfM Regional Dialogue on Women Empowerment

Created 06.05.2016

The Foundation in the 2nd UfM Regional Dialogue on Women Empowerment

Last April 25th-26th the Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation participated in the working groups meeting within the framework of the 2nd Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Dialogue on Women Empowerment. The Secretariat of the UfM...

The Foundation - Types of Violence - Lebanon

A member in the spotlight: MARCH Lebanon Association

Created 02.05.2016

A member in the spotlight: MARCH Lebanon Association

MARCH Lebanon Association is a member of the Foundation’s network of networks since May 2015. MARCH was founded in 2011 to create an open-minded Lebanese society with diversity and gender equality among all its constituents. The NGO mainly...

The Foundation - Types of Violence - Spain

Promoting journalism with a gender vision in the Mediterranean

Created 21.04.2016

Promoting journalism with a gender vision in the Mediterranean

On 14 and 15 April, the IEMed, headquarters of the Foundation, hosted the meeting of the Mediterranean Network of information and communication with a gender vision. The purpose of the meeting was to build, through experiences of journalism and...

The Foundation - Education / Professional training - - Euro-Mediterranean region

36 associations learnt how to conduct effective advocacy campaigns

Created 14.04.2016

36 associations learnt how to conduct effective advocacy campaigns

36 representatives of civil society organizations working for gender equality in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon, Bulgaria, Greece and Belgium have been reunited in Barcelona for a capacity-building workshop. The...

The Foundation - Civil and political rights - - Euro-Mediterranean region

New publication of the Foundation on advocacy for gender equality

Created 01.04.2016

New publication of the Foundation on advocacy for gender equality

The Euro-Mediterranean Women’s Foundation has published an analysis entitled “Practices from the field. Advocating for Women in the Euro-Mediterranean region” within the framework of the CSO WINS project “"Capacity...

The Foundation - Civil and political rights - Algeria

Debate on the report Women in the Mediterranean and the progress of gender equality

Created 10.03.2016

Debate on the report Women in the Mediterranean and the progress of gender equality

The presentation of the Foundation’s monitoring report, entitled "Women in the Mediterranean. First monitoring report of the Euro-Mediterranean Women's Foundation of Ministerial Conferences" was held at the Association Santé Sidi El...

The Foundation - Economy / Employment - Spain

Female entrepreneurship, Barcelona, 7 March 2016, 18h

Created 08.03.2016

Female entrepreneurship, Barcelona, 7 March 2016, 18h

On 7 March 2016, the Ibn Battuta Foundation, member of the Foundation, paid tribute to two women entrepreneurs of Moroccan origin. The IEMed was invited to this event as the coordinator of the report "Women in the Mediterranean" and it gave an...

The Foundation - Civil and political rights - - Euro-Mediterranean region

Selection of 24 participants to the workshop on advocacy and policy dialogue for gender equality

Created 18.02.2016

Selection of 24 participants to the workshop on advocacy and policy dialogue for gender equality

The call for 24 participants to the training on advocacy and policy dialogue for equality forms part of the CSOs WINS project, which aims to strengthen the capacity of the civil society organizations based in the southern Mediterranean, notably...

The Foundation - Civil and political rights - Jordan

The role of women in the governance and municipal councils in Irbid

Created 08.02.2016

The role of women in the governance and municipal councils in Irbid

In August 2015, Building Bridge Association (BBA) has opened a dialogue between equality actors and the media on the obstacles faced by women in municipal elections and also in the municipal workplace. This action took place at local level in...

The Foundation - Types of Violence - Morocco

Fighting against violence based on gender in the Marrakech- Safi region

Created 05.02.2016

Fighting against violence based on gender in the Marrakech- Safi region

The Fédération de la Ligue Démocratique des Droits des Femmes (FLDDF) - Marrakech, coordinator of the Femmes Solidaires network, who brought together associations of women's rights, human rights, development, youth and women's...

The Foundation - Civil and political rights - Tunisia

Improving political participation of women in Sousse and Monastir

Created 02.02.2016

Improving political participation of women in Sousse and Monastir

From August 2015, the Association of Voix de la femme à Jemmel conducted a pilot action to mobilize equality actors in two governorates of Tunisia: Sousse and Monastir. Since it is difficult and rare for civil society and local authorities...

The Foundation - Civil and political rights - Egypt

Strengthening the political participation of women: debates in Giza

Created 29.01.2016

Strengthening the political participation of women: debates in Giza

The ACT Centre and its partners have adopted a participatory approach and media mobilization throughout the pilot action between July and December 2015. The initiative is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacity of equality actors”, of...