United Kingdom
The Women' s Alliance for Virtual Exchange (WAVE)is an alliance of non-governmental associations and civil society organizations from the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia; extending from Tunisia to Tajikistan. With over 30 NGOs in 13 countries, WAVE' s network covers a richly diverse cultural and geographical area.
WAVE is committed to improve the quality of life for women and give them a recognized voice through the use of ICT: the development of the technology sector provides a vital area whose capacity should be taken advantage of to improve women' s position and unleash their potential in all fields. WAVE' s programs focus on issues related to defending women' s rights, equal career opportunities, entrepreneurship, and social entrepreneurship. The Alliance also works on promoting international and regional cooperation opportunities to advocate for women' s issues as well as networking and exchange of information since it covers a diverse cultural and religious geographical area. Furthermore, WAVE aims to empower its members through specialized capacity building programs and exchanging expertise among themselves.
Address : Crossroad of Masaref Street and Bab Idriss Street, Abboud Abdelrazzak Bldg, Third Floor, RH10 9NT ,United Kingdom
Adress email : lghaddar@ijma3.org; info@waveprogram.org
Website : www.waveprogram.org
This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
Founding Members