WLP Partners joined over two thousand women activists in Istanbul for the 12th triennial Forum of the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID). In a pre-Forum meeting organized by WLP together with the Global Fund for Women, Equality Without Reservation, and AWID, 80 women leaders from 18 countries in the MENA and 20 activists from other countries in transition discussed recent developments in several Arab countries, focusing on the status of women and the appropriate strategies for the development of cultures of participatory pluralism.
As we mark the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, I feel a conflicting blend of pride for what has been achieved and anger and frustration at how far we still have to go.
This year, Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP) and our partners welcomed alumni from more than 30 countries to our Second Annual Alumni Celebration, bringing together advocates, trainers, and community leaders whose work reflects the power of shared leadership in action.
In the weeks leading up to the historic 2011 election in Egypt, WLP interviewed leading Egyptian women’s rights activist Amal Abdel Hadi on the upcoming elections and her thoughts on the future of women’s rights in country.
