Arab Women Organization

Overview

The Arab Women Organization (AWO) is an intergovernmental organization established under the umbrella of the League of Arab States and headquartered in Egypt. It emerged from the Cairo Declaration issued by the First Arab Women Summit which convened in Cairo, in November 2000 and was co-organized by the National Council for Women in Egypt, Hariri Foundation in Lebanon, and the League of Arab States. AWO’s agreement came into effect in March 2003.

Category:
National and Regional NGO
Sectors of Interest:
Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Teacher training, Reproductive health, Women equity and equality, Entrepreneurial training , Ending violence against women and girls, Women Leadership, Political participation, Social empowerment , Economic empowerment
Type of Service:
Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
Locations:
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Headquarters:
Egypt

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Pyalara	National and Regional NGO	Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine	Education, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Media DevelopmentGrant Management, Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation, Media and communication
Lebanese Democratic Women`s Gathering (RDFL)	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Education, Human Rights, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Legal Services, Psychosocial Support, Research and assessment
EBRD	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Information Communication and Technology, Tourism, Trade, Industry
SIDA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Media Development, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Trade, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation (ACCD)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine	Education, Health, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights, Human Rights, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Arts and Culture, Trade
International Telecommunications Union (ITU)	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Education, Information Communication and Technology
SOLIDAR	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Human Rights, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
Open Society Foundations	International Organization	Jordan, Tunisia	Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Media Development, Refugees and Migration, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
EuroMed Feminist Initiative	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and MigrationResearch and assessment, Advocacy and awareness raising
Conemund	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Agriculture, Social DevelopmentCapacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation, Institutional Strengthening
Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)	International Organization	Algeria, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia	Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Social DevelopmentResearch and assessment, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation, Institutional Strengthening
InfoPro	Consulting Firm	Lebanon	Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth EmpowermentMonitoring and evaluation
Cedare	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates	Health, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Humanitarian aid, TourismResearch and assessment, Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation, Institutional Strengthening, Environmental Services, ICT Solutions
CID	Consulting Firm	Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia	Environment and Energy, Infrastructure, Urban & Rural Development, Water and WastewaterResearch and assessment, Accounting & Auditing, Engineering services, Monitoring and evaluation, Institutional Strengthening, Feasibility studies, Environmental Services
Misr Foundation for Health and Sustainable Development	National and Regional NGO	Egypt	Education, Health, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation, Events management
Du	Corporate Funder	United Arab Emirates	Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Waste Management
ActionAid	International Organization	Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Climate Change and Global WarmingAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
Solidarity Is Global Institute	National and Regional NGO	Jordan	Democratic Governance, Health, Human Rights, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, ICT Solutions, Monitoring and evaluation, Policy and legislative reform , Psychosocial Support
Alianza por la Solidaridad	International Organization	Jordan, Morocco, Palestine	Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Health, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and EmpowermentCapacity building and training, Feasibility studies, Institutional Strengthening, Monitoring and evaluation
Cairo Center for Development Benchmarking	Consulting Firm	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Child Rights, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Food Security, Humanitarian aid, Industry, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training, Environmental Services, Feasibility studies, Institutional Strengthening, Marketing Services, Monitoring and evaluation, Policy and legislative reform
UNFPA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Health, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
UNDP	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Industry, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Waste Management, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
UN Women	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment
UNICEF	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Child Rights, Education, Health, Women Rights and Empowerment
USAID	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Information Communication and Technology, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Tourism, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
FAO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Food Security, Health, Trade, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)	International Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Environment and Energy, Tourism, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Business Development, Capacity building and training, Environmental Services, Institutional Strengthening, Legal Services, Monitoring and evaluation
FORD Foundation	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid, Social Development
International Rescue Committee	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, Yemen	Health, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and MigrationAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
WHO	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Health, Humanitarian aid
ACTED	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Humanitarian aid, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training
Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia	Human Rights, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Research and assessment
Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Health, Urban & Rural DevelopmentCapacity building and training, Psychosocial Support
UNESCWA	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Trade
CAWTAR	National and Regional NGO	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Human Rights, Women Rights and Empowerment
Arab Planning Institute	National and Regional NGO	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
European Commission	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
GIZ	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, EntrepreneurshipCapacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
German Ministry for Economic Cooperation	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid
AECID	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Arts and Culture, Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid
ONE	International Organization	Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Yemen	Economic Growth, Education, Human Rights, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Psychosocial Support
Arab Industrial Development, Standardization and Mining Organization (AIDSMO)	Arab Organization	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Economic Growth, Environment and Energy, Industry, Infrastructure, Trade
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Lebanese Democratic Women`s Gathering