Committee for the Follow-Up on Women`s Issues (CFUWI)

Overview

The Committee for the Follow-Up on Women' s Issues (CFUWI) is a nongovernmental organization established on 1996, in Lebanon, to eliminate all types of discrimination against women; to develop the participation of women in the decision making in private and public spheres; to develop the participation of women in all levels of social, economic and political aspects of life; to raise awareness concerning gender and to integrate gender mainstreaming within the national policies; to consolidate the norms and values of human rights including the genuine rights of women and, finally, to encourage intercommunication among women in the local, regional and international levels.

Since CFUWI' s establishment, the Association has implemented several projects including: Gender Equality in Education, women' s political participation, Lebanese Women Rights and the Nationality Law, Culture of democracy and dialogue within the Lebanese family.

Category:
National and Regional NGO
Sectors of Interest:
Education, Women Rights and Empowerment
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Combating sexual harassment, Ending Gender-based violence , Girls Education, Women Leadership, Women equity and equality
Type of Service:
Advocacy and awareness raising
Locations:
Lebanon
Headquarters:
Lebanon

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Afkar Programme	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Lebanon	Education, Economic Growth, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Human Rights, Agriculture, Environment and Energy, Social Development
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
Oxfam Novib	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Agriculture, Climate Change and Global Warming, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth EmpowermentCapacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung	International Organization	Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Environment and Energy, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Trade, Climate Change and Global WarmingResearch and assessment, Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening
ABAAD	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Education, Health, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Child Rights, Refugees and Migration, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Policy and legislative reform
Arab Institute for Women (AiW)	National and Regional NGO	Lebanon	Education, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Human Rights, Social DevelopmentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation, Media and communication, Institutional Strengthening
AFKAR	National and Regional NGO	Palestine	Education, Democratic Governance, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Arts and CultureCapacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening, Psychosocial Support
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
Amideast	International Organization	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship
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
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