Women`s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC)

Overview

Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) is an independent, non-profit Palestinian community founded in Jerusalem in 1991, focused on changing the reality of discrimination against women and contributing to the building of a Palestinian democratic society based on the principles of gender equality and social justice. The Centre operates within the framework of a clear women's agenda, based on international human rights standards.
The Women's Centre, through the Community Services and Empowerment Unit, provides social and legal support and protection services to women victims of violence, as well as specialized programs in capacity-building for grass-roots institutions and service providers and oversees protection networks for women.

Category:
National and Regional NGO
Sectors of Interest:
Child Rights, Women Rights and Empowerment
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Women equity and equality, Combating sexual harassment, Positive parenting, Child protection, Social empowerment , Economic empowerment , Early and forced marriage
Type of Service:
Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Monitoring and evaluation
Sub Services:
Research and assessment
Locations:
Palestine
Headquarters:
Palestine

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Italian Agency for Development Cooperation	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia	Agriculture, Arts and Culture, Child Rights, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Environment and Energy, Food Security, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian aid, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Social Development, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater
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
Enabel-Belgian Development Agency	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Information Communication and Technology, Infrastructure, Refugees and Migration, Urban & Rural Development, Water and Wastewater, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
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
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	Women Rights and Empowerment
War Child	International Organization	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen	Child Rights, Education, Humanitarian aid, Women Rights and EmpowermentAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Psychosocial Support
AECID	Bilateral and Multilateral Agency	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia	Arts and Culture, Economic Growth, Humanitarian aid