WwB Founder and Executive Director Edit Schlaffer Honored by Women’s eNews
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About
Women without Borders (WwB) is an international nonprofit organisation headquartered in Vienna that translates original research into action. Since its inception in 2001, WwB has been strengthening the global female talent pool, building resilience through whole-of-community approaches, and bringing impactful stories to the attention of the world. Our pioneering peacebuilding strategies influence regional, national, and international policy every day.
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Philosophy
Women without Borders puts research into practice through community-based strategies that combine theory with grassroots fieldwork. Our governing philosophy is to support and inspire women and communities in the process of moving from victimhood towards agency, the world over.
Mission
Women without Borders is on a mission to Change the World. We work from the bottom up to empower the female leaders of tomorrow at the individual, community, and global levels.
Focus
Women without Borders focuses on Female Leadership, Capacity Building, Gender Based Violence, Cultural Dialogue, and Preventing Violent Extremism.
Projects ‘Salaam Damai, Damai Salaam’
In December 2009, Women without Borders (WwB) launched its ‘Salaam Damai, Damai Salaam’ project on the Indonesia island of Java. As a part of WwB’s growing Sisters Against Violent Extremism platform (SAVE network) of campaigns and grassroots activists, Lily Munir, WwB’s SAVE network Indonesia coordinator, organised two youth camps for some one hundred girls and boys to discuss how to identify and challenge extremist ideologies in schools, learned about tolerance in Islam, and played games to get to know each other and build up a strong youth network. Sign up to our newsletter
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