Edit Schlaffer and Birgit Lauda Awarded the 4future Award
For their commitment to female empowerment and leadership
Bringing together courageous and determined women.
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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 Can Fathers Challenge Extremism?
As the first evidence-based analysis of the prevention potential of fathers, Women without Borders’ (WwB) Father Study set out to determine whether men with adolescent and young adult children are a missing link in the prevention sphere. In the spirit of its longstanding 'Men Included' and 'Parenting for Peace' philosophies, WwB thus probed fathers’ perceptions of their security-related responsibilities, experiences with radicalisation, and perceived barriers to realising their prevention potential in rural and urban areas across Uganda and Zanzibar. The study not only offers insight into... Sign up to our newsletter
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