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Edit Schlaffer on WwB's 'MotherSchools: Parenting For Peace' Model
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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 Emergency Medical Assistance for Women in Palestine
Between 2001 and 2003, Women without Borders (WwB) cooperated with Birzeit Women’s Charitable Society as well as the Palestinian professor and recipient of the Bruno Kreisky Peace Prize Sumaya Farhat-Naser to build a delivery and emergency medical centre in the Palestinian city of Birzeit, and to provide related equipment like mobile birthing units for home deliveries in neighbouring villages. Sign up to our newsletter
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