Hillary Clinton praises SAVE
In remarks at the Special Operations Command Gala Dinner
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 Island of Change
In the summer months of 2008, Women without Borders (WwB) rolled out the ‘Teamshaping’ component of its ‘Island of Change’ campaign. The project brought together university students from across Zanzibar in a series of female-empowerment-themed workshops based on Professor Ulrich Kropiunigg’s established ‘Teamshaping’ Model. Each workshop spanned four days and took place at the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA). While the first group included 22 male and female students who dedicated their workshop to discussing ways of improving education for women, the second group included... Conferences The Way Out; Women Know How!
Launching the ‘Mothers for Change’ campaign and the first Sisters Against Violent Extremism (SAVE) network train-the-trainers workshop
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