Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
http://www.awid.org/
Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is an international membership organization connecting, informing, and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development, and women's human rights. AWID's web site is divided into four major themes: Feminist Organizational Development, Gender Equality and New Technologies, Women's Rights and Economic Change, and Young Women and Leadership. Within each theme, there are innovative advocacy, research, or development initiatives and analyses of new theories in the field, as well as book and article reviews and members' comments on provocative and fundamental issues. In addition, there are practical tools, such as resources and manuals, advocacy opportunities, and recent news items on local actions and successes.

Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
http://www.bgrf.org
Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation (BGRF) is an NGO of public utility that promotes social equality and women’s human rights in Bulgaria through research, education and advocacy programs. The BGRF is based in Sofia. Its team consists of lawyers, academics, experts in advocacy, education, monitoring violations of human rights, lobbying for legislative changes, preparing publications, networking. The BGRF has branches in Plovdiv, Haskovo, Gorna Oryahovitza.

BRIDGE (development - gender)
http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge
BRIDGE (development-gender) is an information resource on mainstreaming gender in development. The site produces a newsletter, articles, research papers on gender and development, and guides in gender mainstreaming.

FemCities
http://www.femcities.at/
FemCities is a service-oriented platform with the aim of connecting women and providing information, support and mutual advice. The in-depth information pool is open to a broad public, regardless of gender or profession. FemCities address everyone who is interested and/or involved in gender and feminist topics in the fields of politics, economy, culture, the arts, social affairs, technology, science, health, law, media, etc.

Karat Coalition
http://www.karat.org/
KARAT is a regional coalition of organizations and individuals that works to ensure gender equality in the CEE/CIS countries, monitors the implementation of international agreements and lobbies for the needs and concerns of women in the region at all levels of decision-making fora.

Les Penelopes
http://www.penelopes.org
Les Pénélopes of today weave the web aimed at promoting, editing and diffusing information using all types of media, from the point of view of women and to favour all activity ensuring the exchange, the handling, the updating, the centralization, and the diffusion of this information in favour of all women of the world.

Network of the East-West Women-Polska (NEWW-Polska)
http://www.neww.org.pl/
The NEWW links women across national and regional boundaries to share resources, knowledge, and skills. Its mission is to empower women and girls throughout the East (Central and Eastern Europe, and Newly Independent States and the Russian Federation) and the West by dialogue, networking, campaigns, and educational and informational exchanges. The international Secretariat of NEWW is run by NEWW-Polska in Gdansk.

Network Women in Development (WIDE)
http://www.wide-network.org
Network Women in Development (WIDE) articulates principles of gender equality and justice in the development processes through various its analytical papers, reports, and advocacy activities. WIDE monitors and influences international economic and development policy and practice from a feminist perspective. WIDE’s work is grounded on women’s rights as the basis for the development of a more just and democratic world order. The WIDE site features readings on women's economic rights, liberalisation and globalisation, the European Union, and relevant United Nations documents and events. It also includes information on the WIDE organizational structure, training courses, newsletter, publications and resources in Spanish.

Women’s Information Technology Transfer (WITT)
http://www.witt-project.net/
Women’s Information Technology Transfer (WITT) is a portal site to link women’s organizations and feminist advocates for the Internet in Eastern and Central Europe. www.witt-project.net is a website, providing strategic ICT information to all, and supporting, in a collective way, Central and Eastern European women in developing the web as an instrument in their social activism. WITT is committed to bringing women’s actions, activities and struggles into the spotlight, promoting the use of free software as a way to highlight women’s voices.

Inclusive Security: Women Waging Peace
http://www.womenwagingpeace.net
The Network advocates for the full participation of all stakeholders, especially women, in peace processes. Creating sustainable peace is achieved best by a diverse, citizen-driven approach. Of the many sectors of society currently excluded from peace processes, none is larger – or more critical to success – than women. Since 1999, the Waging has connected more than 400 women experts with over 3.000 policy shapers to collaborate on fresh, workable solutions to long-standing conflicts across the globe. Waging’s Policy Commission is researching and documenting women’s activities in conflict prevention, negotiations, and post-conflict reconstruction in some 15 conflicts; these studies provide models to encourage policymakers to include women and gender perspectives in their program designs and budgets.

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Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos)
http://www.hivos.nl
The Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Hivos) is a Dutch non-governmental organisation that aims to contribute towards a free, just and sustainable world. It is committed to the poor and marginalized - and to the organisations that promote Hivos’s priority issues in countries in the South and in South-East Europe. Sustainable improvement of their situation is the ultimate benchmark for Hivos's work. An important cornerstone here is strengthening of the position of women in society.

Mama Cash Fund for Women
http://www.mamacash.nl
Mama Cash, the world’s first independent funding organization for women, strives for a peaceful and just world where women are free to make their own choices and to develop their myriad talents and skills. It is for these reasons that Mama Cash supports women's groups that blaze the trail with self-initiated projects. The fact that Mama Cash supports groundbreaking projects initiated by new and local women’s groups sets Mama Cash apart from other grant making organizations.