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CAWTAR Center of Arab Women for Training and Research. www.cawtar.org. CAWTAR is a regional non-profit organization, based in Tunis and established in 1993
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CAWTAR Center of Arab Women for Training and Research www.cawtar.org
CAWTAR is a regional non-profit organization, based in Tunis and established in 1993 It was a direct response to a long-felt need in the Arab region for a specialized center to promote the participation of Arab women in the development process. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
CAWTAR is a platform of interaction and dialogue between: • Non Governmental institutions • Governmental institutions • Media CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
Leadership Empowerment Decision Making are key concepts at the heart of women’s status promotion and their participation in the Development Process. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
Women effective participation in public life could not be sustained without equal measures towards their empowerment in the private sphere • CAWTAR’s VISION CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
Women empowerment in the private realm(reproductive health, control over family decision, Arab adolescent issues…) Women empowerment in the public realm(entrepreneurship, decision making, local governance, political participation, gender equity…) • CAWTAR’s CURRENT FOCUS AREAS CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
CAWTAR endeavours in this field cover several aspects of its programs: research, training and capacity building, networking, media and advocacy, and documentation • CAWTAR’s STRATEGY CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
Compensate knowledge gap to generate credible and gender disaggregated scientific data Ex: 4th AWDR on Arab Women and Decision Making… • CAWTAR’s STRATEGY Research CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
To build and reinforce capacities of intermediary institutions to efficiently deliver economic, social and political services Ex: Entrepreneurship Development Program (UNIDO)… • CAWTAR’s STRATEGY Training CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
Illuminate policies through networking and constructive dialogue among key players in public and private sector at a national, regional and international level Ex: Gender and Decision Making Network… • CAWTAR’s STRATEGY Networking & Partnership CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
By focusing on maintaining partnerships with key regional players, and promoting the findings of its research in strategic events Ex: Participation in MDF5 (2006), @NGED annual meetings… • CAWTAR’s STRATEGY Advocacy CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
considering media as a partner for advocacy contributing in building their capacities to better cover issues in relation to gender and development Enabling them to collaborate with partners (Research Centers, businesswomen associations…) to better advocate their outputs • CAWTAR’s STRATEGY Media and communication CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
Nurish the studies and reports as scientifical evidences to advocate for change in the related fields to Gender • CAWTAR’s STRATEGY Documentation and data bases CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
I. Empowerment in the private sphere • Masculinity reproduction of powers • Decision making • Arab Women Adolescent • Gender Based Violence CAWTAR’s current areas of interest CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
I. Empowerment in the public sphere Enabling women to take part in this area requires building on their citizenship’s rights, and harness their spirit of public work to action in the society 1. participation in the Political and Socio-Cultural spheres CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
I. Empowerment in the public sphere • Local governance (women as candidates +voters) • Arab Women and Legislation (forthcoming AWDR) • Gender & Environmental issues • Human/Women Rights through ICT (see ICTDAR project) 1. participation in the Political and Socio-Cultural spheres CAWTAR’s current areas of interest CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
Women are nascent critical social capital for economic growth →The Arab region is the lowest compared to other regions when it comes to women contribution to the economy Promoting and enhancing women Leadership and decision Making abilities are key to guarantee their effective participation in the economic sphere I. Empowerment in the public sphere • 2. participation in the economic sphere CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium
Trade Informal economies Micro Credit and poverty alleviation Private Sector Development: Entrepreneurship, Gender Balance in the Boardrooms Engendering Economic research (GERPA) Access to Economic Services: women as providers and beneficiaries) I. Empowerment in the public sphere • 2. participation in the economic sphere CAWTAR’s current areas of interest CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium