2. Working in emerging democracies and post-conflict regions around the world,
Women’s Campaign International (WCI) advances opportunities for women to actively
participate in public advocacy, market, and political processes.
Who is Women’s Campaign
International?
3. What is ALWANE?
The ALWANE Coalition aims to create a
sustainable and active coalition of political,
economic, civil society, academic leaders and
youth committed to the advancement of
women’s leadership in the MENA region.
ALWANE stands for Active Leaders for
Women’s Advancement in the Near East. In
Arabic, “alwane” means “my colors,” a phrase
which evokes both the ability to paint our
own future and the power of diversity in
leading change.
4. What is the ALWANE Coalition?
The ALWANE Coalition Yemen Country Committee
The ALWANE Coalition includes
men and women academics,
activists, experts, entrepreneurs
and youth committed to social
change and gender equality.
Working at both a national and
regional level, this Coalition
aims to generate discourse
around pressing challenges to
women’s full participation in
society, as well as share
intraregional success stories.
5. Program Objectives
• Establishment of 17 Country Committees
• Regional discourse and advocacy campaigns focused on
women’s leadership
• Regional Summit in Amman, Jordan
• A Youth Mentorship System
• An interactive Website
• Policy recommendations focused on women’s rights
6. Country Committees, Advocacy and
Policy Recommendations
• Consists of 6-10 youth
fellows and 6-10
leaders, experts, and
academics
• Committee Activities:
Identify an issue that is an
obstacle to women’s
leadership
Design and implement an
advocacy campaign
Draft and disseminate policy
recommendations to local
and national policy makers
and the international
Tunisia Country Officer participates in
community International Women’s Day event!
7. Online Platform
• Each Country Committee will also
be represented through an online
community page on the initiative’s
official website.
• Share challenges facing women in
your country through current
news updates, videos, photos and
live discussion forums on website
and ALWANE Facebook and
Twitter pages
• Collaborate with likeminded active
individuals across the region
• Inform and engage the public in
your activities
• Contribute your knowledge, views
and experiences and learn from
others
8. Mentorship Program
• Opportunity to mentor or be
mentored and expand your
personal and professional
network.
• In your mentorship pairings, you
will work together to ensure that
you have ongoing support and
guidance in your advocacy efforts.
• Mentorships will develop to
sustain and grow past the
completion of your committee
work and will hopefully expand
your own growth and
development.
9. Regional Collaboration
• Opportunity to collaborate with other countries in your region
• Sub-regional meetings in late April/early May will take place in Amman, Tunis,
and Dubai to bring together committees from the Levant, North Africa and GCC
• Gatherings will focus on teambuilding, strategic planning and capacity building
and will give you the chance to network and collaborate with other coalition
members.
• November 11-12, 2012 a Regional Summit in Amman, Jordan will gather five
members from each committee providing an opportunity to present committee
work, participate in social/new media and leadership trainings, and the drafting
and signing of Constitutions for the Advancement of Women’s Leadership in
the region.
WCI Iraq Country
Officer Essam’s
YDI program with
women and youth in
Iraq
10. Welcome to ALWANE!
Be ready to get informed, get
involved and share your voice!
Editor's Notes
You can mention to the group that the website community pages will be ready to use shortly once we have provided country officers with the user’s guide.
The dates for the sub regional meetings are as follows: April 30-May 1 (North Africa), May 3-4 (Levant) + May 5 for Iraqi Future Search, May 7-8 (GCC)
