Socialist International Women

Organization's name: Socialist International Women
Headquarters address  
Address: P.O. Box 67973
London
SW4 4DU
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Phone: 44-02080582885
Email: socintwomen@gn.apc.org
Web site: www.socintwomen.org
Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages:
  • Spanish
  • French
  • English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Citizenship and Governance
  • Crime Prevention
  • Criminal Justice
  • Development
  • Education
  • Governance

Financing for Development:
  • International Cooperation in Tax Matters

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Policy advice
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Violence against women
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and armed conflict
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the economy
  • Women and the environment
  • Women and the media
  • Women in power and decision-making
Geographic scope: International
Country of activity:
  • Sweden
  • Belgium
  • Algeria
  • Peru
  • Estonia
  • Armenia
  • Finland
  • India
  • Iceland
  • Serbia
  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Guyana
  • Mauritania
  • Spain
  • Bulgaria
  • Türkiye
  • Denmark
  • Timor-Leste
  • Dominica
  • Malaysia
  • Poland
  • Iraq
  • Cape Verde
  • Japan
  • State of Palestine
  • Zimbabwe
  • Paraguay
  • Switzerland
  • Belarus
  • Egypt
  • Hungary
  • Israel
  • North Macedonia
  • Nepal
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Netherlands
  • Botswana
  • Angola
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ireland
  • Tunisia
  • Cyprus
  • Senegal
  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
  • Guinea
  • Romania
  • Kenya
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
  • Luxembourg
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Lebanon
  • Russian Federation
  • Saint Lucia
  • France
  • Benin
  • Mexico
  • San Marino
  • Argentina
  • Germany
  • Guinea Bissau
  • Gabon
  • Slovakia
  • Latvia
  • El Salvador
  • United States of America
  • Cameroon
  • New Zealand
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Côte D'Ivoire
  • Central African Republic
  • Namibia
  • Montenegro
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Nicaragua
  • Ecuador
  • Mauritius
  • Burkina Faso
  • Gambia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Azerbaijan
  • Portugal
  • Congo
  • Andorra
  • Jordan
  • Togo
  • Haiti
  • Philippines
  • Malta
  • Austria
  • Dominican Republic
  • Chile
  • Albania
  • Panama
  • Uruguay
  • Barbados
  • Niger
  • Canada
  • Jamaica
  • Colombia
  • Mongolia
  • Greece
  • Mozambique
  • Morocco
  • Pakistan
  • Slovenia
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Ghana
  • Norway
  • Mali
  • Ukraine
  • Czechia
  • Italy
  • Yemen
  • Brazil
  • Australia
  • Burundi
  • Kazakhstan
  • Croatia
  • Lithuania
  • Indonesia
  • Rwanda
  • Guatemala
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 1907
Year of registration (YYYY): 1991
Organizational structure: Congress The Congress is the highest body of the Socialist International Women and usually convenes every three years. The last Congress took place in Athens, Greece, in June 2008. At the Congress delegates of the member organisations decide on the main political issues and elect the Executive Committee. Council Delegates of each member organisation have the right to attend the Council meetings. At each Council delegates discuss a particular theme which is relevant to the host organisation. Declarations and resolutions are also adopted at the Council meetings. Regional meetings The member organisations of the Socialist International Women are divided into 11 regions. Two regional meetings take place each year in order to discuss issues that are relevant to a particular region. Executive Committee The Executive Committee consists of a President, a Secretary General and 11 Vice-Presidents. The Executive Committee meets four times a year to deal with political matters and to select the themes for discussion at the Council and Regional meetings. Other meetings The Socialist International Women also organises other events, conferences and seminars on an ad hoc basis.
Number and type of members: 157 member organisations worldwide.
Affiliation with NGO networks: CONGO
Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources

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