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Isis - International Women's Information and Communication Service

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Development Information Media Sustainable Development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Information and communication technologies Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Research Women and the media
Geographic scope:	International
Millennium Development Goals:	Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality
Mission statement:	Creating critical communications Documenting feminist visions Strengthening social movements Isis International advocates for the realization of women’s human rights in the struggle against patriarchal and fundamentalist forces by creating critical communications, documenting feminist visions, and strengthening social movements. Working primarily with women’s groups and networks that use communications for women’s empowerment, Isis employs feminist analyses, multimedia production, advocacy, networking and capacity-building strategies.
Year established:	1974
Year of registration:	1974
Organizational structure:	General Membership Board of Trustees Management Committee Isis Staff and Associates
Number and type of members:	General Members Board of Trustees Isis Staff
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Gender, Media and Communications
Funding structure:	Fees for education and training services Fees for providing consulting or research services Donations and grants from domestic sources

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