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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Human Rights Peace and Security Social Development Women Women/gender Equality Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Information and communication technologies Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Millennium Development Goals Policy advice Research Violence against women Women and armed conflict Women in power and decision-making Peace and Development in Africa: Peace in Africa Conflict Resolution in Africa: Conflicts Resolution
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	State of Palestine Jordan Tunisia Lebanon Egypt Yemen Sudan South Sudan Somalia Syrian Arab Republic Libya Iraq Morocco
Millennium Development Goals:	Promote gender equality and empower women
Mission statement:	Karama’s mission is to build upon and strengthen approaches to raise and expand the influence of Arab women as leaders in regional and international contexts. In amplifying their voices and skills, Karama acts as a catalyst to end violence against women in the Middle East and North Africa by bringing together key civil society groups and enhancing their capacity for collaboration. Karama is about impact, influence, and dignity. Karama’s approach to end violence against women distinguishes it from other initiatives, as Karama works from the ground up, emphasizing local expertise and elevating this to inform national policies, regional dialogues, and international advocacy. Karama takes a broader view in the belief that to bring an end to violence against women, it is necessary to identify the ways it affects and is affected by economics, law, health, media, education, and art/culture—the things that matter most in people’s daily lives—and to design strategies to combat it through each of these areas. Karama works to end violence against women in the Middle East and North Africa by building coalitions addressing the multi-sectoral causes and consequences of violence and enhancing their capacity to advocate, lobby, and build awareness on women’s issues, priorities, and rights in the region. Who we are Founded by Hibaaq Osman in 2005, Karama is a regional NGO based in Cairo, Egypt with an office in Amman, Jordan. Operating throughout the MENA region, Karama has built a strong coalition with hundreds of partners in fourteen countries—including Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen. Karama works with women, men, and youth academics, activists, community leaders, politicians, parliamentarians, and others in an effort to cancel/ reform discriminatory laws and practices and promote women’s advancement, security, and protection in all aspects of public and private life. Since 2005, Karama has affected advocacy, capacity-building, knowledge-sharing and exchange, and policymaking at the national, regional, and international levels. Many of our recommendations have been adopted into new and existing constitutions, as well as official recommendations made to the state by international bodies such as the UN.
Year established:	2005
Year of registration:	2007
Organizational structure:	Karama has two offices--its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt and a second office in Amman, Jordan. Karama works with partners and national coordinators in 13 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as trainers, consultants, and academics in the international sphere.
Number and type of members:	Karama has over 100 regional partners, who also have their own partners, thus it impacts a wider sphere of thousands of activists and organizations within the region. Karama has five team members in Cairo and two based in Amman, as well as consultants throughout the region.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Karama has worked with various networks to spread the message of women's advancement and promote joint advocacy.
Funding structure:	Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Foreign and international grants

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