Links
The International WOCAN site
The parent organization of Wocan West & Central Africa.
Supporting Institutions
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
CIDA provides humanitarian assistance and supports sustainable development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world.
CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA)
The PRGA develops and promotes methods and organizational approaches for gender-sensitive participatory research on plant breeding and on management of crops and natural resources.
Heifer International
Heifer's mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth by giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief.
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
IFAD's mission is to enable the poor to overcome poverty.
New Field Foundation
New Field Foundation contributes to the creation of a safe and sustainable world by supporting women and their families to overcome poverty, violence, and injustice in their communities, with a current focus in sub-Saharan Africa.
Other
Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID)
AWID is an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights.
CGIAR: Gender and Diversity
A program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Gender & Diversity consists of nearly 8,000 scientists, technicians and managers, committed women and men offering their expertise to 15 international agricultural research centers around the world.
FAO: Gender and Population Division
Mainstreaming gender and population, and providing policy advice and technical assistance.
Gender and Water Alliance
The GWA promotes women's and men's equitable access to and management of safe and adequate water, for domestic supply, sanitation, food security and environmental sustainability.
IUCN: Gender and Environment
The World Conservation Union.
National Wildlife Fund - Women for Sustainable Development
Each year, NWF sponsors a three-day leadership institute for college women interested in a career in International Sustainable Development. Participation in Women for Sustainable Development is open to women from all backgrounds and disciplines enrolled at undergraduate institutions in the United States and Mexico.
Rural Women Making Change
Rural Women Making Change is a community-university research alliance in which community organization members and academics are co-researchers. Our collaborative work will expand our understanding of the social, economic and political processes that hinder the full participation, effectiveness and well-being of rural women and their advocates, as well as promote action for change. RWMC is based out of the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) Initiative
The SARD Initiative is a multi-stakeholder umbrella framework designed to support the transition to people-centred sustainable agriculture and rural development and to strengthen participation in programme and policy development.
Winrock International Leadership Development
Winrock promotes equitable and just development by building the capacity of local organizations and individuals, particularly women and children.
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
WEDO is an international organization that advocates for women's equality in global policy.
Women's Global Green Action Network (WGGAN)
WGGAN cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders for a thriving planet. WGGAN helps women strengthen their alliances and leadership abilities in order to develop a collective agenda for impacting environmental and social change at the local, regional and global level.