مقتطفات من كلمة سيادة السفير علي ماهر في مؤتمر ويكيمانيا 2008
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Egyptian Center for Women's Rights - Advancing women's legal and political status in Egypt and the Arab Region
ECWR believes that women's rights are an essential part of human rights, and the struggle to secure basic freedoms and advance democratic rule cannot be separated from their achievement. Gender equality and women's empowerment are essential to creating an informed citizenry capable of promoting and sustaining the social, political and economic development of Egypt. Especially during this time of great potential for change in Egypt, our work to promote women's involvement in political and public life is essential to ensuring women's voice in decision-making and defining an agenda for change. ECWR was founded by 6 women in the Dar El Salaam neighborhood of Cairo in 1996 with the mission of providing direct legal aid to poor women and training them to know and claim their rights independently. Since then, we have added a number of programs, each one aimed at addressing needs we discovered in the course of our work. Sometimes we have more success than others, but our methods and achievements have earned us a spot on the World Bank's World's 10 Best Development Projects, as well as a diverse collection of local, regional and international partners. A registered NGO with the Egyptian Ministry of Social Affairs, ECWR has a Board of Directors, Chaired by Nehad Abul Komsan, that meets regularly to guide the organization's programmatic and strategic decisions. We maintain our main office in the Hadayak El Maadi section of Cairo, a Legal Aid project office in Manial and a field office in North Giza. Our staff of 15 is comprised of trainers, lawyers and social workers, in addition to accountants, administrative and international relations staff. The great importance we place on cooperation and empowerment of individuals and organizations is reflected in our close collaborative relationships with over 800 Egyptian community organizations and NGOs, and activists in 16 Arab and 5 East African countries.
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Contributor:
Anuradha Bhattacharjee
Published Date:
June 22, 2008
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