The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Washington DC, USA
From the Global Women's Network
| The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Washington DC, USA | |
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| Street address: | 1120 20th St NW
Suite 500 North |
| City: | Washington |
| State or Province: | DC |
| Country: | United States |
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| Location coordinates: | 38° 54' 17" N, 77° 2' 42" WLatitude: 38.9045931 Longitude: -77.0449381 |
| Executive Director: | Sarah Degnan Kambou |
| Contact number: | 202.797.0007 |
| Contact email: | info@icrw.org |
| Website: | http://www.icrw.org/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/ICRW |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/ICRWDC |
| Target: | Girls and Women |
| Organization type: | International NGO (operating in multiple countries) |
| Sectors: | Agriculture/Food Security, Economic Empowerment, Education, Environment, HIV/AIDS, Poverty Alleviation, Violence Against Women |
Summary
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) works to make women in developing countries an integral part of alleviating global poverty.
About
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) works to make women in developing countries an integral part of alleviating global poverty. Our research evidence identifies women’s contributions as well as the obstacles that prevent them from being economically strong and able to fully participate in society. ICRW translates these insights into a path of action that honors women’s human rights, ensures gender equality and creates the conditions in which all women can thrive.
ICRW believes that women are integral to alleviating global poverty.
In most parts of the world, including impoverished regions, women are a powerful force in their communities. So when they have opportunities to improve their lives, everyone benefits. When they are able to earn an income and control what they do with it, their children are more likely to finish school. Families eat better. They stay healthy. Communities thrive. And in the end, entire nations are in a better position to prosper economically.
However, such gains often are blocked by the realities that many of the world's mothers, sisters and daughters face. A woman cannot harvest the latest crops to feed her family if she is bruised and broken by a violent husband. A girl cannot graduate from high school and participate in her country's workforce if she is married off at 12 and gives birth at 13. A woman cannot start a small business in her village if she does not have access to market information and new technologies.
No woman or girl can reach her full potential if her basic right to a healthy, safe life is not honored.
ICRW research identifies women's contributions to their communities and the barriers – like HIV, violence, lack of education – that prevent them from being economically stable and able to fully participate in society. They provide a path that creates the conditions under which not just one woman, but millions of women can benefit. They do this by:
- Designing concrete, evidence-based plans for program designers, donors and policymakers that empower women to control their lives and help shape the future of their communities
- Measuring changes in the lives of women and girls – as well as men and boys – to know how best to achieve gender equality
- Recommending policy priorities that give women opportunities to transform their lives
