Women's Learning Partnership, Bethesda, USA
From the Global Women's Network
| Women's Learning Partnership, Bethesda, USA | |
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| Logo: |  |
| Street address: | 4343 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 201 |
| City: | Bethesda |
| State or Province: | MD |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: |
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| Location coordinates: | 38° 58' 42" N, 77° 5' 36" WLatitude: 38.978394434919 Longitude: -77.093470494146 |
| Executive Director: | Mahnaz Afkhami |
| Contact number: | (301)654-2774 |
| Contact email: | wlp@learningpartnership.org |
| Website: | http://www.learningpartnership.org/ |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/#!/wlp1 |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Womens-Learning-Partnership-WLP/59143448210 |
| Target: | Women |
| Organization type: | International NGO (operating in multiple countries), Women's network (network/coalition of people or organizations) |
| Operates in the following countries: | Afghanistan, Bahrain, Brazil, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Turkey, Zimbabwe |
| Sectors: | Empowerment, Entrepreneurship, Gender Discrimination, Information Communication Technology (ICT), Legal Rights, Leadership, Political Participation/Governance, Public Policy |
| Year founded/registered: | 2000 |
Summary
Women's Learning Partnership is dedicated to women's leadership and empowerment. WLP is a builder of networks, working with 18 autonomous and independent partner organizations in the Global South.
About
Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) is dedicated to women's leadership and empowerment. At its essence, WLP is a builder of networks, working with 18 autonomous and independent partner organizations in the Global South, particularly in Muslim-majority societies, to empower women to transform their families, communities, and societies.
They strongly believe that women, working in partnership, will learn the skills and implement the strategies needed to secure human rights, contribute to the development of their communities, and ultimately create a more peaceful world. Their primary objectives are to increase the number of women taking on leadership and decision-making roles at family, community, and national levels, and to improve the effectiveness of feminist movements in Muslim-majority societies and globally by strengthening the capacity of our partner organizations.
WLP is an international, non-governmental organization (NGO) in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.
Mission
The mission of the Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) is to advance communication and cooperation among and between the women of the world in order to protect human rights, facilitate sustainable development, and promote peace. WLP links those with access to resources, knowledge, and technologies to those without, and augments the voices and visions of the world's resource-poor majority. WLP believes that dialogue across boundaries of culture, class, gender, generation, and nation is essential for achieving socially equitable and environmentally sound development. To secure a healthy, safe, and democratic environment for all, WLP works to advance gender equity, involve men and boys in promoting gender parity, and facilitate the exchange of grassroots strategies within and across different cultures. By instituting a viable knowledge and learning framework, WLP's programs provide women and girls of the Global South with the technical knowledge and practical skills needed to participate in the global dialogue about rights, development, and peace.
Values
WLP lives its core values and beliefs.
WLP is committed to the creation of tolerant, egalitarian, and democratic communities developed through partnerships based on cooperation, trust, and respect.
WLP sustains their partnerships through open, ongoing and in-depth communication. We are a learning organization that is flexible, evolving, and responsive to the changes in our environment.
WLP honors the collective nature of the Partnership and believe in the importance of a shared vision. WLP promotes and sustains leadership that is horizontal, participatory, and inclusive.
WLP fosters growth and expansion through consolidating and strengthening the capacity of partners.
WLP uses new information and communication technologies to facilitate communication and sharing of knowledge and skills.
WLP encourages critical feedback and are always searching for innovative initiatives to improve the quality of its work.
WLP recognizes that the branding and marketing of WLP is integral to the success of their work.
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