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Turkey
- Amargi Women's Cooperative
- KADAV new step
- Kadin Adaylari Destekleme ve Egitme Dernegi (KA-DER)
This NGO aims to increase the participation of women in politics, and to support all women who want to be involved in politics at any level.
- Kadin Emegini Degerlendirme Vakfi (KEDV)
KEDV aims to improve women’s quality of life and economic status and provide resourses for women’s enterprises through partnership with local municipalities, other NGOs and private companies.
- Kaos GL
The grup organizes cultural activities, conferences, film showings to raise consciousness on the problems faced by homosexuals. The group founded the first gay library in Turkey and they also publish a magazine called Kaos GL.
- ODTU, Graduate Program for Women's Studies
The program integrates education, research and advocacy, to contribute to the creation of public awareness and sensitivity on the social position and problems of women in society.
- Lambda Istanbul
LambdaIstanbul is a voluntary-based Turkish LGBTT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transexual) organization that provides advocacy, support, and solidarity to the Turkish queer community.
- Mor Cati Women's Shelter
Mor Cati is an independent women’s organization that provides psychological counselling, legal counselling, employment counselling, support groups and shelter services to lighten women’s problems.
- Kadinin Statusu ve Sorunlari Genel Mudurlugu (KSSGM)
KSSGM (Women's Status and Issues Office) is a directorship founded as a result of Turkey’s ratification of CEDAW, to ensure the implementation of CEDAW on the social level, through publications and projects.
- Ankara Universitesi Kadin Sorunlari Arastirma ve Uygulama Merkezi (KASAUM)
KASAUM (Ankara University Research Division for Women's Issues) division publishes newsletters, magazines and books, initiates research on women’s issues, and coordinates education programs for adult women.
- Istanbul Bar Association for Women's Rights
- Turkey Bar Association's List
- Van Kadin Dernegi - Van Women's Association (VAKAD)
- Istanbul Women Authors Library
- Mavi Kalem
United Nations
International
- Center for Women's Global Leadership
The Center promotes the leadership of women and the advancement of feminist perspectives in policymaking processes in local, national, and international arenas.
- International Women's Health Coalition
IWHC works to generate health and population policies, programs, and funding that promote the rights and health of women, particularly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
- Global Fund for Women
Global Fund for Women makes grants to seed, support, and strengthen women's rights groups around the world.
- MADRE
MADRE provides resources and training to enable sister organizations worldwide to meet immediate needs in their communities, especially on the issues of health, education, and economic development.
- International Women's Rights Action Watch (Asia Pacific)
This is an organization that carries out collaborative projects to facilitate the monitoring and implementation of the CEDAW, regionally and globally.
- Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
This is a legal advocacy organization that works on laws and regulations, which they believe are essential for protecting and advancing the reproductive rights of women.
- International Planned Parenthood Federation
IPPF links Family Planning Associations (FPAs) worldwide to promote women’s and men’s right to the highest possible level of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
- Association for Women in Development
The organization aims at connecting, informing and mobilizing persons and organizations that work on gender equality, women’s human rights and sustainable development.
- The Women's Press
The Women’s Press is a publisher that is dedicated to publish incisive fiction and nonfiction from women writers around the world.
- Equality Now
International human rights organization Equality Now commits itself to protecting the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women around the world.
- Women’s Net
Women’s Net contains links to women’s organizations and posts updated news and announcements about women from the Institute for Global Communications, which links the on-line progressive community.
- Women’s Human Rights Net
This is a partnership of women’s human rights organizations around the world. It provides links to these organizations and explanations of systems and strategies for women’s human rights work.
- Human Rights Watch - Women's Rights Division
This is the women’s rights division of Human Rights Watch. The group stands with victims to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, and to bring offenders to justice.
- Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World
Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World offers "innovative activities and outreach programs pertaining to Arab women and children".
- Isis International
ISIS International is a feminist NGO dedicated to creating opportunities for women’s voices to be heard, strengthening feminist analyses through information exchange, and promoting solidarity across the globe.
- Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
WEDO is an international advocacy network that seeks to increase the power of women worldwide as policymakers in governance and in policymaking institutions.
- Women's International Coalition for Economic Justice
This is an international coalition that links gender with macroeconomic policy at international policymaking arenas from a human rights perspective.
- Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network
LACWHN is a regional network that coordinates groups and activities on women's health and rights, especially sexual and reproductive rights.
- Womens Global Network for Reproductive Rights
WGNRR is a worldwide network to promote and protect women's reproductive rights.
- Women's Information Services: Mapping the World Database
This is a database where women’s organizations can be found listed by continent, language, type, country and name. Site also contains a search engine on women’s issues.
- WWWomen
WWWomen is an online resource for finding websites and sharing information and experiences related to women and motherhood.
- Femina
Femina provides women with a comprehensive, searchable directory of links to female friendly sites and information on the World Wide Web.
- Siyanda: Practitioner-focused Gender Mainstreaming Website
Siyanda is an on-line database of selected gender and development materials and an interactive forum for people who work on gender mainstreaming.
- BRIDGE Gender and Development: BRIDGE Resources Website
Development-Gender (BRIDGE) is an information resource on gender mainstreaming in development.
- Human Rights Education Associates (HREA)
HREA provides Human Rights education resources to NGOs, governments, and associations alike.
- Women's e-News
Women's eNews is a nonprofit, independent news service covering the issues that are of particular concern to women. |
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