"WOMANKIND Worldwide believes women in developing countries are a powerful force for change. Women have an abundance of practical ideas for improving their own lives and lifting their families and communities out of poverty. But this can only happen if they have the confidence and opportunities to articulate their needs and ideas - and be listened to. WOMANKIND Worldwide is the only UK charity devoted to enabling women to achieve this." Quoted from
http://www.womankind.org.uk/about-us.html.
(added 13/7/2006)

"El Observatorio de Salud y Mujer (www.obsym.org) es un proyecto desarrollado como iniciativa conjunta de la Fundació Biblioteca Josep Laporte y la Fundación Sanofi Aventis destinado a ofrecer información de calidad especializada en temas de salud para las mujeres. Mediante su página web se facilita la consulta de más de 2000 documentos y recursos web, el acceso a investigaciones relacionadas con la salud de la mujer, a encuestas, a formación, información sobre actividades, una revista mensual de salud y un buzón de atención a sus usuari@s." Quoted from www.obsym.org.

The Health and Woman Observatory organization offers through its website access to information on women's health. They also have a monthly magazine and a consultation contact email for its users.
www.obsym.org
(added 13/7/2006)

"Comunicación e Información de la Mujer, A.C. (CIMAC) es una institución multimedia que desde 1988 promueve en los medios de comunicación un nuevo punto de vista sobre la condición actual de las mujeres en México y el mundo, siempre vinculado con los principios de equidad, justicia social y democracia."

"CIMAC, created in 1988, is a multimedia institution that promotes through media a new point of view on the current condition of women in Mexico and the rest of the world, always working along the principles of equality, social justice and democracy." (translated by Haydeé)
http://www.cimac.org.mx/portada.html
(added 29/03/2006)

"Es  un centro que desde hace nueve años, promueve el uso del video como una herramienta de educación, organización, capacitación y expresión. Nuestro trabajo está encaminado a que las mujeres se apropien de dicha herramienta y la apliquen en su labor en defensa de: Los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres, La educación popular, La salud reproductiva La libre opción sexual. La creación de Políticas Públicas que nos beneficien. Alternativas Ecológicas y de Desarrollo Sustentable La creatividad y la complicidad."

"Since 9 years ago, this center promotes the use of video as a tool of education, organization, capacitation and expression. Our job is directed towards women so that they appropriate this tool and so that they apply it in their work for the defense of : women's human rights , popular eduaction, reproductive health and free sexual choice; the creation of public policies that benefit women, ecological and sustainable development alternatives; creativity and complexity." (translated by Haydeé)
http://www.laneta.apc.org/telemanita/
(added 29/03/2006)

A women´s rights group in Oaxaca, Mexico which works to improve the equality of women and their human rights.

"Nuestra misión es transformar la sociedad en una más justa y equitativa, que respete los derechos de las mujeres."
http://www.laneta.apc.org/oaxaca/genero/casamuje.html
(added 28/03/2006)

W.E.R.I.S.E
(NY, USA)

In German language. Check it out.
http://www.bildwechsel.org/agentinnen/index.html
(added 28/03/2006)

CENDOC- MUJER
(Lima, Perú)

"El Centro de Documentación sobre la Mujer es una asociación civil que desde 1985, se ha dedicado a la tarea de recopilar, procesar, investigar y difundir información sobre las mujeres, permitiendo el acceso a esta información especializada, con la que pretende aportar al reconocimiento y desarrollo del potencial de la mujer en la sociedad, además de posibilitar cambios que favorezcan a las peruanas."

"The Center for Docmention on Women is a civil group that since 1985, has dedicated its tasks to compile, process, research and spread information on womenm, allowing access to this specialized information with which it intends to contribute to the recognition and development of the potential of women in society and also intends to make possible changes tha favor Peruvian women." (Translated by Haydeé)
http://www.cendoc-mujer.org.pe/lechuza.html
(added 27/03/2006)

"Women Living Under Muslim Laws is an international solidarity network that provides information, support and a collective space for women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam."
http://www.wluml.org/english/index.shtml
(added 27/03/2006)

"An international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing thousands of people and organizations committed to achieving women´s rights".
http://www.awid.org/
(added 27/03/2006)

Mediterranean Women

A human rights organization, who dedicates itself to the improvement of women´s rights and general living conditions of women in the Mediterranean region. http://www.mediterraneas.org/
(added 27/03/2006)

"Third Wave is the only national organization created by and for young women between the ages of 15 and 30. As an activist philanthropic organization, Third Wave networks, informs, and financially supports young women around the country and the projects that serve them. The goal of Third Wave is to harness the energy of young feminists nationwide by sharing information and resources, thereby creating a community in which members can coalesce, network, strategize, and ultimately take action around issues that affect us all. As a grantmaking organization, we strive to be the thread that connects young women to the resources necessary to counter attacks on their personal freedoms." (since 1999)
http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/

"The Feminist Majority and The Feminist Majority Foundation are committed to empowering women and winning equality through research, the sharing of information of value to feminists everywhere, and effective action. Our work is supported by the generosity of tens of thousands of caring feminists -- women and men -- all across the USA and around the world." Features women's news, events, job listings, web link and much more - it's a pretty extensive site!
http://www.feminist.org/

"Empowering women with knowledge to transform communities. Women Ink. is a project of the International Women's Tribune Centern to market and distribut of books on women and development with a focus on the perspectives of women from the Global South. We provide a marketing outlet for publications produced by information-gathering groups and small presses in countries of the Global South." Lists more than 250 publications from over 70+ publishers worldwide on women-related issues! Lots of books to check out!
http://www.womenink.org/

BellaOnline

Part of the Institute for Global Communications (IGC) site. WomensNet "is a global community of women, activists and organizations using computer networks for information sharing, broadcast and collaboration with the intent of increasing women's rights." Browse WomensNet directory, documents, discussions...
http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/wnindex.html

A resource site by six women of the University of North Carolina with many different information by and about women on the Interne, including links to women's colleges. Part of the Women's Resource Project (no longer updated, created 1994) with information also on Women's Studies and local NC resources.
http://www.ibiblio.org/cheryb/women/wresources.html

A women's search engine, covering all aspects from Arts & Entertainment, Drama, Literature, Music to Women in Business, Community/Government, Computers/Internet
Diversity Among Women, Culture, Education, Feminism, Health & Safety, Lesbian Visibility , Mothers/Parenting, Publications, Women's Resources, Science/Technology, Sports, History,... http://www.wwwomen.com/

Resources and info about domestic abuse by Erika
http://www.tao.ca/~erikamaria/ (webpage inactive 22/02/2006)

“About-Face is a media literacy organization focused on the impact mass media has on the physical, mental and emotional well being of women and girls. Through practical and activist methods we challenge our culture's overemphasis on physical appearance. By encouraging critical thinking about the media, and personal empowerment, About-Face works to engender positive body-esteem in girls and women of all ages, sizes, races and backgrounds. About-Face provides a place where all women count, from the tiniest among us to the very largest.” (San Francisco based)
http://www.about-face.org/

An extensive link site on international women’s resources in German by Susanne Meyer: "Ihre frauenfreundliche EDV-und Internetunterstützung nicht nur für Schulungen und Informationsrecherche".
http://members.aol.com/laplernen/Links_i.htm
(webpage inactive 22/02/2006)

"MySistahs is a Web site created by and for young of color to provide information and offer support on sexual and reproductive health issues through education and advocacy." http://mysistahs.org/
(added 27/03/2006)

An extensive Asian American feminist site. It contains articles, resources, and links on a wide range of topics including academics, film, art, politics and activisms, and others.
http://members.aol.com/Critchicks/index2.html (webpage inactive 22/02/2006)

“The Women of Color Web is dedicated to providing access to writings by and about women of color in the U.S. We focus specifically on issues related to feminisms, sexualities, and reproductive health and rights, although we envision adding new sections as interests arise. The site also provides links to organizations, discussion lists, and academic tools concerned specifically with women of color.” http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grhf/WoC/

"Isis... fue creada en 1974, como parte del resurgimiento mundial del movimiento de mujeres y el nacimiento de un nuevo feminismo militante... la misión del grupo fundador se encaminó a documentar lo que estaba pasando en diversas partes del mundo con las luchas de las mujeres, a través de una recopilación sistemática de información que, más adelante, dio origen a un centro de documentación y a la producción de publicaciones periódicas alimentadas por la información que enviaban las organizaciones de mujeres en rápido crecimiento. Actualmente nos hemos adecuado a los nuevos escenarios marcados por el cambio de época, el surgimiento de nuevos actores y actoras sociales, las transformaciones en los ámbitos de la información y comunicación sumados a la disminución de la ayuda de la cooperación internacional...De esta manera hemos seguido potenciando el trabajo de difusión y recopilación de la información y contacto con las redes, sin apartarnos de nuestros objetivos primigenios."

"ISIS was created in 1974 as a part of the world resurgeance of the women's movement and the birth of a new militant feminism. The mission of the founding group decided to document what was going on in different parts of the world with the battles of women and women's rights through the systematic compilation of information, which later gave birth to a center for documentation and to the production of periodical publications fed by the information sent by fast growing women's organizations. Today we have adapted to the new sceneries marked by the changes in time, the rise of new social actors, the transformations in the information and communication cirquits, and adding this to the dimminishing international cooperation. In this way we have continued supporting the potential of diffusion and complilation of information and contact with networks without separating ourselves from our primary objectives." (Translated by Haydeé)
http://www.isis.cl/
(added 29/03/2006)

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