GLOBAL NETWORK OF WOMEN PEACEBUILDERS INC
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
THE GLOBAL NETWORK OF WOMEN PEACEBUILDERS (THE ORGANIZATION/GNWP) IS A COALITION OF MORE THAN 100 WOMENS RIGHTS GROUPS AND OTHER CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FROM AFRICA, ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA, EASTERN AND WESTERN EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST AND ARAB WORLD MOSTLY FROM CONFLICT-AFFECTED COUNTRIES. GNWP IS A RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER THAT NOT ONLY INFLUENCES GLOBAL POLICIES ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY (WPS), YOUTH, PEACE AND SECURITY (YPS), SUSTAINING PEACE, GENDER EQUALITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO ENSURES THEIR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION ON THE GROUND. GNWP IS COORDINATED BY AN INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING TEAM, BASED IN NEW YORK, WHERE IT IS REGISTERED AS A CHARITY. GNWP WAS GRANTED NON-PROFIT TAX EXEMPT STATUS BY THE US INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 501(C)3 STATUS IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE) IN JANUARY 2017. IN NOVEMBER 2017, IT WAS ALSO REGISTERED IN THE CHARITIES BUREAU, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. GNWPS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPT STATUS AND ITS REGISTRATION AS A CHARITY STATUS BUILDS ON ITS INCORPORATION AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER NEW YORK STATE IN JUNE 2015. FROM 2009 TO 2016, GNWP OPERATED AUTONOMOUSLY UNDER THE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY ACTION NETWORK (ICAN). REVENUE IS PRIMARILY RECEIVED FROM GRANTS FROM GOVERNMENTS, FOUNDATIONS, DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND UN ENTITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS CONTINUOUSLY WORKING TO BROADEN ITS FUNDING BASE. GNWPS VISION IS AN EQUAL AND PEACEFUL WORLD IN WHICH WOMEN AND GIRLS RIGHTS ARE PROMOTED AND PROTECTED, AND THEY ARE RECOGNIZED AS PEACEBUILDERS AND DECISION-MAKERS. ITS MISSION IS TO EMPOWER WOMEN, AND AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE PEACE. IN LINE WITH THIS MISSION, ALL OF GNWPS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2009 HAVE AIMED AT THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF WPS RESOLUTIONS, THROUGH EMPOWERING WOMEN, ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN GLOBAL POLICIES ON WPS AND PRACTICAL AND NECESSARY ACTIONS ON THE GROUND. GNWP HAS ALSO WORKED TO ACHIEVE GREATER RECOGNITION AND MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AS KEY INFLUENCERS AND DECISION-MAKERS. GNWP EMPLOYS THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES TO REALIZE ITS MISSION: - FULL-CYCLE IMPLEMENTATION OF WPS RESOLUTIONS, FROM NATIONAL ACTION PLAN (NAP) DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH COSTING AND BUDGETING TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FINANCING FOR IMPLEMENTATION, THROUGH THE LOCALIZATION STRATEGY AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION. - AMPLIFYING VOICES OF LOCAL WOMEN AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN GLOBAL POLICY FORUMS. - EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN TO BECOME LEADERS AND AGENTS OF PEACE. FOR EXAMPLE, GNWPS YOUNG WOMEN FOR PEACE AND LEADERSHIP (FORMERLY GIRL AMBASSADORS FOR PEACE) PROGRAM TRANSFORMS YOUTH POTENTIAL INTO AN IMPORTANT FORCE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WPS AND YPS RESOLUTIONS. - ENSURING ADEQUATE AND PREDICTABLE FUNDING FOR WPS RESOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING THROUGH THE WOMENS PEACE AND HUMANITARIAN FUND AS WELL AS FACILITATION OF NAP COSTING AND BUDGETING WORKSHOPS TO ENCOURAGE DOMESTIC RESOURCING FOR IMPLEMENTATION.GNWP HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAKE UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WPS AND YPS AGENDA, SUSTAINING PEACE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) THANKS TO ITS WORLDWIDE MEMBERSHIP, ITS UNIQUE LOCAL-GLOBAL/GLOBAL-LOCAL STRATEGY, AND ITS PARTICIPATORY & INCLUSIVE APPROACHES IN BRINGING LOCAL VOICES TO OFFICIAL POLICY SPACES. GNWP HAS A TRACK RECORD OF STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVIL SOCIETY AND CRITICAL, SUSTAINED AND CONSTRUCTIVE COLLABORATION WITH GOVERNMENTS, UN, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. ITS LOCALIZATION OF UNSCR 1325 AND YOUNG WOMEN FOR PEACE AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS RECEIVED GLOBAL RECOGNITION. GNWPS RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY INFLUENCED POLICY-MAKING, INCLUDING ON SYNERGIES BETWEEN WPS & CEDAW; FINANCING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WPS RESOLUTIONS AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION; AND BUDGETING OF NAPS. IN 2018, GNWP HELD CAPACITY-BUILDING AND POLICY-DRAFTING WORKSHOPS TO IMPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WPS RESOLUTIONS, MEDIA AND 1325 TRAININGS, TRAININGS ON THE SYNERGIES BETWEEN WPS AND CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW), AND LEADERSHIP, PEACEBUILDING AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TRAININGS FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN TWELVE COUNTRIES (ARMENIA, BANGLADESH, COLOMBIA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (DRC), GEORGIA, IRAQ, LEBANON, MOLDOVA, NEPAL, PALESTINE, THE PHILIPPINES AND UKRAINE), REACHING MORE THAN 800 STAKEHOLDERS AND BUILDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND SKILLS ON WPS ISSUES.OVER 6,000 YOUNG WOMEN AND GIRLS IN BANGLADESH, DRC, INDONESIA, AND THE PHILIPPINES WERE REACHED BY PEACEBUILDING ACTIVITIES AND LITERACY TRAININGS ORGANIZED BY MEMBERS OF THE YOUNG WOMEN FOR PEACE AND LEADERSHIP NETWORK TRAINED BY GNWP. GNWP ALSO CONVENED REGIONAL AND GLOBAL MEETINGS BETWEEN POLICY-AND DECISION MAKERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY INFLUENCERS TO DISCUSS PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTATION OF WPS AND EXCHANGE GOOD PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED. THE CONFERENCES HELD IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL AND VIENNA, AUSTRIA, CONVENED OVER 100 POLICY MAKERS AND CIVIL SOCIETY FROM 30 COUNTRIES. GNWP ALSO HELD VARIOUS INITIATIVES TO EFFECT POLICY CHANGE AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL, INCLUDING PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND BILATERAL MEETINGS AT THE UN IN NEW YORK DURING THE 62ND SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW) AND THE 18TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1325 ON WPS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2MGNWP Young Women For Peace And Leadership
GNWP HAS WORKED TO ACHIEVE GREATER RECOGNITION AND MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AS KEY INFLUENCERS AND DECISION-MAKERS. GNWP EMPLOYS THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES TO REALIZE ITS MISSION. FULL-CYCLE IMPLEMENTATION OF WPS RESOLUTIONS, FROM NATIONAL ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT, THROUGH COSTING AND BUDGETING TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FINANCING FOR IMPLEMENTATION, THROUGH THE LOCALIZATION STRATEGY AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION. AMPLIFYING VOICES OF LOCAL WOMEN AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN GLOBAL POLICY FORUMS. EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN TO BECOME LEADERS AND AGENTS OF PEACE, FOR EXAMPLE GNWP YOUNG WOMEN FOR PEACE AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TRANSFORMS, YOUTH POTENTIAL INTO AN IMPORTANT FORCE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AND YOUTH PEACE AND SECURITY RESOLUTIONS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.4M
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