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South Asian Directory WOMEN AND PEACE: AN INCOMPLETE SOUTH ASIAN DIRECTORY This project originated in a quest to identify potential partners for peace-related projects. That quest shifted shape, but we kept the kernel of the work and expanded its scope to include all SAARC member countries. We started with the question, “Which women’s organizations work on peace?” But given that feminists define peace as far more than the cessation of conflict and hostilities, the term was hardly a filter. After all, peace is also empowerment, engaged citizenship, good governance, sustainable development and a free flow of information and expression. As we identified organizations across a spectrum of activities, we began to tag them with ‘keywords’: Peace and conflict transformation Women’s rights and empowerment Capacity building and community mobilization Governance and policy advocacy Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development Information and communication The keywords are simply intended to help in our search to identify resources and partners, not to narrowly define an organization’s work in any way. The directory is the product of a desk-based Internet search. We invite you to email us with names and website addresses for organizations you think should be included. Email us at [email protected]. Profound thanks are due to Vignesh Rajendran, Research Intern at Chaitanya-The Policy Consultancy; it is his diligent research that made this project possible. Thanks are also due to Mitha Nandagopalan whose meticulous editing has refined these documents immensely. January 1, 2015 About Prajnya The Prajnya Trust is a Chennai-based non-profit engaged in research, public education and network-building in areas related to peace, justice and security. This project is located at the intersection of its two initiatives—Politics, Security and Women and Education for Peace. Prajnya’s online coordinates: Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.prajnya.in Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/prajnyatrust Twitter: @prajnya 2 NAME LOCATION KEYWORDS EMAIL PAGE AFGHANISTAN Women’s rights and empowerment; Gender, welfare, 1. AFGHANISTAN WOMEN Kabul relief and sustainable [email protected] 35 COUNCIL (AWC) development; Capacity building and community mobilization Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development; 2. AFGHANISTAN Women’s rights and INDEPENDENCE PEACE empowerment; Peace and [email protected] Kabul 36 DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION conflict transformation; [email protected] (AIPDO) Capacity-building and community mobilization. Women’s rights and empowerment; Peace and 3. AFGHAN WOMEN’S Kabul conflict transformation; [email protected] 37 EDUCATIONAL CENTER (AWEC) Capacity-building and community mobilization Capacity-building and 4. AFGHAN WOMEN’S Kabul community mobilization, [email protected] 38 RESOURCE CENTER (AWRC) Information and communication. Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity- 5. BAKHTAR DEVELOPMENT building and community Kabul [email protected] 39 NETWORK (BDN) mobilization; Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development. 3 NAME LOCATION KEYWORDS EMAIL PAGE Peace and conflict transformation; Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity- 6. BUREAU FOR building and community RECONSTRUCTION AND Kabul [email protected] 40 mobilization; Gender, welfare, DEVELOPMENT (BRD) relief and sustainable development. Women’s rights and empowerment; Peace and 7. COOPERATION FOR PEACE Kabul conflict transformation; Gender, [email protected] 41 AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD) welfare, relief and sustainable development 8. COOPERATION FOR PEACE Peace and conflict Kabul [email protected] 42 AND UNITY (CPU) transformation 9. EQUALITY FOR PEACE AND Peace and conflict Kabul [email protected] 43 DEVELOPMENT (EPD) transformation 10. HUMANITARIAN Women’s rights and ASSISTANCE FOR WOMEN AND empowerment; Peace and Kabul [email protected] 44 CHILDREN OF AFGHANISTAN conflict transformation; (HAWCA) Information and communication. 11. ORGANIZATION OF Women’s rights and PROMOTING AFGHAN empowerment; Capacity- Kabul [email protected] 45 WOMEN’S CAPABILITIES building and community (OPAWC) mobilization. Peace and conflict 12. PEACE TRAINING & transformation; Women’s rights RESEARCH ORGANIZATION Kabul and empowerment; Capacity [email protected] 46 (PTRO) building and community mobilization 4 NAME LOCATION KEYWORDS EMAIL PAGE Women’s rights and 13. REVOLUTIONARY empowerment; Peace and ASSOCIATION OF THE WOMEN Quetta/Pakistan conflict transformation; Capacity [email protected] 47 OF AFGHANISTAN (RAWA) building and community mobilization Peace and conflict transformation; Capacity- building and community 14. RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR mobilization; Governance [email protected] WOMEN PEACE & SECURITY Kabul 48 reforms and policy advocacy; [email protected] (RIWPS) Women’s rights and empowerment Peace and conflict 15. SANAYEE DEVELOPMENT [email protected]/ Kabul transformation; Information and 49 ORGANIZATION (SDO) communication [email protected] Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity- building and community 16. SHUHADA ORGANIZATION Kabul mobilization; Gender, welfare, [email protected] 50 relief and sustainable development Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity- 17. VOICE OF WOMEN building and community Kabul 51 ORGANIZATION (VWO) mobilization; Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development 18. THE WELFARE ASSOCIATION Peace and conflict FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF Kabul transformation; Governance [email protected] 52 AFGHANISTAN (WADAN) reforms and policy advocacy 5 NAME LOCATION KEYWORDS EMAIL PAGE 19. WOMEN & CHILDREN LEGAL Women’s rights and RESEARCH FOUNDATION Kabul empowerment; Information and [email protected] / [email protected] 53 (WCLRF) communication Peace and conflict transformation; Women’s rights 20. WOMEN ACTIVITIES AND and empowerment; Capacity- [email protected] / SOCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION Herat 54 building and community [email protected] (WASSA) mobilization; Information and communication BANGLADESH Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity building and community 21. AIN O SALISH KENDRA (ASK) Dhaka mobilization; Governance and [email protected] 55 policy advocacy; Information and communication Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity building and community [email protected], 22. ASHROY FOUNDATION Khulna 56 mobilization; Gender, welfare, [email protected] relief and sustainable development Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 23. ASSOCIATION OF building and community DEVELOPMENT FOR ECONOMIC Dhaka mobilization; Gender, welfare, [email protected] 57 AND SOCIAL HELP (ADESH) relief and sustainable development 6 NAME LOCATION KEYWORDS EMAIL PAGE Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 24. ASSOCIATION OF building and community VOLUNTARY ACTIONS FOR Barisal mobilization; Gender, welfare, [email protected] 58 SOCIETY (AVAS) relief and sustainable development Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 25. BANGLADESH LEGAL AID Dhaka building and community [email protected] 59 AND SERVICES TRUST (BLAST) mobilization; Governance and policy advocacy Peace and conflict transformation; Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 26. BANGLADESH MAHILA building and community Dhaka [email protected] 60 PARISHAD (BMP) mobilization; Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 27. BANGLADESH NARI PRAGATI building and community Dhaka [email protected] 61 SHONGSTHA (BNPS) mobilization; Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development Women’s rights and 28. BANGLADESH NATIONAL empowerment; Capacity WOMAN LAWYER’S Dhaka building and community [email protected] 62 ASSOCIATION (BNWLA) mobilization; Governance and policy advocacy 29. BANGLADESH Governance and policy REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR Dhaka advocacy; Gender, welfare, relief [email protected] 63 TRAUMA VICTIMS (BRCT) and sustainable development 7 NAME LOCATION KEYWORDS EMAIL PAGE Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 30. BANGLADESH RESOURCE building and community CENTRE FOR INDIGENOUS Dhaka mobilization; Gender, welfare, [email protected] 64 KNOWLEDGE (BARCIK) relief and sustainable development Peace and conflict 31. BANGLADESH RURAL transformation; Women’s rights ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE Dhaka and empowerment; Capacity [email protected] 65 (BRAC) building and community mobilization Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 32. BANGLADESH WOMEN’S building and community Dhaka [email protected] 66 FOUNDATION (BWF) mobilization; Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development Peace and conflict transformation; Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 33. BOLIPARA NARI KALYAN Chittagong building and community 67 SAMITY (BNKS) mobilization; Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development Women’s rights and empowerment; Gender, welfare, 34. CARE Dhaka relief and sustainable [email protected] 68 development; Capacity building and community mobilization 8 NAME LOCATION KEYWORDS EMAIL PAGE Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 35. CHITTAGONG SOCIAL building and community Chittagong [email protected] 69 DEVELOPMENT FORUM (CSDF) mobilization; Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity 36. COASTAL DEVELOPMENT building and community Dhaka [email protected] 70 PARTNERSHIP (CDP) mobilization; Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development Peace and conflict transformation; Women’s rights and empowerment; Capacity building and community 37. GHASHFUL Chittagong [email protected] 71 mobilization; Gender, welfare, relief and sustainable development Peace and
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