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• Albanian Women Empowerment Network

• WebSite: http://www.awenetwork.org
• Date of Establishment: 12/27/2011
• Years of Experience in GRB of the Organization: 11
• Country / Region of Work: Albania, Western Balkans

• Short Description of the Organization

• AWEN is an independent organization/network of 10 different women organizations working all over Albania, from north to south. AWEN is working in advocacy and lobbying towards the advancement of gender equality in the country. AWEN is also providing technical and financial support to the members of the network with the Sida support mainly on provision of social services to girls and women in need in Albania.

• Short Description of Implemented Projects and Achieved Results

• * Advocating for women’s human rights is one of main areas of activities of
  AWEN. Through our joint work, AWEN and its member organizations have gained
  a reputation as fundamental change agents in promoting and protecting women
  human rights in Albania. Our crucial and first-hand information and
  experience have affected multiple key laws in the country regarding gender
  equality and domestic violence.Our inputs and recommendations have been
  accepted and (to an important extent) integrated in the national laws and
  policies.
  AWEN is providing sub-grants for its members for the 7th year with
  the support of Sida in Albania. This proves the management abilities of AWEN
  are sustainable in terms of finance, content and also monitoring and
  evaluation.
  AWEN and its members have contributed to important achievements at
  local level such as political decisions leading to increased municipality
  budget for social services towards women (Selenicë); Establishment of women
  alliances in Municipality Councils (Himara, Selenica, and Durres);
  Establishment and strengthening of referral mechanisms between public
  actors and local organizations civil society in Delvina and Saranda;
  establishment of the emergency shelter in Dibra and local referral
  mechanisms in 4 Administrative Units; etc. We have learned that building
  collaborations with municipal services through referral mechanism is the
  most effective use of local resources and skills. A strong network increases
  the outreach, improves services, and holds duty bearers more accountable.
  It leads to better results regarding the advocacy for gender equality.
  Within the framework of advocacy for the protection and promotion of
  women rights, AWEN has become a trusted collaborator with international
  entities (EU Delegation, GREVIO Committee, DG Near in Brussels, US Embassy,
  UN Women, Council of Europe, WAVE network, Embassy of Sweden, Embassy of
  Netherlands, etc.), national institutions (Line Ministries) and local
  institutions (municipalities where AWEN members are active as well as
  municipalities of Tirana, Kruja, Lezha, Ules, and Divjake).
  The main AWEN supporters/donors are: Sida-Swedish Embassy in Tirana, UN Women, Us Embassy – Small Grants Programme, Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, Regional Programmes leaded by women organizations and funded by EU and Austrian Development Agency, etc.

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