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Welcome to the WFDA resource center and thanks for your interest in the plight of women and girls! We encourage you take some time to learn more about the importance of investing in women and girls to reduce global poverty. Below is a list of helpful links to get you started, whatever your research interest may be:
General Resources
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
The UN has established eight development goals for 2015 to address the persistent problem of global poverty.
- Millennium Development Goals 2007 Progress Report
- MDGs Monitor
This organization monitors the progress of countries in reaching the MDGs and identifies particular areas where further action is needed. - Center for Global Development MDGs Page
This organization is tracking the Millennium Development Goals and has a number of links and reports available online.
International Center for Research on Women
ICRW is a research and advocacy organization dedicated to promoting “a world free of poverty in which women and men, girls and boys have equal opportunities to achieve their potential and realize their rights.”
- ICRW Electronic Library
The online library on the ICRW website includes links to statistics, journals, databases, and reports from a variety of sources. - Girls Count!
A report by ICRW that discusses the importance of placing girls at the center of development projects, and the methods for making it happen.
InterAction is the largest coalition of U.S.-based international NGOs, with more than 165 members working in every developing country to expand opportunities and support gender equality in education, health care, agriculture, and small business.
- InterAction Gender Diversity and Equality Resource Center
This page includes relevant information, reports, and projects on gender issues, and includes an opportunity to sign up for information updates.
Women Thrive Worldwide is the world’s premier women’s advocacy organization, comprising 50 organizations that advocate for national and international policies which foster economic opportunity for women living in poverty.
- Women Thrive Report on the United States 2009 Budget
Women Thrive’s analysis of how the recent US Budget Request for 2009 could impact women around the world.
Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign
Women’s Environment and Development Organization and the Center for Women’s Global Leadership are spearheading advocacy efforts towards a new gender architecture for the UN. The GEAR Campaign calls for the creation of a well-resourced, women-specific independent entity parallel to the United Nations Development Program and UNICEF.
Faith Resources Related To MDGS
- Faith in Action: Working Toward the Millennium Development Goals; An Action Toolkit for Religious Leaders and Communities. Religions for Peace/United Nations Development Program, 2005.
- Bread for the World resources at www.bread.org. See in particular briefing paper 1.
- Resources from the Episcopal Church in support of the ONE Campaign to achieve the Millennium Development Goals; see also wide range of MDG materials
- Resource from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to support the ONE Campaign.
- Women of Reform Judaism 2006 Resolution on Ending Global Poverty; and 2000 Resolution on Rights of Women and Girl Children World Wide.
Faith Resources Related To Ending Gender Based Violence
- Faith Trust Institute website for educational resources and training related to ending violence against women which includes resources from Christian, Muslim and Jewish.
- Caritas Internationalis; Guide to Gender Strategies.
- The World Council of Churches; Decade to Overcome Violence.
- National Council of Churches.
- The Lutheran World Federation; "Churches Say 'NO' to Violence Against Women.”
- Canadian Council of Muslim Women provides a wide range of resources; see especially Education Wife Assault.
- Women Living Under Muslim Law(WLUM).
- Bahá'í International Community; statement on violence against women
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