ACHR |
American Covenant on Human Rights |
AMM |
Annapurna Mahila Mandal – grassroots NGO in India |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
BERDSCO |
Benevolent Community Education and Rural Development Society (Cameroon) |
CBD |
Community Based Distribution (Tanzania) |
CEAAL |
Council for Adult Education in Latin America |
CEDAW UN |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
CIC |
Grupo Iniciativo Chile – women’s NGO network in Chile |
CIDEM |
Centros de Información de los Derechos de la Mujer – Chilean women’s rights information centres |
CPD |
Concertación por la Democracia – Chilean political party |
CSW |
United Nations Committee on the Status of Women |
CWDS |
Centre for Women’s Development Studies (India) |
DAWN |
Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era |
DGIS |
Directorate General of International Co-operation in the Netherlands |
ECHR |
European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms |
EZ |
Empowerment Zones |
GAD |
Gender and Development |
GATE |
Girls’ Access to Education Project (Nepal) |
GEM |
Gender Empowerment Measure |
HSA |
Hindu Succession Act (India) |
HDI |
Human Development Index |
HDR |
UNDP Human Development Reports |
HUD |
Housing and Urban Development (US) |
ICCPR |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
ICESCR |
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
ICPD |
The International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo 1994) |
ICT |
Information and communication technologies |
ILO |
International Labour Organization |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
INSTRAW |
International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women |
IPPF |
International Planned Parenthood Federation |
KAD-ER |
The Association for Support and Training of Women (Istanbul) |
KSSGM |
Directorate General on the Status and Problems of Women (Turkey) |
KWFT |
Kenyan Women Finance Trust |
NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
NCW |
National Commission for Women (India) |
NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
NORAD |
Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation |
OIC |
Organization of Islamic Conference |
OVC |
Overseas Contract Workers |
PRA |
Participatory Rural Appraisal |
PRI |
Panchayati Raj Institutions – (Indian local government institutions) |
PRODEMU |
Fundación para la Promoción y Desarrollo de la Mujer – to promote women’s leadership skills in Chile |
REPEM |
Women’s Education Network |
ROSCA |
Rotating savings and credit association |
SAP |
Structural Adjustment Programme |
SERNAM |
Servicio Nacional de la Mujer – state agency for improving women’s position in Chile |
SEWA |
Self-employed Women Association (India) |
SID |
Society for International Development |
SIDA |
Swedish International Development Authority |
SPARC |
Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (India) |
TAWMA |
Tanzanian Women’s Media Association |
UDHR |
Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
UIDHR |
Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights |
UMATI |
Uzazi na Malezi Bora Tanzania |
UN |
United Nations |
UN/DAW |
United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNICEF |
United Nations International Children’s Fund |
UNIFEM |
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Women |
UNRISD |
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development |
USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
WDC |
Women’s Development Collective (Malaysia) |
WED |
Women in Enterprise Development |
WEEL |
Women’s Economic Empowerment and Literacy Project (Nepal) |
WEP |
Women’s Employment Promotion Project |
WID |
Women in Development |
WoN |
Women on the Net Project (UNESCO) |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |
WWB |
Women’s World Banking |