Link collection - A Guide to Africa on the Internet

Gender studies

• Commission on Gender Equality (CGE)

  Information on gender developments in South Africa.

  
  http://www.cge.org.za/

• Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS)

  Information about the activities of AAWS, and links to related websites on health & human rights, literature, research & teaching, women and youth.

  
  http://www.iupui.edu/

• Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS)

  An organization promoting and strengthening the role o African women in preventing, managing and resolving conflicts.

  
  http://www.fasngo.org/

• UNIFEM : Africa

  UNIFEM's work in Africa focuses on providing support to women's leadership in post-conflict situations and peace negotiations and on transforming policy processes to eliminate women's poverty, violence against women and HIV/AIDS.

  
  http://www.unifem.org/

• UNIFEM Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal: Africa

  Up-to-date information on the gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic developed by UNIFEM, in collaboration with UNAIDS. Articles to download.

  
  http://www.genderandaids.org/

• Global Database of Quotas for Women

  An increasing number of countries are introducing various types of gender quotas for public elections. Information on the use of electoral quotas; a joint project of International IDEA and Stockholm University.

  
  http://www.quotaproject.org/

• Women's Net

  A networking support programme designed to enable South African women to use the Internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social action.

  
  http://www.womensnet.org.za/

• Feminist Africa

  A publication of the African Gender Inst. at the Univ. of Cape Town and the Feminist Studies Network. A forum for progressive feminist intellectual dialogue and gender research.

  
  http://www.feministafrica.org/

• African Gender Institute (AGI), University of Cape Town

  Information about the activities, programme and projects, AGI newsletter, papers & reports, events, and links to gender and developments websites.

  
  http://web.uct.ac.za/

• Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)

  Struggles in opening up educational opportunities to the girls and women of Africa.

  
  http://www.fawe.org/

• United Nations (UN)

  Works for peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance, as well as promotes respect for human rights, protects the environment, fights disease and reduces poverty.

  
  http://www.un.org/

• allAfrica.com - Women and Gender

  Women and gender news from all of Africa aggregated by allAfrica.com.

  
  http://allafrica.com/

• Association of African Women for Research and Development (AAWORD)

  A pan-African non-governmental organization based in Dakar, Senegal, which undertakes and supports research and training and advocacy with the intention of promoting the economic, political and social rights of African women. 

  
  http://www.afard.org/

• Women, Peace & Security (UNIFEM)

  UNIFEM’s framework for action on Women, Peace and Security.

  
  http://www.womenwarpeace.org/

• Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) - Africa

  The GRB is government planning, programming and budgeting that contributes to the advancement of gender equality and the fulfillment of women's rights. It entails identifying and reflecting needed interventions to address gender gaps in sector and local government policies, plans and budgets.

  
  http://www.gender-budgets.org/

• WIDE Network

  WIDE monitors and influences international economic and development policy and practice from a feminist perspective. The capacity building project enables members and partners to participate in debates on the global economy by enhancing their understanding of economic and trade issues.

  
  http://www.wide-network.org/

• Dimitra project - Gender, rural women and development

  Highlights the role of women and men as producers, so that their respective interests are better taken into consideration and they can fully participate in the rural development of their communities and countries. The site offers news, publications and other resources.

  
  http://www.fao.org/

• Women in Informal Employment : Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)

  A global research-policy network that seeks to improve the status of the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy. Most activities fall under global markets, organization and representation, social protection, statistics or urban policies. http://wiego.org/

  

• Centre for reproductive rights (CRR)

  The Center is the world's only global legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing women's reproductive health, self-determination, and dignity as basic human rights.

  
  http://reproductiverights.org/

• African Women's Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)

  FEMNET aims to strengthen the role and contribution of African NGOs focusing on women's development, equality and other human rights.

  
  http://www.femnet.or.ke/

• Women for women international (WWI) - South Sudan

  Women for Women International is working with women victims of war in South Sudan to rebuild their lives.

  
  http://www.womenforwomen.org/

• Women for women international (WWI) - Nigeria

  Women for Women International is working with women victims of war in Nigeria to rebuild their lives.

  
  http://www.womenforwomen.org/

• Women for women international (WWI) - Congo DR

  Women for Women International is working with women victims of war in the Democratic Republic of Congo to rebuild their lives.

  
  http://www.womenforwomen.org/

• Women for women international (WWI) - Rwanda

  Women for Women International is working with women victims of war in Rwanda to rebuild their lives.

  
  http://www.womenforwomen.org/

• GWS Africa - Gender and Women's Studies For Africa's Transformation

  GWS Africa is a project of the African Gender Institute, Univ. of Cape Town which aims to strengthen African teaching and research in gender and women's studies.

  
  http://www.gwsafrica.org/

• iKNOW Politics - International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics

  Each regional pages from iKNOW Politics describe the background and status of women in politics across that geographic area as well as highlights resources, event updates and news pertaining to the specific region.

  
  http://iknowpolitics.org/

• Tanzania Gender Networking Programme

  Working towards achieving gender equality and equity; social transformation and women's empowerment in Tanzania.  

  
  http://www.tgnp.org/