Norwegian NGOs working internationally within the field of equality
FOKUS – Forum for Women and Development – is a knowledge and resource center for international women’s issues with an emphasis on the spreading of information and women-centered development cooperation. FOKUS’ primary goal is to contribute to the improvement of women’s social, economic, and political situation internationally.
FOKUS Member organizations
ACID- The Africa Center for Information and Development, Gender Committee
Association for Somali Women and Children
Committee of Gender and Gender-Equality in the Church Council
Crisis-Centre Secretariat
Inner Wheel Norway
International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT)
KFUK Committee
KUN Center for Knowledge and Gender Equality
Legal Advice for Women (JURK)
MiRA Resource Center for Refugee and Immigrant Women
Musu Kambeng Kaffo (MKBK)
Network BK – Network for Bosnian Women in Norway
Network for East Timor Women (NET)
No to the EU’s Women’s Section
Norway’s Liberal Party’s Women’s Committee
Norwegian Afghanistan Committee, Women’s Committee
Norwegian Christian Students’ Association, International Women’s Committee
Norwegian Council for Africa
Norwegian Ecumenical Contact Forum for Women
Norwegian Farmers’ and Smallholders’ Union Women’s Committee
Norwegian Female Lawyers’ Association (NKJF)
Norwegian Labor Party’s Women’s Network
Norwegian Nurses’ Association
Norwegian Somali Women’s Organization – Help Towards Self-Help, from Woman to Woman
Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees Women’s Committee
Norwegian Union of Social Educators and Social Workers
Norwegian Union of Soroptimists
Norwegian Women Academics
Norwegian Women’s and Family Association
Norwegian Women’s Public Health Association
Norwegian Women’s Theologian Association, International Committee
Nursing Help
Pan-African Women’s Association in Norway (PAWA)
RadiOrakel
SAIH Women and Gender Equality Committee
Salvation Army’s Women
Sex and Politics
Social Left Party’s Women’s Political Committee
Somali Women’s Association
Somalian Culture-House, Women’s Group
Tamil Women’s Organization
The Amazone Network
The Conservative Party’s Women’s Network
The Development Fund, Women’s Committee
The National Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People (GAY LIBERATION)
The Norwegian Association for Women’s Rights (NKF)
The Norwegian Baptist Women’s Association
The Norwegian Midwives Association
The Norwegian Society of Rural Women (NBK)
The Norwegian Solidarity Committee for Latin America, Women’s Team (LAG-KU)
The Norwegian Tibet Committee’s Women’s Section
The Red Party, Women’s Committee
Union of Eduaction Norway
Women in Forestry
Women in the Centre Party
Women of the Norwegian Christian Democratic Party
Women’s Front
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (IKFF)
Zonta International
http://partners.ngonorway.org/search.php
http://www.humanrights.is/english/
Other possible participants
- The Institute for Occupational Health STAMI
- Norwegian Work Institute (WRI)
- The Ministry of Labour and National Labour Inspection Authory
- The Ombud for Equality and Anti-Discrimination
- Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees (Largest N. Union with 80% women)
- Centro de Investigação da Universidade da Akureyri
ALSO VISIT THE SITES:
http://eeagrants.org/Partnerships
http://www.ngonorway.org/Partnership-projects/Finding-partners/Finding-partners.html
