Syrian Women's Network
It is an independent non-profit civil network, founded on 25/5/ 2013, licensed in Sweden and Turkey that is not linked to any religious or political party, and includes a group of independent personalities and women's and human rights organizations that believe in women's issues to reach a pluralistic, democratic, civil citizen state in a unified Syria and ensure the real participation of women in decision-making positions by emphasizing their active role in the democratic transition process.
Fields of work/sectors : civil and human rights, advocacy, participatory social research, empowerment - training, capacity building, protection and relief.
Mission
Securing an incubating environment for women’s participation in decision-making in the political and social arena, guaranteeing their full rights and removing the damage caused by war.
Vision
Building a democratic society based on the values of citizenship that enshrine equality and enhance women’s participation in political and social work.and respect for pluralism .
Values
- Strengthening the level of partnership between women’s civil society organizations and activating it to respond to the needs of Syrian women.
- Activating accountability and justice for violations against women as a result of war
- Finding paths that activate women’s participation in decision-making at the societal and political levels by at least 30% to reach parity.
- Include the Syrian constitution and laws and full equality with women in all areas of public and family life
- Ensure protection, care, participation and justice for Syrian women and all marginalized groups through sustainable development programs.
Our Members (In Alphabetical Order)
- Change Makers Organization
- Hawwa’a women empowermnt association
- SEWAR organization
- ROSEMARY
- Malaz Humanity
- Hanin Women’s Gathering
- Taaluf humanitaire International organization
- Justice and sustainable development
- Ward Alballd
- Physicians Across Continents – Turkey
- Rahma Worldwide – Aid and Development
- Shafak Organization
- SKT Organization
- Social Development International (SDI)
- Syria Relief – Turkey
- Syria Relief and Development
- Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS)
- Syrian Expatriate Medical Association (SEMA)
- Takaful Al-Sham Charity
- Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations
(UOSSM) - Violet Organization for Relief and Development
Our Activities
1- Participate in meetings, conferences, and events relating to the humanitarian response in Syria, to
advocate for issues of great concern to civilians affected by the Syrian crisis, and to play a pro-active
role in coordinating efforts and ensuring a better humanitarian response.
2- Engage in focused meetings with decision-makers and officials from UN State Members that are
involved in the Syrian context, to improve the humanitarian response and the protection of civilians
and humanitarian workers.
3- Be represented at various events such as: The Humanitarian Liaison Group (HLG), the Strategic
Steering Group (SSG), the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG), Top Donor Group Meetings, Donor
Conference (i.e. Brussels and London Conferences for Syria), Senior Officials Meetings, Post-SSG Donor
meetings and the Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.
4- Liaise with other NGO for (regionally and internationally) such as the Syrian Networks League (SNL),
The Syria International NGO Regional Forum (SIRF), and NGO Forum northwest Syria, to better
understand the collective challenges and put together the best ways to mitigate them and to
coordinate advocacy efforts.
5- Serve as a platform to effectively address challenges, discuss solutions and conduct capacity building,
and to share lessons learned and best practices internally within the Alliance and externally with other
stakeholders and partners.
6-Hold media conferences, publish statements, videos, and news to raise awareness about and advocate
for key humanitarian issues.
SNA Organogram:
- SNA GA
- SNA SC
- SNA Coordination Team
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