SOUTH AMERICA/CARIBBEAN

INITIATIVES BY COUNTRY

REGIONAL INITIATIVES

Women's WORLD Program in Latin America
Women's WORLD's Latin American program has its headquarters in Lima, Peru, in the office of RELAT, a network initiated by Mariella Sala, who is Chair of the Women's WORLD Board of Directors. RELAT (Red de Escritoras Latinoamericanas), a regional network of women writers, was formed in 1998 in order to apply to writers the networking methods Latin American women had already found successful in the areas of women's health and violence against women.

(Arias Foundation) Center for Human Progress
Works to provide access to productive resources and participation in sustainable development for Central American women, as well as to foster a legal framework that facilitates the development and full respect of women's human rights.

ALAI The Agencia Latinoamericana de Información -ALAI- is a communications organization, committed to full respect for human rights and the participation of social movements in Latin American development. Its action pursues the democratization of communication, as a basic prerequisite for democratic society and social justice. It's Women's Program: Dedicated to strengthening advances in terms of organization, proposals amd claims of women's movements and networks, through development of their communicational processes; thus tributing to the development of a democratic and participatory culture, based on gender equality.

Catedra Regional UNESCO Mujer, Ciencia y Tecnologia en America Latina

La Catedra is a regional campaign situated in Argentina that focuses on the participation and contribution of women to science and technology.

Join Helping Hands:
A MADRE Campaign For Women & Families in Latin America & the Caribbean