1. CAWTAR Center of Arab Women for Training and Research www.cawtar.org

2. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 2 CAWTAR is a regional non-profit organization, based in Tunis and established in 1993 It was a direct response to a long-felt need in the Arab region for a specialized center to promote the participation of Arab women in the development process.

3. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 3 CAWTAR is a platform of interaction and dialogue between: Non Governmental institutions Governmental institutions Media

4. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 4 Leadership Empowerment Decision Making are key concepts at the heart of women’s status promotion and their participation in the Development Process.

5. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 5 Women effective participation in public life could not be sustained without equal measures towards their empowerment in the private sphere CAWTAR’s VISION

6. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 6 Women empowerment in the private realm (reproductive health, control over family decision, Arab adolescent issues…) Women empowerment in the public realm (entrepreneurship, decision making, local governance, political participation, gender equity…) CAWTAR’s CURRENT FOCUS AREAS

7. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 7 CAWTAR endeavours in this field cover several aspects of its programs: research, training and capacity building, networking, media and advocacy, and documentation CAWTAR’s STRATEGY

8. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 8 Compensate knowledge gap to generate credible and gender disaggregated scientific data Ex: 4th AWDR on Arab Women and Decision Making… Research CAWTAR’s STRATEGY

9. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 9 To build and reinforce capacities of intermediary institutions to efficiently deliver economic, social and political services Ex: Entrepreneurship Development Program (UNIDO)… Training CAWTAR’s STRATEGY

10. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 10 Illuminate policies through networking and constructive dialogue among key players in public and private sector at a national, regional and international level Ex: Gender and Decision Making Network… Networking & Partnership CAWTAR’s STRATEGY

11. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 11 By focusing on maintaining partnerships with key regional players, and promoting the findings of its research in strategic events Ex: Participation in MDF5 (2006), @NGED annual meetings… Advocacy CAWTAR’s STRATEGY

12. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 12 considering media as a partner for advocacy contributing in building their capacities to better cover issues in relation to gender and development Enabling them to collaborate with partners (Research Centers, businesswomen associations…) to better advocate their outputs Media and communication CAWTAR’s STRATEGY

13. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 13 Nurish the studies and reports as scientifical evidences to advocate for change in the related fields to Gender Documentation and data bases CAWTAR’s STRATEGY

14. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 14 I. Empowerment in the private sphere Masculinity reproduction of powers Decision making Arab Women Adolescent Gender Based Violence CAWTAR’s current areas of interest

15. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 15 I. Empowerment in the public sphere Enabling women to take part in this area requires building on their citizenship’s rights, and harness their spirit of public work to action in the society 1. participation in the Political and Socio-Cultural spheres

16. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 16 I. Empowerment in the public sphere  Local governance (women as candidates +voters)  Arab Women and Legislation (forthcoming AWDR)  Gender & Environmental issues  Human/Women Rights through ICT (see ICTDAR project) 1. participation in the Political and Socio-Cultural spheres CAWTAR’s current areas of interest

17. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 17 Women are nascent critical social capital for economic growth →The Arab region is the lowest compared to other regions when it comes to women contribution to the economy Promoting and enhancing women Leadership and decision Making abilities are key to guaranteetheir effective participation in the economicsphere I. Empowerment in the public sphere 2. participation in the economic sphere

18. CAWTAR presentation - WFEO Colloquium 18 Trade Informal economies Micro Credit and poverty alleviation Private Sector Development: Entrepreneurship, Gender Balance in the Boardrooms Engendering Economic research (GERPA) Access to Economic Services: women as providers and beneficiaries) 2. participation in the economic sphere CAWTAR’s current areas of interest I. Empowerment in the public sphere