environment and sustainable development ARUWE policy and implementation. Over the past 20 years, WECF has ARUWE (Action for Rural Women’s ERBACHER STIFTUNG developed into an international network Empowerment) is non-profit, The German based ERBACHER Foundation where capacity building of the member Organization working with supports development aid intents in rural organizations, joint implementation of marginalized groups of people principally regions worldwide. Projects especially demonstration projects, and exchange of rural Women and children. ARUWE important are those promoting livestock experience have become the basis of registered as an NGO in 2008 and we work husbandry, crop production, drinking water reciprocal cooperation. In order to reach its to strengthen women’s leadership so that supply and environmental protection. goals WECF implements projects in collectively they can break the chains of Erbacher wants to contribute in making life partnership with local organizations in 50 poverty, patriarchy, class and sexual in rural areas worthwhile living again. countries. repression. We support rural women to Since a few years, priority countries are advocate for economic justice as well as Dr. Claudia Wendland is water and Uganda, Tanzania and India where projects sexual and reproductive health and rights; sanitation expert and promotes re-use are being funded. promote education and lifelong learning; oriented sanitation and biogas systems enable communities to adapt to climate which are adapted to local conditions. Her change and challenge the negative impact of country expertise is mainly in Uganda, rigid and oppressive gender stereotypes. Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania and Jordan. Katharina Habersbrunner is the WECF Mirembe Agnes is a Community energy coordinator implementing renewable Development worker with a working Women Engage for a Common Future energy projects with NGO partners in experience of over 10 years. She is the (WECF) Eastern Europe and Central Asia as well as interim Executive Director for ARUWE and The WECF Network is a network of 150 training of local citizens for installation and she is a graduate from Makerere member organizations and individual maintenance of solar systems and with an M.A in Ethics and Public members who share a common concern to development of financial and institutional Planning (2009). She has got experience and promote a just and healthy planet for all, mechanisms like citizens´ cooperatives. trainings in rural development in the WASH strengthen the role of women and promote a sector, health and institution development gender and rights based approach in and governance etc.
ARUWE ARUWE (Action for Rural Women’s Empowerment) is non-profit, Organization working with marginalized groups of people principally rural Women and children. ARUWE registered as an NGO in 2008 and we work to strengthen women’s leadership so that collectively they can break the chains of poverty, patriarchy, class and sexual repression. We support rural women to advocate for economic justice as well as sexual and reproductive health and rights; promote education and lifelong learning; enable communities to adapt to climate change and challenge the negative impact of rigid and oppressive gender stereotypes. Mirembe Agnes is a Community Development worker with a working experience of over 10 years. She is the interim Executive Director for ARUWE and she is a graduate from Makerere with an M.A in Ethics and Public Planning (2009). She has got experience and trainings in rural development in the WASH sector, health and institution development and governance etc. ERBACHER STIFTUNG The German based ERBACHER Foundation supports development aid intents in rural regions worldwide. Projects especially important are those promoting livestock husbandry, crop production, drinking water supply and environmental protection. Erbacher wants to contribute in making life in rural areas worthwhile living again. Since a few years, priority countries are Uganda, Tanzania and India where projects are being funded. Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) The WECF Network is a network of 150 member organizations and individual members who share a common concern to promote a just and healthy planet for all, strengthen the role of women and promote a gender and rights based approach in environment and sustainable development policy and implementation. Over the past 20 years, WECF has developed into an international network where capacity building of the member organizations, joint implementation of demonstration projects, and exchange of experience have become the basis of reciprocal cooperation. In order to reach its goals WECF implements projects in partnership with local organizations in 50 countries. Dr. Claudia Wendland is water and sanitation expert and promotes re-use oriented sanitation and biogas systems which are adapted to local conditions. Her country expertise is mainly in Uganda, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania and Jordan. Katharina Habersbrunner is the WECF energy coordinator implementing renewable energy projects with NGO partners in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as well as training of local citizens for installation and maintenance of solar systems and development of financial and institutional mechanisms like citizens´ cooperatives.
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