Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) has expanded its relations between European and global women’s networks, by recently joining the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), as a supporting member, and the Associations for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID).

EWL represents over 2000 organisations in 26 EU Member States, three Candidate Countries, one former EU Member State and one European Free Trade Association country, as well as 17 European-wide organisations representing the diversity of women and girls in Europe, whereas AWID currently has over 6,000 members, from over 180 countries.

Connecting with a wider feminist movement is very important for the work of KWN, its member organisations and its partners. Involvement in global networks will enable partners to disseminate information from Kosovo to various international women’s networks and to cooperate with them in advocacy and other initiatives.

Collaborating closely with other EWL members to defend women’s interests and furthering gender equality, and re-joining with an international, feminist organization committed to achieving gender equality and sustainable development, such as AWID, is of a crucial important for KWN’s aim to further strengthen the feminist movement in Kosovo, the region and beyond.

KWN treasures EWL and AWID as partners in working together towards advancing and empowering women to involve in ongoing issues and debates in Europe and wider, as well as enhancing our cooperation with women’s global networks.

Develop relations between women’s networks in Kosovo and Europe is also foreseen by KWN initiative “Strengthening Women’s Participation in Politics”.

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