The WAVE Annual Report 2018 demonstrates a growing evidence base for women’s movement-strengthening in Asia and the Pacific, and shows the transformative power of women’s leadership at all levels.

The WAVE Mid-Term Reflection was a learning exercise for WAVE partners, including IWDA, to reflect on our approaches, make visible the patterns and interconnections emerging, and jointly analyse our practice.

This booklet captures the stories of some of the many inspiring young women leaders of Bougainville, who participated in the Young Women’s Leadership Project.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders requested IWDA’s input on the status of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs).

A learning paper Leading Change in Bougainville: Experiences of Nazareth Centre for Rehabilitation and Women Human Rights Defenders looks at experiences of the Nazareth Centre for Rehabilitation and Women Human Rights Defenders leading initiatives to address gender-based violence and gender inequality in Bougainville. This brief provides insights into challenges and successful models of working with…

The global goals have enormous potential for transformative impact on the root causes of gender inequality but to achieve this we need governments to meet their existing global commitments to progressing women’s rights and gender equality. This is the purpose of IWDA’s work on the Global Goals.

The Bougainville Young Women’s Leadership Research is an initiative of Bougainville Women’s Federation in collaboration with its partner, International Women’s Development Agency, and with the support of the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program at the Australian National University. Supported by the Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women Program of the Netherlands Government.

The Bougainville Young Women’s Leadership Research is an initiative of Bougainville Women’s Federation in collaboration with its partner, International Women’s Development Agency, and with the support of the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program at the Australian National University. Supported by the Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women Program of the Netherlands Government.

IWDA’s Funding Leadership and Opportunities for Women (FLOW) program in the Pacific seeks to build the capacity and confidence of individual women to participate in decision-making processes and assume positions of civil and political leadership. IWDA believes that supporting and strengthening the capacities of women’s organisations and networks is key to enabling women’s political engagement,…