Women Engage for a Common Future

EU Legislative Interests

WECF has contributed to consultations on the European Green Deal, EU Global Gateway strategy, the EU Climate Strategy, the EU strategy on zero waste, the EU Africa Partnership, the Horizon2020 priorities, the 3rd EU Gender Action Plan (GAP III) for international cooperation, the EU 8th Environmental Action Program (EAP) and the EU Strategy on Gender Equality, Directive 2003/4 on public access to information, Directive 2003/35 on public participation, Regulation 1367/2006 applying the Convention to EU institutions and bodies and on the recast of the energy directives in the framework of the Fit for 55. WECF engages in the following: Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (RFSD) by coordinating the Regional Civil Society Engagement Mechanism (RCEM), consultations and analysis of Feminist Foreign Policies (FFP) and Feminist Development Policies

Communication Activities

WECF is a founding member of the Women’s Major Group. The WMG is a self-organised network of 1000 organisations from over 100 countries providing input into the global policy processes on Sustainable Development. WECF gave substantial input in the monthly negotiations of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and does since then at the HLPF overseeing its implementation. WECF supports grassroots women leaders to participate in the policy process and speak in the United Nations halls. We help develop policy interventions and to organise meetings with government delegations. Through our Women2030 program, we support local women organizations in 70 countries to engage in the national implementation of the global commitments for Sustainable Development including the global goal on Gender Equality. WECF is also an active core member of the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC). WECF contributes to the climate negotiations and ensures the participation of grassroots women organisations from our networks in the policy meetings (‘gender-just climate solutions’ program in cooperation with the WGC) The list of the processes we follow: - Agenda 2030 (Sustainable Development Goals) - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) - Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions - Generation Equality Forum and Beijing plus 25 -UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) - WHO’s European Environment and Health Process (EHP) - United Nation’s Environmental Assembly (UNEA) - United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In 2016, WECF signed a Framework Partnership Agreement with DEVCO, for the implementation of the programme Women2030. The #Women2030 programme was implemented in 52 countries across different regions of the world. The EU DEVCO funding for Women2030 programme ended in 2021. In January 2024, WECF commenced a second Financial Framework Partnership Agreement (FFPA) titled "WomenPower2030: Feminists Accelerate Action for Sustainable Development" with the European Commission, DG International Partnerships. This project builds on the previous 5-year Women2030 program. This new FFPA is a 4-year program involving WECF's regional focal partners from Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America to foster ecofeminist leadership to meet Agenda 2030. Activities will continue with funding from Netherlands as part of their Power of Voices and Power of Women strategic partnerships. WECF is also part of the coalition of 28 civil society organisations led by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) in the project Make Europe Sustainable for All (MESA), under the EU DEAR funding program. We work in wider coalitions with over 150 civil society organisations as part of SDG-Watch Europe. Since August 2020 WECF is part of a new coalition working on awareness raising on gender, climate and development, funded under the EU DEAR programme. The action will take place in 13 EU Member States and combines organisations with diverse experiences. This project will use the combined experience to raise awareness, build capacity and support EU citizens, particularly young people, to build public support for ambitious climate change and development policies. EuropeAid NEAR Georgia Women's Power and Participation (WPP) was launched in 2021. It is aimed at empowering women, youth, and minority groups. WECF started 2 new Horzion 2020 projects as part of big consortiums in February 2022 (REAL DEAL and Shared Green Deal) as well as EU CERV-2022-CITIZENS-CIV as part of the Active citizen for people and planet. In 2023, WECF started the INtegrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable city region FOOD systems in Africa (INCiTiS-FOOD) Project No. 101083790 as part of a consortium of 22 partners. In 2024 WECF commenced CERV “Imagining climate-just futures 101146805 for youth & citizen engagement in climate action and META -Meaningful Engagement–Transformation CSO/2024/453-867 led by FEMNET

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

Break Free from Plastic (BFFP): the global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution Building Change: a coalition of Dutch CSOs promoting policy coherence for development and realization of the SDGs Coalition Eau: a French coalition working on access to water and sanitation CAN International: a worldwide network of over 1300 NGOs in more than 130 countries working on climate change CONCORD: the European Confederation of Relief and Development NGOs, made up of member organisations representing more than 2600 NGOs Climate Chance: a global alliance for strengthening climate action and helping the achievement of the objectives of the Paris Agreement EC-DEAR Climate Action: a diverse consortium of 20 organisations that works on awareness raising promoting development education European Environmental Bureau (EEB): Europe’s largest network of environmental citizens' organisations (160 CSOs from 35 European countries) Feminist Power: a consortium led by GenderLinks, based in South Africa. We are strengthening feminist movements to reclaim power and advance women’s rights and equality Feminist Response to COVID-19: An unofficial collective which creates a safe space for solidarity and information sharing Gender Working Group: WECF France is a member of Coordination Sud, a collective of 170 French Solidarity NGOs Generation Equality Forum 2021: WECF France is a member of the Feminist Generations Collective working for accelerated action to achieve gender equality Green Livelihoods Alliance: An alliance with partners from 12 countries. We support inclusive forest governance and gender responsive policy making GCF African Gender Monitors: women and civil society participating in the evaluation and monitoring of Green Climate Fund investments Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL): the leading European not-for-profit organisation addressing how the natural and built environments affect health in the EU International Pollution Elimination Network (IPEN): a global network forging a healthier world - no harm by the production, use, and disposal of toxic chemicals OneWorld: Dutch mediaplatform for a fair and sustainable world PARTOS: brings together a membership of more than 100 Dutch development NGOs Pesticides Action Network (PAN): a network of over 600 NGOs, institutions and individuals in over 90 countries working to replace the use of hazardous pesticides with ecologically sound and socially just alternatives Exit-Plastik.de: an alliance with major civil society actors focused on resolving the plastic crisis Plastic Health Coalition: a coalition working on more research, prevention, and solutions that address the potential negative health effects of plastics SDG Nederland: Brings together individuals and organisations, is a catalyst for joint action and creates synergies around SDGs in the Netherlands. SDG Watch Europe: an EU-level, cross-sectoral CSO alliance of NGOs from various sectors to hold governments to account for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda UNECE-RCEM: a civil society platform to ensure that voices of all sub-regions of UN ECE are heard in intergovernmental processes in regional and global level WO=MEN: the largest gender platform in Europe, based in the Netherlands, which demands continuous attention for the impact of gender equality on conflict, climate and the environment WOMEN2030: a coalition led by three of our global partners and us. Building on local experiences from 50 countries, we are putting gender at the heart of Agenda 2030. Women & Gender Constituency: a UNFCCC stakeholder group working to ensure women’s experiences and rights are embedded in all climate change processes. Women’s Major Group: We are an active member of the global, UNECE regional and UNEA branches of this global feminist network, with official UN observer status, following Agenda 2030.

Organisation Members

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Additional Information

In 2024 WECF International did not receive an EU grant for operating costs . WECF International's annual financial reports are always checked by a registered auditor.