WADI e.V. - Verband für Krisenhilfe und solidarische Entwicklungszusammenarbeit / Federation for crisis assistance and solidary development co-operation

National Network
Germany
Address

Herborner Str. 62
60439 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Telephone
+49 69 57002440
Telephone (other)
+49 30 61287778
Fax
+49 69 975392640
E-Mail
info@wadinet.de
E-Mail (2)
avmail@web.de
Mobile Phone
+49 177 3815815
Mobile Phone (other)
+49 163 6128777
Website
http://www.wadinet.de
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1992
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
  4. Media
  5. Youth and education
General Information
WADI is a German-Austrian nongovernmental and registered non-profit charity organisation. In its organisational structure, WADI follows the demand of in-house-democracy by transferring responsibilities to and chairing responsibility with various partners (local organisations, community activists, local staff). WADI trains and empowers its local staff to work independently and to interact with local NGO networks and community based organizations. WADI receives funding from various German and international partners, like UNICEF, WFP, USAID, Weltgebetstag der Frauen (World Women Prayer Day - Germany), Rosello Foundation, and many more, referring to concrete projects.
Mission and Objectives

Promoting human rights and supporting the democratic reconstruction of Iraq belong to the main goals of WADI. WADI strives to combat violence against women and struggles to improve the social and economic status of women in the Middle East.Therefore the organization is working with local women, has established centers to help women, dispersed mobile teams to deal with women’s health, and initiated literacy campaigns. WADI also supports marginalized groups, such as prisoners and Internally displaced people (IDP's) . Additionally WADI’s programs aim to encourage and to empower local NGOs, democratic organizations and women's networks.

Main Projects / Activities

In the beginning of the 1990s, WADI supported reconstruction and resettlement programs for displaced people in Northern Iraq as well as emergency programs. Since 1995, WADI has mainly supported long-term projects.With the help of WADI shelters for Women in Distress were established in Suleymaniah, Arbil and Mosul. Focusing on long-term empowerment of women and democratic reconstruction of Iraq , WADI supports several independent women centers in Halabja, Hauraman and the Garmyan region. Since 2003, WADI is campaigning against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Northern Iraq. In 2005, WADI has helped to launch a free community radio station in Northern Iraq.

Contact (1) Full Name
Arvid Vormann
Head of the organisation
Thomas von der Osten-Sacken
Contact (2) Full Name
Anne Mollenhauer