Women’s Studies Centre

National Network
Palestine
Telephone
6493
Telephone (other)
8112
Fax
8112
E-Mail
aisha@palnet.com
E-Mail (2)
prwsc@palnet.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1989
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Gender
  3. Human rights
  4. Research
  5. Youth and education
General Information
In the main WSC office in Jerusalem, there are twelve employees. In the WSC offices in Jenin and Hebron. In addition, WSC has 2 female field coordinators working in Bethlehem and Nablus. WSC also has more than 50 volunteers. The Board of Trustees of the Women’s Studies Centre is governed by 8 Palestinian women. Sources of Funding: Cordaid, EED, European Commission, Kvinna till Kvinna, Save the Children-Sweden, UNIFEM, Education Action International. Main partners: Al-Tufula Pedagogical Centre (Nazareth), Women’s Affairs Centre (Gaza), Association Najdeh (Beirut) and Sisterhood is Global Institute- SIGI- (Amman)
Mission and Objectives

The mission of the WSC is:
“Believing in the right of equality, we contribute to the struggle aimed at achieving social change and transformation which guarantees freedom, dignity and gender equality, and preparing social and women’s leadership capable of carrying such a responsibility”
Strategic Goals of the WSC
1. To promote a feminist culture in Palestine based on respect human rights.
2. To develop a cadre of women leaders.
3. To reduce gender disparity.
4. To develop the capacity of Palestinian organizations to support women and girls in especially difficult circumstances.
5. To build its organizational and implementation capacities.

Main Projects / Activities

The WSC plans to implement the following programs and projects between 2006 and 2008:
Program 1: Women’s Empowerment and Development Program
Project 1: Training and Research for Palestinian Women (On going)
Project 2: Economic Independence of Females (New)
Project 3: Support to Underprivileged Female University Students (Looking for sponsors)
Program 2: Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances Program
Project 1: Sexual violence in the Palestinian Society (On going)
Project 2: Palestinian Women, Trauma and War Crimes (On going)
Program 3: Building and Institutionalizing a Feminist Culture Program
Project 1: Resource Centre project includes two elements; a library and a website on Palestinian women (On going)
Project 2: Promoting the Rights of the Girl Child (On going)

Contact (1) Full Name
Sama Aweideh, Director
Contact (2) Full Name
Hadeel Abdo, Deputy Director and Public Relation Officer