Women in Europe for a Common FutureWomen in Europe for a Common Future

WECFWECF

Moving People for a World in BalanceMoving People for a World in Balance

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WECF is a network of women´s and WECF is a network of women´s and environmental organisations in 30 countries environmental organisations in 30 countries

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Countries with WECF members and activitiesCountries with WECF members and activities

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What are our convictions?What are our convictions?

“ We need two eyes to see straight!“

It´s the same with men and women, we need both their views equally, to achieve a world in balance.

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MissionMission

Moving People for a World in Balance

WECF strives for a Healthy Environment for All.

We use women´s potential in balancing environment,

health and economy. WECF´s activities are based

on its partners individual visions and needs.

Therefore WECF implements solutions locally and

influences policy internationally.

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Healthy Environment for AllHealthy Environment for All

Safe Food production and rural

development for All

Safe Energy

for All

Safe Water and

Sanitation for All

Safe Chemicals

for All

Goal:Goal:By 2020 By 2020 everyone has everyone has access to safe, access to safe, regional and regional and diverse food, diverse food, based on fair based on fair production in production in balance with balance with naturenature

Goal:Goal:By 2020 By 2020 everyone has everyone has access to safe, access to safe, affordable and affordable and renewable renewable energyenergy

Goal:Goal:By 2020 By 2020 everyone haseveryone hasaccess to safe access to safe and affordable and affordable water and water and sanitation and sanitation and take preventive take preventive water protection water protection measuresmeasures

Goal:Goal:By 2020 all By 2020 all consumer consumer products are products are free of free of hazardous hazardous chemicals, and chemicals, and toxic waste is toxic waste is safely safely eliminatedeliminated

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Cross-cutting issuesCross-cutting issuesP

ublic Participation and

Public P

articipation and E

nvironmental R

ightsE

nvironmental R

ights

Poverty and S

ustainable P

overty and Sustainable

Developm

entD

evelopment

Gender

Gender

Safe Food Safe Food production production and rural development for Alland rural development for All

Safe Energy Safe Energy for Allfor All

Safe Water Safe Water and Sanitation and Sanitation for Allfor All

Health

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Safe Safe ChemicalsChemicals for Allfor All

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WECF’s 4 strategiesWECF’s 4 strategies

GenderGender: : balanced balanced

participation of women participation of women

and men in policy making and men in policy making

and implementationand implementation

Implementing Implementing

Solutions, Solutions,

Demonstrating Demonstrating

AlternativesAlternatives

Advocacy and Policy Advocacy and Policy RecommendationsRecommendations

Capacity Building Capacity Building andand

Awareness RaisingAwareness Raising

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Why Focus on Women?Why Focus on Women?

Women’s experience and capacities are

essential, but their views often

under-represented in policy processes.

Therefore WECF encourages women

to participate in

decision making.

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WECF Guiding PrinciplesWECF Guiding Principles

No compromise on healthNo compromise on health

Child in Chelyabinsk, Russia suffering from the Mayak nuclear plant accident

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WECF Guiding PrinciplesWECF Guiding Principles

From projects to politics,From projects to politics,from local to globalfrom local to global

Public well of Romanian village Prislop

Convincing EU-commisionerWallström about the necessity of the right

to safe drinking water for all

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WECF Guiding PrinciplesWECF Guiding Principles

Practical, innovative and Practical, innovative and cost effective solutionscost effective solutions

Ecological toilets improve health, hygiene and protect

drinking water sources

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Striving for dialogue;Striving for dialogue;multi-stakeholder facilitationmulti-stakeholder facilitation

Presenting WECF policy recommendations on sanitation to business and politics at World Water Forum, Mexico

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WECF Guiding PrinciplesWECF Guiding Principles

Strengthening local markets andStrengthening local markets andself responsible civil societiesself responsible civil societies

Farmers presenting own products under a newly created label for regional food

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Transfer of knowledge and Transfer of knowledge and capacities between East and Westcapacities between East and West

WECF Guiding PrinciplesWECF Guiding Principles

Training visit of Armenian and Ukrainian farmers to Germany

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WECF Guiding PrinciplesWECF Guiding Principles

Professionalism and Professionalism and competencecompetence

Speaking to politicians and press at WHO Health and Environment Conference in Budapest

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WECF’s RootsWECF’s Roots

The ‘Earth Summit’ in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 – a follow-up of the UN report ‘Our Common Future’ – gathered many enthusiastic and

active European women working for sustainable development. During the Earth Summit the

representatives from Europe agreed to start a cooperation as a new network organisation:

Women in Europe for a Common Future, officially registered in 1994.

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WECF VisionWECF Vision

By 2020, WECF is one of the best networks

operating in the pan-European region and

with partners worldwide, contributing

substantially to achieving a healthy

environment for all and a world in balance;

balance between economy and environment,

health and growth, women and men, current

and future generations.

Women in Europe for a Common FutureWomen in Europe for a Common Future

WECFWECF

Moving People for a World in BalanceMoving People for a World in Balance

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