Between September and December 2015, evaluators Analía Penchaszadeh and Gisela Dütting carried out a final-term evaluation of WPP’s fifth program phase (2011-2015). The evaluators examined WPP’s strategies, achievements and contributions, while also looking at its limitations, challenges and vulnerabilities. The evaluation consisted of a review of reports and materials from WPP, as well as interviews with a variety of stakeholders, including the WPP Board and International Advisory Council, staff, community partners, allies, and others working in the field of Women, Peace, and Security (WPS). We would like to share the highlights of the evaluation with you, as written and compiled by the evaluators.
Analía PenchaszadehAnalía Penchaszadeh is a long-time activist with roots in the international human rights and environmental movements. After 2 decades of working with NGOs around the world at the local, national, and international level, Analía is now an independent consultant dedicated to strengthening the capacity of organizations and networks for effective campaigning and advocacy through facilitation, research, and organizational development support. Born in Argentina, raised in the United States, and currently living in the Netherlands, Analía comfortably navigates multi-cultural and multi-lingual spaces with equal competence in English and Spanish. Analía’s consulting venture is called Tomate Verde (“Green Tomato”), reflecting her vision of helping social justice initiatives to ripen and her love of gardening.
Gisela DüttingGisela Dütting works on Gender and Economic Justice as a researcher and an activist. She is an anthropologist by training and works as part of social movements and public advocacy networks worldwide. Currently she is focusing on corporate power at the UN. Gisela Dütting is the chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam. She is also member of the Board of LOVA, the Netherlands Association for Gender Studies and Feminist Anthropology.
12 Dec '17 Today, we are pleased to share with you the Conference Report “Financial Inclusion for Freedom and Security” by the Women Peacemakers Program, Duke Law International Human Rights Clinic, Human Security Collective, Transnational Institute, the Charity & Security Network, in cooperation with the Knowledge Platform Security and Rule of Law.
7 Dec '17 Today, on the 13th day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, we bring you the sad news that from 15 December onwards, the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) will have to close its doors. We would like to ask for your time to read what has driven us to make this decision.
7 Nov '17 On Thursday, 26 October 2017, a side event entitled, “Pulling the Rug from Under Our Feet: What is the UNSCR 1325 Without Civil Society Freedoms?” was hosted on the margins of the 17th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The event was hosted by the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) and the Dutch Mission, in collaboration with Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Al-Hayat Center for Civil Society Development, Arab Women Organisation of Jordan, NOVACT, Free Sight Association, Iraqi Al-Amal Association, Women Empowerment Organisation, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. This article briefly looks at the main issues discussed during the event.
