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The WWSF Foundation logo
was kindly donated by WWSF Message from the President & CEO
Hans Erni, Switzerland’s
most famous artist. right to development, equality and peace, and
lobby their government for robust implemen-
2018 Achievements tation of the unfinished business of gender
equality and women’s rights.
and 2019 Outlook
The world has today a powerful roadmap pro-
Dear Partners and vided by the Sustainable Development Agen-
Friends, da 2030, and there can be no more excuse not
to deliver lasting results.
WWSF Global Newsletter
Empowering Women and Children
In closing a good year
Femmes et Enfants-Maitriser sa vie with many activities and Regarding the WWSF Children-Youth section,
Mujeres y Niños – Dirijan sus vidas events, we wish to say we are happy to share that some very impres-
Edition No. 25 – 2018 « Thank You » to all our sive activities were organized by coalition
partners, friends and member organizations in several countries,
Published by
WWSF Women’s World Summit sponsors who accom- briefly described in this report. In addition,
Foundation panied us through our WWSF published online a more detailed “Glob-
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annual program of work. al Impact Report 2018.
Fax + 41 (0) 22 738 82 48 Indeed, partnerships
wwsf@wwsf.ch - www.woman.ch with generous relation- In 2018, WWSF included in its 19 Days cam-
www.ruban-blanc.ch
ships and networks are paign Kit a new dimension to remind coalition
WWSF, a Swiss Foundation and an the new leadership for members “that it will take compassion to help
International empowerment network
for women, children and youth, empowering the Social Good and drive the de- end violence against children and youth”,
serves with its annual initiatives, velopment agenda for solving local problems. while advocating for the implementation of the
campaigns, world days, prize awards
and Round Tables, the implementa-
Convention on the Rights of Child, (our road
tion of women and children’s rights In 2018 WWSF attended the 62nd session of map) to create a world fit for children.
and the United Nations Development the UN Commission on the Status of Women WWSF invited its members to learn about
Agenda 2030.
(CSW) in New York with the Priority theme: “How to create circles of compassion” as a
WWSF has consultative status with “Challenges and opportunities in achieving community service program, and shared the
the Economic and Social Council of
the United Nations ECOSOC and gender equality and the empowerment of need to develop increased compassion in our
with UNFPA and DPI. rural women and girls.” (Link to the agreed societies to empower local change makers to
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conclusions: http://www.unwomen.org//media/ help end abuse and violence against children
WWSF 2018 headquarters/attachments/sections/csw/62/ and youth and decide to individually and
csw-conclusions-62-en.pdf?la=en&vs=4713 ) collectively help realize the promise of the Sus-
List of WWSF Board of Directors:
Elly PRADERVAND tainable Development Goal Target #16.2.
Founder and President, Switzerland During the CSW 62 session, WWSF co-con-
Gulzar SAMJI vened with our partners in the USA a side Regarding the Swiss White Ribbon campaign,
P.Ag., Vice-President, Canada event on the topic « Rural Women Rise, we continued in 2018 with our regular outreach
Jyoti MACWAN Rise, Together for a 5th World Conference via social media alerts and newsletters to
Board Member, SEWA, India
on Women in 2022 » in the hope that a UN invite civil society (men, women and youth) to
Anne Pélagie YOTCHOU T. Member State will emerge and declare to pledge online “not to commit, condone or re-
Board Membre, Cameroon
host the conference to take stock of the 1995 main silent about violence against women and
Beijing promise and the SDG Agenda 2030. youth in our country”. We organized events
Acknowledgements: WWSF also submitted a written statement to and Round Tables, and launched with local
Sincere thanks are that effect, which was published by the UN university students a “Youth Engage-White
expressed
Economic and Social Council in the context of Ribbon campaign” and Declaration by and for
to all donors, board
directors, advisors, the Commission on the Status of Women (copy youth to sign on. (Read more on our website
consultants, on Page 7-8). www.ruban-blanc.ch)
staff and volunteers
who make the work
Regarding our WWSF rural women section, we 2019 Outlook – Now is the time to create
of WWSF possible.
celebrated in 2018 the 25th Anniversary of our lasting change. WWSF will continue with its
annual « Prize for women’s creativity in rural annual empowerment programs to help enable
life » with a ceremony at the Geneva Press coalition networks to double their efforts to
Club in the presence of the Swiss prizewinner, speed up social change, respect for human
Marie-Thérèse Chappaz, who presented her rights and the rights of the child, and increase
work as a winegrower with passion and cre- compassion to break the cycle of persistent
Fondation privée Genevoise
ating miracles (more about her on Page 19). violence and abuse. Join us on that journey -
Geneva Communes 10 prizewinners were honored with US$ 1000 the world will become better for it.
each. A new additional national rural women’s
prize award was launched in Cameroon (see In partnership and solidarity,
Page 11) by the 2016 WWSF Prize laureate,
Anne Pélagie Yotchou T. The prize program Elly Pradervand
WWSF Members
continues to honor rural women entrepreneurs WWSF President and Executive Director
who empower their communities to claim their
WWSF Introduction
Introduction to the WWSF Program of work
As an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental, lay organization (INGO),
created as a Swiss Foundation on 8 March 1991 in Geneva, WWSF serves by building
an international network coalition and designing programs for the empowerment
of women, children, youth and relevant NGOs. With its annual conferences, campaigns,
world days and prize awards, WWSF advocates for the implementation of women and
children’s rights and the UN Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. Since 1995, WWSF
has enjoyed UN consultative status with ECOSOC, UNFPA and DPI and is an active member
of several global partnerships and NGO working groups connected to the UN. An international Board
of Directors manages the annual program of work and oversees the functioning of WWSF.
Specifically, WWSF seeks to fulfill its mission by organizing annually
the following initiatives
1) ● 17 Days of activism for the empowerment of rural women and their communities 1-17 October
● International Day of Rural Women – 15 October
● WWSF Prize for women’s creativity in rural life (442 prizes awarded to-date)
2) ● Swiss White Ribbon campaign and its “16 Days of activism for the elimination of violence against women and youth by 2030”,
mobilizes men, women and youth to pledge not to commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women and youth with main
activities during the 16 days of activism (25 November – 10 December)
3) ● 19 Days of activism for prevention of violence against children and youth 1-19 November, including the World Day - 19 Nov.
● WWSF Prize for innovative child abuse prevention activities
● Round Tables, UN side events and working group meetings strategizing for transformative action
Communicating
● With a global network of common understanding, broad e-Alerts, video clips, social media, etc.
solidarity, cooperation and collaboration with NGOs, women’s ● Via websites: www.woman.ch and www.white-ribbon.ch
groups, UN entities, the media and civil society at large. ● Publishing on Facebook,Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
● Via oral and written statements to the UN Commission ● Networking and partnership building with organizations,
institutions and grassroots actors to expand outreach and action
on the Status of Women and occasionally to the Human
Rights Council, press releases, e-Newsletters, Activity Reports,
Maintaining
● A secretariat for administration and management of relation- and prizewinners, as well as UN contacts and the media,
ships with WWSF Board-and Advisory Panel members, Swiss the Swiss White Ribbon Ambassadors network, including
authorities, donors and partners, coalition member organizations relations with NGOs and civil society actors.
WWSF recommendations to governments and civil society actors for the
implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda 2030
● Delivering the transformative Sustainable Development ● Assisting small farmers and especially women farmers
Agenda 2030 with a strong rights-based focus who are feeding the majority of the populations and encouraging
● Reducing the gap between the very rich and the very poor, them to continue to protect local seeds
which continues to rise ● Achieving the elimination of violence against children and
● Achieving the full implementation of the binding UN Conven- youth with the SDG Target 16.2: “End abuse, exploitation,
tion’s CEDAW and CRC, as well as the unfinished business of trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture
the Beijing Platform for Action to speed up the realization of a of children, including harmful practices, such as child, early
more just and non-violent world and forced marriage, female genital mutilation, and prostitution”
● Convening a UN 5th World Conference on Women in 2022 ● Commemorating 19 November - World Day for Prevention
● Achieving the elimination of violence with SDG Target 5.2: of Violence Against Children & Youth, now that we have a
“End all forms of violence against all women and girls in public concrete plan with SDG target 16.2
and private spheres, including trafficking, sexual and other types ● Creating strong partnerships between governments and
of abuse and ensure women’s full participation in decision mak- civil society organizations, institutions and groups, engaged in
ing and equal rights to own land and economic resources” realizing the SDG Agenda 2030 - Transforming ourselves and our
● Supporting robust action by rural women and youth world
addressing extreme poverty and climate change
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WWSF Introduction
WWSF main campaign activities
Brief presentation of our three annual initiatives
«17 Days for the Em- «19 Days for «16 Days of activism
powerment of prevention of for the elimination
rural women and violence against of violence against
their communities children and youth women & girls in CH
UN agenda 2030 for
1-17 October» 1-19 November» 25 Nov. - 10 Dec.»
global transformation
Prize for Women’s Prize for Innovative Youth Engage - White All year round, WWSF
advocates and shares relevant
Creativity in Rural Life Prevention Activities Ribbon Switzerland UN SDG Targets to remind
everyone that we all have a
The 17 Days Campaign action The 19 Days Campaign The Swiss national White Rib- role to play to help realize this
Kits and together with the Ru- action Kit helps create a bon Campaign with it’s 16 Days bold promise for development,
ral Women Prize awards en- culture for better preven- activity tool kits (in French & equality and peace by 2030,
leaving no one behind.
courage rural women to Rise, tion of abuse and violence German), continues to mobilize
claim their rights, mobilize for against children and youth, men and boys, women and
action, and hold their leaders and mobilizes civil society girls to build a Switzerland free
accountable. actors and organizations of gender-based violence.
to increase programs for
The annual updated Kit is robust implementation The campaign convenes
published online, as well as of the rights of the child, monthly meetings to strategize
the profiles of prizewinners the relevant Sustainable for societal transformation.
who receive the annual ‘Prize Development Goals and To-date, 50 Swiss White
for women’s creativity in rural in particular Target #16.2, Ribbon Ambassadors signed a
life’ awarded on 15 October and hold local and national “Declaration for the elimination
- International Day of Rural leaders accountable. The 19 of gender-based violence by
Women. (442 prizes have so Days Campaign marked its 2030”.
far been awarded with US$ 8th edition in 2018 and the
1000 per laureate 1994-2018). annual Prevention Kit and Our 2018 Round Table in
Global Impact Reports are Geneva on the topic «The
The 2018 ten prizewinners are available online. need for a new masculinity
presented on P. 14-19 to learn better adapted to the present
about their courage, creativity In 2018, close to 1’000 context», focused on ending
and compassion in their strug- events were organized with especially domestic violence
gles for a development that over 220’000 particitants and presented a new campaign
includes equality, rights and by our coalition member «Youth Engage - White Rib-
non-violence. organisation using the an- bon», as well as a Declaration
nual Campaign Kit. WWSF drafted by youth to increase
In 2018, WWSF celebrated awarded one member personal commitments: ...not
the 25th Anniversary of the organization with it’s Inno- to commit, condone, or remain
Prize program at the Geneva vation Prize (US$ 2’000) to silent about violence against
Press Club on 15 October and encourage the Amani Initi- women and youth - an idea
in the presence of the Swiss ative in Uganda to continue whose time has come.
Prizewinner, Marie-Thérèse advocating for the end of
Chappaz. child marriage and teenage
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WWSF CSW - New York
WWSF attended the 62nd session of the
Commission on the Status of Women given that
the theme was « Empowering Rural Women and
Girls ». WWSF co-convened a side event on the
topic « Rural Women Rise, Rise Together for a
5th World Conference on Women in 2022 » with
the hope that a UN Member State will declare to host such a conferece to deliver the unfinished business for women and
girls and to strategize for the realization of the SDG Agency 2030.
CSW62 (2018) The sixty-second session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at the United Nations
Headquarters in New York on the 12 to 23 March 2018 (Link to the agreed conclusions of CSW 62 : http://www.unwomen.org/-/
media/headquarters/attachments/sections/csw/62/csw-conclusions-62-en.pdf?la=en&vs=4713)
Priority theme: Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls;
Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality Emphasis is placed on tackling structural barriers and creating
and the empowerment of rural women and girls a supportive economic and social policy environment in key
Report of the UN Secretary-General areas such as poverty eradication, agricultural and fisheries
development, food security and
« The 2018 session of the United Nations Commission on the
nutrition, physical infrastructure such as water and sanitation,
Status of Women reached a strong consensus on ways and
energy, transport, access to land and other productive
means of achieving gender equality and the empowerment
resources, health, including sexual and reproductive health and
of rural women and girls. The “agreed conclusions” adopted
reproductive rights, education, and social protection. Action is
by the Commission at its sixty-second session (E/2018/27)
required in the areas of economic empowerment and decent
set out steps necessary to overcome persistent inequalities,
work, entrepreneurship and procurement, financial inclusion
discrimination and barriers faced by women and girls living
and financial services, ICT, as well as unpaid care and domestic
in rural areas, and put forth concrete measures to lift all rural
work. Action is needed to strengthen the resilience and adaptive
women and girls out of poverty and to ensure realization of their
capacity of all rural women and girls in response to humanitarian
rights, wellbeing and resilience.
emergencies and climate change. The section contains actions
The introductory part (paragraphs 1 to 45) sets out and in support of specific groups of women and girls in rural
reaffirms existing commitments on gender equality and the contexts. It calls for strengthening collection, analysis and
empowerment of all women and girls, including those living in dissemination of data, and for a significant increase in
rural areas. It highlights the Beijing Declaration and Platform investment to close resource gaps.
for Action and other outcome documents and their linkages
The third section targets the collective voice, leadership and
to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This part
decision-making of all rural women and girls. It includes specific
draws attention to persistent discrimination and inequalities,
measures to ensure women’s full and equal participation in the
and marginalization, that women and girls living in rural areas
design, implementation, follow-up and evaluation of policies
continue to face, and the many challenges they encounter.
and activities that affect their livelihoods, well-being and
It also summarizes the significant contribution that rural
resilience. It calls for opportunities for rural women and girls to
women and girls make to poverty eradication and highlights
exercise their voice, agency and leadership. It sets out actions
opportunities for contributing to the realization of their rights
around freedom of association, peaceful assembly, collective
and well-being as agents and beneficiaries of sustainable
bargaining, and participation in conflict prevention and peace
development.
processes. The important role of civil society and women human
Following this introductory part, the Commission outlined rights defenders in promoting and protecting the human rights
policies and actions to be undertaken by Governments and and fundamental freedoms of rural women and girls receives
other stakeholders in the following three areas: attention, as does the media. The section calls for the full
• Strengthen normative, legal and policy frameworks engagement of men and boys to achieve gender equality and
(paragraphs 46 (a) to (l)); the empower all women and girls and to eliminate all forms of
• Implement economic and social policies for the empowerment discrimination and violence against women and girls, in both
of all rural women and girls (paragraphs 46 (m) to (iii)); public and private spheres.
• Strengthen the collective voice, leadership and decision-
The concluding paragraphs (paragraphs 47 to 52) highlight
making of all rural women and girls (paragraphs 46 (jjj) to (sss)).
the roles of other actors in achieving gender equality and
The first section sets out actions needed to strengthen the empowerment of all rural women and girls. The roles of
normative, legal and policy frameworks. It calls for action national mechanisms for promoting gender equality and the
to fully implement existing commitments and obligations for empowerment of women and girls and of the Commission itself
the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment are highlighted. The entities of the United Nations system are
of all women and girls and the full and equal enjoyment of called upon to support States, and UNWomen is called upon
their human rights and fundamental freedoms. It calls for the to continue to play a central role in promoting gender equality
ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms and the empowerment of women and girls and in supporting
of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the governments and national women’s machineries, in coordinating
Rights of the Child. Action is needed to strengthen legislation the United Nations system and in mobilizing civil society, the
and eliminate discriminatory laws including in the context of private sector, employers’ organizations and trade unions and
multiple legal systems, eliminate all forms of discrimination and other relevant stakeholders.
violence, sexual harassment and harmful practices against rural
Governments and other stakeholders are now called upon to
women and girls, enhance their access to justice, guarantee
implement the actions contained in the agreed conclusions to
universal birth and timely marriage registration, and access
achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women
to natural, economic and productive resources. The second
and girls, and the full realization of their human rights. UN-
section focuses on actions to implement economic and social
Women stands ready to support all stakeholders in these
policies for the empowerment of all rural women and girls.
efforts.”
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WWSF Statement to the CSW
WWSF Written Statement to the UN CSW 2018
Economic and Social Council
Commission on the Status of Women Sixty-second session 12 - 23 March 2018
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special
session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development
and peace for the twenty-first century” E/CN.6/2018/NGO/128
Statement submitted by Women’s World Summit Foundation
a non-governmental organization in consultative status with ECOSOC*
The Secretary-General has received the following statement, which is being circulated in accordance with paragraphs 36 and 37
of Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31.
Urge the
Conference on Women would governmental organizations conference on women
Commission on the accelerate this process. (NGOs) and civil society, gained the support of the two
Status would meet. The focus would most important leaders of the
of Women to Women need to become be on learning best practices, United Nations. On
Support a Fifth activists on their own behalf; networking support and 8 March 2012, the Secretary-
otherwise women are implementing the Beijing General Ban Ki-Moon, and the
World Conference
subordinated to men’s needs Platform for Action, Security President of the
on Women in 2020. or the priorities of institutions Council Resolution 1325 and General Assembly issued a
and political parties. These the Sustainable Development joint statement, proposing a
We urge the UN General were the conclusions of Goals. Development of the global conference on women
Assembly to support a the 2012 study on violence next generation of women by the United Nations. Their
resolution to convene the Fifth against women by the global and local leaders, who context was that women make
World Conference on Women, American Political Science will know one another, will up half of humanity and given
to be held within three years. Review. The study concluded grow out of this. the importance and relevance
Declarations and resolutions that only strong feminist of women’s issues for global
about human rights for women movements are able to voice A world conference on women progress, they emphasized
will not be achieved until and organize around their top under United Nations auspices that it was time that such
violence toward women and priorities as women. Women would raise consciousness a world conference was
children becomes morally want a world fit for children. and mobilize networks and convened, and that it was all
and socially unacceptable The study found astonishingly circles of women at every the more important because
with legal consequences, high rates of sexual assault, level of society and across of the enormous changes
and until governments take stalking, trafficking, violence the world. It would energize the world was going through,
responsibility for implementing in intimate relationships and a global women’s movement, with both positive and other
their commitments. The other violations of women’s which is necessary to create implications for women. In
only way these goals will bodies and psyches. The the political will needed to their statement, they noted
be achieved is for women study included every region bring about gender equality. that this conference could
to become activists on of the world, varying degrees Together, political will and tackle emerging issues since
their own behalf, which of democracy, rich and poor compassionate action can end Beijing, which would include
will support political will at countries and a variety of the violence against women and implementing UN Security
the top to implement these world’s religions. It girls in its many forms and Council Resolution #1325,
goals. All of the Sustainable covered 85 per cent of the further a “mother’s agenda” equal access to decent
Development Goals require world’s population. whereby all children work, aid effectiveness, food,
the empowerment and have what every woman security, and addressing
equality of women in order to The Fifth World Conference wants for her own child, trafficking, drugs, migration,
be implemented. To achieve on Women would be the first beginning with living without environment, climate change
gender equality and empower such conference in the twenty- fear of violence. The holding and information technology,
women, political will to make first century, the first since the of such a conference and the all of which have an impact on
these goals national and widespread use of the Internet effects rippling out from it women.
international priorities has to and technologies could will be steps towards the
exist. Mobilization of women bring issues and solutions creation of a culture of peace The Secretary General and
on their own behalf has been to every city and Internet in the home and in the world President of the 66th General
the most effective, and often device. As a United Nations- Assembly’s Joint request for
the only reason for the gains sponsored conference, the Grass-roots efforts to a Fifth World Conference on
made so far. A UN 5th World parallel conference of non- mobilize support for a global Women led to a proposed
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