Women Across Differences - WAD

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34 Anira St, Albertown

+5922273974

(2 Rate)

34 Anira St, Albertown

+5922273974

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Women Across Differences (WAD) is a national network of women and women's organizations committed to individual and social transformation in Guyana.

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Goals are:- * To increase women s participation in and influence on public policy in Guyana. * To develop and sustain a national network of informed and empowered women , willing to and capable of brining about change in their lives and those of others in their communities , through sustained dialogue and ready action. Objectives are:- * To facilitate women s individual and collective efforts in working together across the usual dividing lines such as age, race/ethnicity, class political partisanship and location. * To carry out sustained public discussion and advocacy on critical community and national issues. * To lobby and protest, wherever they emerge, against violations of the rights of women and of vulnerable groups in the society. * To foster self development of members of the network. History of the WAD Women Across Differences (WAD) is a non-governmental organsation, which came into being in 1996, and was launched in 1999. It was also registered under the Companies Act in the same year. WAD is an organization which enables women to empower themselves through access to social and economic resources. It provides a forum for women to meet and encourages them to make their collective voices heard in the area of Public Policy. WAD has a membership of approximately seventy women from regions 3,4,6,7 and 10. Over the years, WAD has been involved in several programmes, which include, Personal Development, Human Rights, Community Facilitation, Positive Parenting Skills, Preparation of Public Education material (radio messages, brochures, etc), Leadership Development, Women Truth Encounters, Entrepreneurial Development, Community Organizing, Family Enrichment Programmes, Comprehensive Empowerment Programme for Adolescent/ Teenage mothers, Gender Base Violence, Public Health Promotion in schools, Income Generating Programmes, Disaster Preparedness Climate Change and Sexual Reproductive Health. Organization’s goals WAD aims to increase women’s and youth’s participation in and influence on public policy in Guyana and to develop and sustain a national network of informed and empowered women willing to and capable of brining about change in their lives and those of others in their communities and nationally through sustained dialogue and ready action. Women Across Differences (WAD) has a number of success stories of individual women as well as with as with organisations.

Contact:

34 Anira St, Albertown ,0000

+5922273974

[email protected]

6.8153977917926, -58.150889637503

Opening Hours :

Monday: 08:00AM - 16:00PM

Wednesday: 08:00AM - 16:00PM

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Featured Articles:

2021-10-08

Women Across Differences extend condolences to the family and friends of our member Mrs. Marrion Farrier who past away. May her soul Rest in peace

2021-09-29

Women Across Differences extend condolences to the family and friends of our member Ms. Margret Kertzious a strong advocate for GBV. May her soul rest in peace .

2021-09-06

Best wishes on this wonderful journey, as you build your new lives together, this greeting come from Women Acrosss Differences to our teen mother Ms. Kendrea Higgins who tie the knot last Saturday. Congratulations

2021-05-12

Happy Nurse's day to two of Women Across Differences adolescent mothers, we are very proud of you girls, keep up the good work

2021-05-04

This video was done by Women Across Differences in collaboration with Canada Fund for Local Initiatives as part of Raising awareness on unintended and early pregnancy among vulnerable Guyanese youth through ICT in Region #9

2021-05-04

Adolescent Dinah Griffith giving advice to her peers in Region #9

2021-04-12

Women Across Differences in collaboration with Canada Fund for Local initiatives; Raising awareness on unintended and early pregnancy among vulnerable Guyanese youth through ICT in St Ingnatius region #9 workshop

2021-04-06

Women Across Differences in collaboration with Canada Fund for Local Initiatives "Raising awareness on unintended and early pregnancy among vulnerable Youth through ICT workshop in St. Ignatius Region #9

2021-03-31

Read about Her Story on WAD Blog nnhttps://womenacrossdifferences.blogspot.com/2021/03/her-story.html