@NGED a Robust Policy Dialogue Platform

The Arab Network for Gender and Development (@NGED) is a growing network that is open to experts, parliamentarians, practitioners, governmental institutions, media, decision-makers and research centres.  

Launched with the support of the World Bank in 2002 with a starting number of 100 members, the Arab Network for Gender and Development includes nowadays 500 members from 19 Arab Countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Sultanate Oman, Syria, Tunis, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen) within which 200 are effectively active.  Also, it has currently 7 specialized spin-off networks: Media Network, Globalization and Economic participation network, Decision-Making network, Adolescents Network, Women protection from Gender Based Violence Network, advocacy for women participation in local governance network, gender and water .

The Arab Network for Gender and Development is crucial for CAWTAR since it is CAWTAR’s tool:

 1/ For advocacy by the dissemination of CAWTAR’s programs findings,

2/ For outreach by ensuring an exchange of information within the network and out of the network,

3/ For building knowledge by involving @nged members in the research programs at all level, including the appropriateness for the region of the research topics and the trainings.

The members of The Arab Network for Gender and Development members are involved in all CAWTAR’s programs and projects and :

• contribute to CAWTAR’s research and study programs as well as  AWDRs.

• participate to CAWTAR’s capacity building programs either as trainers or as trainees.
• contribute to the production of  CAWTAR’s training material
• disseminate CAWTAR’s programs findings and formulate regional perspectives to advocate and influence gender polices in the region.