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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
and
En
viron
men
t
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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WECF Guiding PrinciplesWECF Guiding Principles
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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