Resource Directory for African Women Journalists
Women's Issues

Africa Online's Women's Section <http://www.africaonline.com>

Special section of Africa Online's web service. Includes links to national and international African women's groups, as well as a chat feature, where you can "talk" with women throughout the continent and the world.

African Gender Institute <http://www.uct.ac.za/org/agi>

An institute dedicated to attainment of gender equity, based out of the University of Cape Town.

African Human Rights Resource Center <http://www.umn.edu/humanrts/africa>

Gateway to links and information about human rights, focusing on Africa. Includes contact information for all NGO's working in sub-Saharan Africa.

African Women Global Network <http://www.osu.edu/org/awognet>

Provides a network for organisations whose activities are targeted toward the improvement of the living conditions of women and children in Africa.

Center for Development & Population Activities (CEDPA) <http://www.cedpa.org>

A women-focused NGO whose mission is to empower women at all levels of society to be full partners in development. Includes information on family planning and reproductive health, family life education, women's participation in empowerment, youth services, and international advocacy for women and girls.

Commission on the Advancement of Women <http://www.interaction.org/caw>

Information includes gender and organisational change, publications on gender, gender integration into national programs, and related links.

Feminist Majority Internet Gateway <http://www.feminist.org/gateway/1_gatway.html>

Provides links to almost any site having to do with women, under topics such as Global Feminism, Reproductive Rights, Women's Health, Women in Politics and more.

Gender Related Electronic Forums <http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/forums.html>

Provides an annotated, frequently-updated, alphabetical listing of e-mail lists related to women or gender issues.

Global Fund for Women <http://www.globalfundforwomen.org>

This grant making foundation supports women's human rights organizations around the world working to address critical issues such as gaining economic independence, increasing girls' access to education and stopping violence against women.

International Center for Research on Women <http://www.icrw.org>

"Promoting social and economic development with women's full participation." Deals with women's issues, rights and opportunities. Offers regionally rotating fellowship program.

International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) <http://www.iwhc.org>

Works with individuals and groups in Africa, Asia, Latin America and countries in postsocialist transition to promote women's reproductive and sexual health and rights. Has a global communications network of 6,000 individuals and organisations in 143 countries.

Measure <http://www.measureprogram.org>

Special project of the Population Reference Bureau. Includes information about "Women's Edition" (find in Communication-International Media-Women's Edition) which brings together senior women editors and producers from mainstream media in developing regions to cover reproductive health and population issues of concern to women in their countries.

Population Reference Bureau <http://www.prb.org>

Population Reference Bureau provides timely and objective information on the population trends that shape our world.

Women's Human Rights Resources <http://www.sigi.org/Resource/hr_org.htm>

Wealth of resources, links, bibliographies and documents about women's issues around the world, especially those dealing with human rights and the law.

Women's Net <http://www.womensnet.org.za>

Designed as a networking support program to enable South African women to use the Internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social activism. Includes directory of South African women's organisations.