filia.die frauenstiftung

Berlin

Netzwerk Artikel 3 e.V.
www.nw3.de
Project “Translation into English of the interpretation standards of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from the women’s perspective”
Netzwerk Artikel 3, an association for human rights and equal rights of persons with disabilities, already worked successfully to mainstream the women’s perspective during the drafting of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The interpretation standard from the women’s perspective that they developed should help women’s and disabled persons’ organisations to claim state action to implement human rights of women and girls with disabilities. So far the interpretation standard is only available in German. If it is translated into English, it can become effective in the international debates. The global non-governmental organisation “Disabled peoples International” has promised to translate the standards from English on into French and Spanish.
Amount: € 5,400

Berlin

KOK e.V. Bundesweiter Koordinierungskreis gegen Frauenhandel und Gewalt an Frauen im Migrationsprozess (German nationwide activist coordination group combating trafficking in women and violence against women in the process of migration)
www.kok-buero.de
Project “Networking for the protection of human rights”
KOK takes a stand at national and international level against trafficking in women. Membership in the “Forum Menschenrechte” (Human rights forum) gives the KOK representatives the opportunity to exert influence directly on political decision-making in this thematic area. Forum Menschenrechte is a network of more than 50 German NGOs working successfully to protect human rights.
Amount: € 2,500

Bielefeld

Wildwasser Bielefeld
www.wildwasser-bielefeld.de
Project “Support and counselling for women with disabilities and women over 60 who experienced sexualised violence in their childhood and youth and their helper systems and multipliers”
Many women with disabilities and elderly women who have experienced sexualised violence live in the Bielefeld region, for example in the facilities of the Bethel Foundation. Wildwasser Bielefeld e.V. has created programmes especially for the women in this target group with support from the Stiftung Mensch foundation. The conference is to present the work and help improve the assistance systems.
Amount: € 8,000

Frankfurt am Main / Tübingen

Maisha e.V. in cooperation with Terre des Femmes e.V.
www.maisha.org / www.frauenrechte.de
Project “Founding a country-wide network of FGM Counsellors in African communities”
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is practiced in African and Asian countries. In Germany, girls with a migration background from these countries are threatened by this violation of their human rights. It is not yet common practice to deploy counsellors with an African background for education and prevention work in the African communities in Germany. However, such persons could play a crucial role in influencing mothers and fathers. That is why Maisha e.V. plans to develop and train a network of such counsellors. Terre des Femmes supports the initiative and is helping to organise the meetings.
Amount: € 7,830