Development and Empowerment for Women’s Advancement
About
An equitable world that enhances the rights of marginalised populations, particularly women and girls through sustainable solutions.
What We Do
- Supports women forced to flee their countries to rebuild their lives in their new country
- Helps women and girls to reach their full potential through skills and capacity building
- Influences policy through advocacy that is informed by research
- Offers training and workshops to organisations working with women and girls
- We work collaboratively with organisations of similar values and ethos to synergise efforts of achieving women’s advancement
Our Aims
- Policy influencing for transformation of structures of power and decision making
- Advancement of human rights, gender justice and sustainability worldwide
- Increased women’s leadership and participation
- Enhancing women’s economic and social empowerment
- Ending violence against women and girls in all its forms
Our Publication
Different Cultures, One World.
Women’s Voice from South Yorkshire
- The DEWA Project was established in 2010 by women committed to promoting equal access to rights and opportunities for refugee women in South Yorkshire.
- Our maiden project was publishing our book “Different Cultures, One World: Women’s Voices from South Yorkshire”.
- The book amplified the voices of women of various backgrounds, including refugees & asylum seekers.
By ordering a copy, you help us to extend our support.
Please get in touch if you want to know more about our significant work.
DEWA Project and the SDGs
DEWA Project has vast experience of working with women and girls from refugee / asylum seeking backgrounds as well as new migrants
To this end, our organisation is progressing with the Sustainable Development Goals with this demographic as priority in line with SDG 5