Women's Empowerment Link (WEL)

Women's Empowerment Link (WEL) is rated 3 out of 5 in the category nonprofit organization management. Read and write reviews about Women's Empowerment Link (WEL). Women’s Empowerment Link – WEL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nongovernmental women rights organization. The organization seeks to empower women and girls to realize their full potential, worth and strength politically, socially and economically through advocating for their human and social justice rights. WEL has 3 thematic areas: Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls, Economic Empowerment for Sustainable Livelihoods and Transformative Leadership and Governance - The Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls program facilitates development, promotion and enforcement of appropriate mechanisms for prevention, protection and response to violence against women. - Economic Empowerment- Women face unprecedented challenges to their livelihoods, their identities, their institutions, and their sense of place in the evolving global village. The aim of this program is to strengthen the livelihoods base of women - Transformative Leadership and Governance- We envision a world where empowered women and men can work together to address gender inequalities and promote transformative leadership and development for a just society. The program seeks to increase the number of women in leadership positions (decision making positions), be they appointed, elected or nominated.