Rural Women Development Organization in Hegaza

Category: Local Organization
Target groups: Women, children, and youth
Main field: Social and political empowerment; health awareness
Setting: Urban and rural
Year founded: 1994
The feminist organization in Al-Awari aims to empower women in all fields to actively participate in society by carrying out projects which aim to provide job opportunities, develop skills, and implement policies and regulations in cooperation with community organizations.


Main Activity:

Awareness seminars, field studies, training courses, microcredit for women, and national ID and paperwork issuing for women

Ongoing projects

  • Micro-credit programs for female breadwinners
  • Micro-credit programs for youth
  • Establishing nurseries
  • Establishing clinics
  • Awareness programs in various fields

Past projects

  • Mother and child healthcare projects
  • Anti-violence against women
  • Access to clean drinking water initiatives
  • Political empowerment of women
  • Social initiatives "For a Better Life"
  • Eliminating illiteracy
  • "Arab Woman Speaks" Project
  • Low-cost sanitation
  • Employing girls
  • Anti-female genital mutilation

Future projects

  • Training women to run production projects
  • Establishing community initiatives that deal with various societal issues