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Boston GLOW fosters opportunities for women and girls of all ages to become empowered community leaders and active world citizens.

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

The League of Women Voters Education Fund works to encourage the active and informed participation of citizens in government and to increase understanding of major public policy issues.

Mission Statement : Women in Alternative Action (WAA) Cameroon is committed to ending Gender Based violence throughout Cameroon. As a women's organisation, we pool our energies together to accelerate efforts that seek to prevent violence against women and girls and to support victims of such violence in communities all over Cameroon. WAA Cameroon speaks for all women who are victims of gender based violence or are potentially at risk of violence. Through her programmes, WAA is able to promote women's equal rights to positive cultural perspectives, economic empowerment, health, education, political participation, and social integrity which culminate to help them fulfil their full potentials. As such WAA Cameroon aims to provide alternative approaches to combating these gender disparity, to uphold the rights of every woman and youth in Cameroon. Our mission therefore is to dedicate efforts to construct alternative building blocks that enhance the promotion of. WAA Cameroon's Mission therefore is: Construct alternative building blocks that seek to promote the socio cultural, political and economic rights of women and youth in Cameroon This mission is significant to her work as it redefines the strategies needed to create safer communities for women. These alternative building blocks are approaches and strategies developed to combat economic and gender disparities. These approaches include engaging new power players and innovative strategies, promoting international partnerships to enhance women's access to justice, health, education, political participation, cultural emancipation and the finances they need. Specifically, WAA Cameroon aims to: Foster Gender equality / non discrimination, non stigmatization (political, social, cultural and economic) for women, girls in Cameroon. Goals Goal 1- Internal capacity building to function more professionally in the field. Goal 2- Intensify activities that protect Women and girls from harmful cultural/religious values and practices. In this programme Goal 3- Enhance the economic, and social empowerment of the Underprivileged /underserved, women and youth Goal 4- Propose adapted/favourable draft laws/policies through Strategic channels Goal 5- Partnerships and networking on pro gender issues ( both national and international ) as they relate to gender and health, Gender and justice, gender and Peace and security, and gender and democratic governance. BENCHMARKS Document of the review of the discriminatory aspects of Cameroon's legislation and harmful customary and traditional practices. Draft Review Of Legislation That Discriminates Against Women proposed to the government of Cameroon. Some of the recommendations have been incorporated in the Draft Family Code, using this document. Firearms Draft Laws reviewing the 1973 Presidential decree on firearms in Cameroon This upgraded text has also been proposed to the government of Cameroon. WAA Cameroon has founded and is custodian of the "Queens for Peace Initiative" (QPIwhich is a movement of wives of traditional authorities and queen mothers which advocate for more stronger male / female partnerships for the fight against violence on women and the promotion of women's active participation in development; Founder and custodian of the Youth Alternative Program aimed at empowering youths for the next generation. The Programme has generated Regional Youth Think Tank Clubs throughout Cameroon. Established 70 Health and Human Rights clubs in 75 schools where Human rights programmes are conducted. Club members review and share ideas on sexual health and rights. Established the Play it Fair holiday programme with kids of between 6 and 13 years. This is a human rights based approach to creating mutual respect and responsible behaviour.

The Development Action for Women Network (DAWN) is a non-government, non-profit organization established in 1996 to assist distressed women migrants from Japan, as well as their Japanese-Filipino children, in the promotion and protection of their rights and welfare. In 2011, DAWN expanded its programs to include Filipino migrant domestic workers and their families. Its mission is to live in hope with the Filipino people, especially with the returning distressed migrant women and their children, through programs and services that enable them and their families to regain and strengthen their sense of dignity and self-worth, reclaim their wholeness and attain total development. Up to the mid-1980s, the vast majority of migrant workers were men. By the late 1980s, when the demand for service grew in the international arena, more women workers started to join the migrant workforce. This era marked the feminization of migration. There was a rapid increase in the number of women Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW). Most of them are domestic workers and entertainers. In the 1970's, the Philippines starts sending Overseas Performing Artists (OPAs). About 98% of OPAs go to Japan for work, where 95% are composed of women. The 1990s and 2004 saw a huge increase in the number of Filipino women who were deployed abroad as OPAs. Although the figure declined in 1996 with the implementation of stricter laws after the cases of Maricris Sioson in 1991 and Flor Contemplacion in 1995, there was an increase in the number of OPA deployment in 1997. The deployment reached 74,000 in 2003, and about 71,000 in 2004. It has long been accepted that women constitute the more vulnerable sector among OFWs. The Development Action for Women Network (DAWN) believes that women entertainers, particularly those who work in Japan, are more vulnerable to exploitation with the nature of their work. With the increase of women working in Japan as entertainers in Japan, problems arose, including the issue of Japanese-Filipino Children (JFC). The burden suffered by some of the women who worked in Japan as entertainers is likewise borne by their children. Given such scenario, six concerned individuals with different backgrounds but with a common passion for helping migrant women, met at a nun's residence in Quezon City, the Philippines, to minister to the birth of a new organization that would serve the cause. The six individuals are Aurora Zambrano, an Immaculati Cordis Mariae (ICM) sister; Carmelita Nuqui, who had extensive experience in helping woen overseas workers; Pearl Domingo-Flores, a health worker; Julia Racquel Rimando, a Medical Doctor; Leonardo Morada, a pastor; and Corazon Valdez-Fabros, a lawyer. Thus, on February 6, 1996, DAWN was registered with the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a non-stock, non-profit organization. DAWN was set-up in 1996 to address the growing number and concerns of distressed Filipina migrants from Japan as well as the growing number of JFC abandoned by their Japanese fathers. Its aim is to protect and promote the rights and welfare of Filipina migrants and the JFC, help them regain and enhance their sense of dignity and self-worth, and reclaim their wholeness in the process of their reintegration into their families and the larger Philippine society. Immediately after DAWN was set-up, Sr. Auring Zambrano and Ms. Mel Nuqui were invited for a series of meetings in Japan to explore possible areas of cooperation with different Japanese organizations. During their trips, Sr. Auring says that she learned a lot about the problems of migrants in Japan. One of the biggest problems is the overstaying of women who continue to work despite the lack of proper visas. Sr. Auring also says that she is saddened by the fact that a lot of women "are forced to go into prostitution in order to remain in Japan and survive." Other problems they noted were divorce and complicated relationships with Japanese men or other Filipinos with families in the Philippines, wife battering and abandonment. With all these problems and more, DAWN actively sought out partners who could assist them in helping these women, including their children, rebuild their lives. DAWN worked hand-in-hand with the Citizens' Network for Japanese-Filipino Children in Tokyo, the Japan International Center for the Rights of the Child of Osaka, the Lawyers for Japanese-Filipino Children based in Japan, the Kitami Maligaya in Hokkaido, JICHIRO (AllJapan Prefectural and Municipal Workers' Union), the Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center, and some Philippine-based organizations. At the onset, DAWN had to rely on its Board members and incorporators for the implementation of its programs and services. Donations from Filipino and Japanese friends provided the initial funds for DAWN's programs. Volunteers also lend their hands in the running of the programs. It has four core programs: 1. SOCIAL SERVICES 2. ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOOD 3. RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY 4. EDUCATION And two support programs: 1. INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2. NETWORKING

Mission: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.Vision: We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate.Value: We believe in the power of women to form a more perfect democracy.

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