Graduate Women International (GWI)
- I Implementer
Description
Graduate Women International (GWI) advocates for women’s rights, equality and empowerment through access to quality secondary and tertiary education, and training up to the highest levels. Our vision is 100% of girls and women in the world achieving education beyond primary school. We have national affiliates in 60 countries and individual members in more than 40 others. Join our international advocacy and grant programmes and learn how you can become part of an international network of women working for change.
Primary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Funding
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Research - policy analysis
- Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
Quality
- School quality
- School-related gender-based violence
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Sports
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Graduate Women International (GWI)
Headquarters location(s)
- Geneva, Gelderland, Switzerland
Office location(s)
- N/A
Contacts
- Stacy Dry Lara
- gwi@graduatewomen.org
- Graduate Women International (GWI)
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Canada
- France
- Ghana
- India
- Kenya
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Uganda