Action Women
Active women: powerful change agents for sustainable socio-economic development.
ACTIW is a non-profit association founded in 2020 by three women convinced of the fundamental role of women in sustainable development.
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- +20 Members
- +100 People helped
- +5 Projects in progress
How we work
Approach
Faced with the current challenges of sustainable development, ACTIW’s mission is to promote local sustainable development through women’s action. The objective is to promote the empowerment of women and to activate the commitment and participation of women at the local level in sustainable development by boosting women’s knowledge and capacities. The association also aims to give a boost to women’s action.
The association has local focal points in several localities of Madagascar and aims to extend them to the national, regional and international levels. This approach aims to start from local needs for the elaboration of each project in order to obtain a real impact of the actions on the ground and tangible results.
The aim is to develop and support sustainable actions in favor of women.
What drives us
Our commitment
ACTIW’s objective is the respect of fundamental rights and the empowerment of women for an effective sustainable development. Thus, we support the creation and development of activities by women.
Locally, nationally, regionally and internationally
Our objectives
ACTIW is a humanitarian association whose objectives are, at the local, national, regional and international levels, to:
- Promote the empowerment of women
- Promote and support sustainable development actions through training and capacity building of women
- Promote the creation and development of income generating activities for women
- Strengthening women’s networks
- Valuing women’s work
- Strengthening women’s leadership
- Strengthening women’s negotiation skills
- Promoting women as actors of positive social change
The association hopes to extend its activity to other forms of development assistance, in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our resources
Financing
ACTIW operates with the support of national and international donors. The resources of the association include:
- The amount of entry fees and contributions
- State, regional and municipal subsidies
- Donations from donors
- The product of the activities: parties, events, sales, etc.
- All resources authorized by the laws and regulations in force
Thank you
Make a donation
Thank you for your donation. By supporting ACTIW you are helping to support women for sustainable development. Your contribution is a major investment for sustainable actions in favor of women.
Three ways to give
- Transfer to the association’s account
- Mobile money
- Direct to the ACTIW association
To educate a woman is to educate a whole nation.
What we believe
Quotes
Discover here our best quotes.
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Quote 1
Women’s empowerment is only theoretical without positive masculinity.
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Quote 2
Together, women and men, let’s give a boost to the complementarity between men and women, because a balanced society is a guarantee of successful sustainable development.
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Quote 3
Women’s economic empowerment is a prerequisite for inclusive sustainable development of families, communities and states.
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Quote 4
Each of us, woman, man, is a solution to the social inclusion of women. It is now that we must act, each at our level, to achieve a positive social change towards a more inclusive society.
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Quote 5
Women who help each other can climb mountains. Women networking allows them to increase each other’s potential.
The blog
Our publications
- Understanding women’s empowerment Women’s empowerment can be defined as the promotion of women’s sense of self-worth, their ability to determine their own choices and their right to influence social change for… Read the article
- To highlight the empowerment of women in Madagascar and its importance Women’s empowerment in Madagascar is the most effective development tool today; women around the world are actively working as leaders. Read the article
- Economic, social and political equality Equality is known as the state of being equal on all grounds of the basic definition. On the basis of a wide debate on the issues related to equality, we can say that we have never… Read the article