WHO WE ARE

The Safe World Campaign is run by The Women for a Change International Foundation (WFAC) and is a not-for-profit organisation staffed by volunteers.

WFAC was conceived 18 months ago by Chris {in the UK) and Jane (in Spain) communicating by email and skype.

They realised the potential of the internet to bring together women all over the world, to address global issues from a feminine perspective.

And so an online women-only community was born.

Over the next months several hundred women joined from diverse backgrounds and cultures. There are
now 27 country teams.

In May, Chris travelled to the Middle East and met WFAC supporters in Israel and Jordan. In July, she interviewed rural women’s groups in different regions of Uganda on a month long
field study.

During the summer, WFAC also appointed its CEO, Shruti Nagar (In India).

WFAC IN THE WORLD

The first Local WFAC Group – WFAC Buea, based at Buea University, Cameroon – launched in November. WFAC also has Associate Groups in Pakistan and Uganda, with more applying all the time.

The first WFAC chapter, Women for a Change Uganda, is in the process of registering and WFAC will soon begin work with the women’s groups there.

THE WFAC CENTRE

This large-scale project has been running for the last 6 months. WFAC volunteers, coordinated by Lyndal Bale (in Portugal), are building an ever-growing global database of women’s groups and organisations.

The WFAC Centre, when launched, will provide women
with information about local sources of help.

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THE SAFE WORLD CAMPAIGN

The inspiration behind this campaign was WFAC’s UK co-ordinator and domestic abuse survivor, Tanya. The campaign was initially planned to coincide with the UN’s 16 days of Activism.

But we soon realised that 16 days were not enough, and so the project was merged with existing plans for WFAC’s 2011 Campaign, leading up to the centenary of International Women’s Day.