FOKUS - Forum for Women and Development - works to strengthen women’s rights and opportunities through development cooperation in eight countries in East Africa and Latin America, in addition to national and international advocacy efforts.
As a competence and resource centre on international gender equality, FOKUS aims to strengthen international commitment to and efforts for women’s human rights and participation in society. FOKUS is an umbrella organisation for 44 Norwegian member organisations and was established in 1995.
FOKUS works for a society based on equality and equity, where women’s human rights are respected and protected. A donation to FOKUS contributes to our work to strengthen women’s power, rights and access to resources, in cooperation with local women’s organisations.
Forum for Kvinner og Utviklingsspørsmål jobber for å styrke kvinners rettigheter og muligheter gjennom utviklingssamarbeid i åtte land i Afrika og Latin-Amerika. Som et medlemsbasert kompetanse- og ressurssenter skal FOKUS være en pådriver for internasjonal innsats for likestilling.
FOKUS – Forum for Kvinner og Utviklingsspørsmål – jobber for å styrke kvinners rettigheter og muligheter gjennom arbeid i syv land i Afrika og Latin-Amerika. FOKUS er den eneste norske organisasjonen som utelukkende arbeider med kvinners rettigheter og likestilling internasjonalt.
