WOMEN DELIVER INC
588 Broadway 905, NEW YORK, NY 10012 www.womendeliver.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Women Deliver is a leading global advocate that champions gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women. Our advocacy drives investmentpolitical and financial in the lives of girls and women worldwide. We harness evidence and unite diverse voices to spark commitment to gender equality. And we get results. Anchored in sexual and reproductive health, we advocate for the rights of girls and women across every aspect of their lives. We know that investing in girls and women will deliver progress for all.

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Global Policy and Advocacy - Conservative pressures and populist winds of late have challenged investments in girls and womens health and rights not least their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Despite the political climate, Women Deliver remains steadfast in its mission to advance progress for girls and women. The year of 2018 saw several notable policy wins for gender equality worldwide, largely due to the coordinated and strategic global advocacy efforts of Women Deliver and its partners.The G7 2018 was a prominent example of Women Delivers advocacy for gender equality, including SRHR, reaching one of the highest political stages. Women Deliver President/CEO served as a member of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus 2018 G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council. Working in collaboration with others on the committee and civil society leaders, Women Deliver seized the opportunity to push for meaningful change and commitment to gender equality with world leaders.Women Deliver also achieved meaningful policy impact in other areas: The World Health Organizations (WHO) 13th General Programme of Work adopted in 2018 to guide WHO strategy and operations for five years (2019-2023) included Women Deliver-championed language referencing reproductive rights as a core component of health for all, and support for robust civil society engagement with WHO. The final political declaration of the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) included Women Delivers policy recommendations on unpaid care and violence and harassment in schools. The Government of Swedens strategy for global development cooperation in sustainable social development 20182022 reflects Women Deliver guidance on service and program integration, particularly integration of SRHR, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and education. These inclusions helped cement political will, driving action and investments in girls and womens health and rights across various dimensions with diverse leaders, donors, and implementers.Deliver for Good:Girls and women carry more than babies. They carry families. They carry businesses. They carry potential. And when we invest in gender equality and prioritize their health, rights, and wellbeing, it creates a positive ripple effect that lifts up entire countries. This is the guiding principle of Deliver for Good, a multi-partner campaign powered by Women Deliver that applies a gender lens to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promotes critical investments in girls and women to power progress for all. 2018 was especially important year for Deliver for Good. New partners added their voices, a national-level campaign was launched in Kenya, and another was initiated in Senegal.After months of strategic planning, the Deliver for Good Kenya Campaign formally launched in November 2018 with a public event featuring more than 170 individuals from Kenyan civil society and government bodies. The public launch was a key moment of visibility for the Campaign, functioned as an opportunity for engagement with key decision-makers and influencers, and served as encouragement for new partners to join in the efforts. Immediate and notable outcomes of the event included extensive social and traditional media coverage and engagement, including 33 original media stories in Kenya, Denmark, and across the world, and strong engagement, which is critical in the Kenyan political landscape. As a result, government representatives across many Kenyan Ministries including Gender, Health, Agriculture, Labor, and the National Bureau of Statistics demonstrated stronger participation and commitments.The Deliver for Good Campaign also expanded into Senegal in late 2018. Two organizations were selected to co-lead the Senegal campaign: RSEAU SIGGIL JIGEN (RSJ) a well-established womens organization with a robust track record of influencing public policy and decision-making at the national level ENERGY FOR IMPACT (E4I) a local affiliate of an international NGO with deep experience working on energy and access to resources through a gender lens. The Deliver for Good Senegal co-leads, supported by Women Deliver, hosted a workshop in November, which gathered multi-issue, multisector stakeholders in an important first step to determine the priorities of the Deliver for Good Campaign in Senegal. Eighty participants, including representatives from seven Senegalese ministries, donors, stakeholders from UN agencies, media institutions, and civil society organizations, convened and identified three policy priorities: Womens Access to Clean Energy Resources Womens Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights under Universal Health Coverage Girls and Womens Access to Education.Humanitarian Advocacy:Humanitarian emergencies make girls and women vulnerable to violence, less able to access lifesaving sexual and reproductive healthcare services, and less likely to live their full potential. For over a decade, Women Deliver has used every tool in its advocacy toolkit convenings, partnerships, communications campaigns, and more to help elevate the voices of girls and women and put gender considerations at the center of the global development agenda. Women Deliver has always known that there were useful insights from this gender lens work for the humanitarian sector, and the organization went into 2018 determined to apply these learnings.A key pillar of the new Humanitarian Advocacy program is working directly with women affected by crises. So, in the fall of 2018, Women Deliver staff traveled to three different cities in Lebanon to meet with women and hear first-hand what hurdles they face and the work they do to overcome them. Women Deliver brought a gender and SRHR lens to major humanitarian milestones and meetings in 2018, ensuring that girls and women are at the forefront of these conversations. Women Deliver conceived of, and is leading, a new Communications and Digital Media Workstream of IAWG: Inter-agency Working Group. With Women Delivers leadership, IAWG and its members have produced some of the most cutting-edge evidence, policy analysis, and advocacy messages on access to SRHR services in emergencies. Women Deliver is now ensuring these resources reach decision-makers and frontline practitioners to spark real change.

Conferences - Women Deliver conferences are game changers. These triennial global conferences have become the worlds largest on gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women, playing a pivotal role in changing the narrative and setting the global agenda on investments in gender equality and girls and women. The conferences consistently attract and inspire world leaders, influencers, and thousands of advocates, activists, and implementers. But the conferences are more than a beacon of hope, they are a platform co-created by hundreds of organizations to bring forth the best and most promising solutions to advance progress for girls and women. While it happens every three years, each conference is years in the making. This year was about putting the building blocks in place to execute the most impactful Women Deliver Conference to date.To anchor the many components envisioned for the 2019 conference in Vancouver, Canada, Women Deliver chose the conference theme: and a frame to explore how power operates on three levels: INDIVIDUAL -The power of girls and women, SYSTEMIC/STRUCTURAL - Challenging existing power relations, and MOVEMENTS- Challenging and channeling existing power structures. This decision followed a deliberative and extensive process that took into consideration contributions from a nine-month international Listening Tour, the 2019 Conference Strategy Meeting held at the Rockefeller Conference Center in Bellagio in May 2017, and input from the 30-member Conference Advisory Group. Together with the Advisory Group, Women Deliver recruited and confirmed 126 partner organizers to develop 105 concurrent sessions. Reflecting on feedback from the Women Deliver 2016 Conference in Copenhagen, the team decided to introduce sessions on technology, adolescents, movement building, and indigenous communities, as well as workshops and skills building sessions.Women Deliver concluded a nine-month Listening Tour in January 2018 during which staff consulted with experts and advisors on a wide range of issues affecting girls and women to inform and frame the conference. The Listening Tour included one-on-one and group interviews with 150+ individuals, as well as an online survey completed by 1,357 individuals. Communications:As an advocacy organization, Women Deliver sees communications including traditional and digital media as an invaluable tool to build the capacity of other advocates and move the needle on gender equality. Communications is cross-cutting in Women Delivers work, but certain communications activities stand alone and stand out in 2018.Women Delivers impressive reach across traditional media outlets was a result of efforts to capitalize upon internal and external key events and significant moments. For example, Katja Iversens appointment to the first ever Gender Equality Advisory Council to the G7 Presidency was a landmark moment for Women Deliver. The Communications team proactively pitched journalists and fielded media requests; as a result, Women Deliver was interviewed as an expert on the issue of gender equality in important media outlets including The Globe and Mail, Bloomberg, Devex, The Guardian, The New York Times, Teen Vogue, Ritzaus, Politiken, and others.Women Deliver ramped up digital communications in 2018, seizing on key milestones throughout the year to push for movement toward gender equality and SRHR, including World Contraception Day, International Day of the Girl, What Women Want, and the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Staff and Young Leaders further contributed to editorial content, broadening Women Delivers reach and exposure through valuable thought-leadership in the form of articles and op-eds. During UNGA, Women Deliver hosted an event titled Women Leading the Way: The Power of Womens Leadership in Politics, Businesses, and Communities. This dynamic conversation between leaders across politics, business, and communities was livestreamed on Facebook to include Women Delivers global audience who were not able to attend in person in New York. The digital segment reached over 10,000 viewers, with nearly 300 comments throughout. This high level of engagement was due to Women Deliver purposely integrating the virtual audience speaking directly to the camera often and reserving some of the Q&A portion for online questions. Paired with this event was the release of two new advocacy tools on Womens Leadership a policy brief and infographic. Rich with data and policy recommendations, these were some of the most valuable advocacy materials in 2018 and the foundation for many Women Deliver editorials, interviews, and speaking engagements.

Youth Engagement & Young Leaders Program - Young people are changing the world today, creating the reality of tomorrow. Speaking up, challenging norms, collaborating, and building networks young advocates are driving positive change in their communities, countries, and around the world. Women Deliver is shifting the global landscape in favor of meaningful youth engagement because we know young people are shaping a gender equal future. Its time to follow their lead.Women Deliver announced its Young Leaders Class of 2018 in February, the largest and most diverse cohort to date. DIGITAL UNIVERSITY Of these, 78 advocates focus their efforts specifically on SRHR, specializing in a wide array of subjects, including contraception, safe abortion, HIV/AIDs, comprehensive health services, and adolescent health. Hundreds more work on intersectional issues, including gender-based violence, LGBTQIA+ rights, and peace and security. The impressive quantity and quality of applications submitted suggests the desire and capacity of young people to be politically engaged in issues impacting girls and women, and the growing, positive reputation of Women Delivers Young Leaders Program. In total, this new cohort represented 121 countries, and, for the first time, included adolescents, youth living in humanitarian settings, recently resettled refugees, and indigenous youth.An enhanced Digital University launched in July 2018, introducing a more comprehensive curriculum and digitally sophisticated online platform for Women Deliver Young Leaders. The curriculum includes training on a range of subjects, including SRHR, advocacy and communication tactics, grant proposal writing, and financial stewardship. Lessons are reinforced through creative storytelling components that feature external case studies and stories from the Young Leaders themselves. A strong focus on measurement and learning ensured that knowledge retention was assessed throughout the program.The Young Leaders Program Speakers Bureau identifies national and global speaking opportunities for Young Leaders and Alumni and supports their elevation to positions of influence and power. Throughout 2018: 30 Young Leaders and Alumni were appointed to influential and high-level panels, commissions, and boards More than 100 Young Leaders and Alumni were involved directly in policy and organizational strategy consultations, ranging from intimate technical workshops to high-level public events and UN gatherings.Small Grants demonstrate Women Delivers commitment to building the capacity of young advocates who exhibit potential and passion in advancing local gender equality projects. These grant opportunities help Young Leaders gain a proven track record and show institutional donors that young people should not be ignored, underestimated, or under-funded. In 2018, 20 Young Leaders and Alumni from 12 countries each received $1,000-$10,000 to implement short-term six-month advocacy projects. Multi-Country Workshops strengthen the capacity of Young Leaders and their relationships with youth-led and youth-serving organizations in the region to become more effective and coordinated advocates for gender equality and the health and rights of girls and women. Women Deliver hosted its second Young Leaders Program Multi-Country Workshop in Amsterdam in July ahead of the International AIDS Conference, inviting 17 Young Leaders and Alumni of the program residing in the Middle East or North Africa (MENA) for a full day of knowledge sharing, capacity building, and networking.

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