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Women without Borders is an international advocacy and research organization for women. It is based in Vienna, Austria, and works with international partner organizations around the world. Dr. Edit Schlaffer founded WwB in 2002 with the goal of empowering women as agents of change.〔("Edit Schlaffer PhD" ''OMEGA'' )〕 The Women without Borders Executive Board includes the Austrian artist Xenia Hausner.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Women-Without-Borders - About Us )〕 Women without Borders is largely funded by various Austrian Ministries, the Austrian Research Fund, the EU, and the US State Department. ==Projects and Activities== Since its inception, Women Without Borders has conducted a variety of projects in countries of crisis and transition, including Chennai in Southeast India, Zaranj, Turkey, Cyprus, and Austria. Women without Borders invited 18 women from Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, South Africa, Israel, Palestine and Senegal to the first Women Without Borders conference in 2003.〔("Konferenz Women Included! in Wien" ''ORF.at'' )〕〔("Women Included!" ''APA-OTS'' )〕 Since then, conferences organized by the NGO have been attended by government officials and high-level representatives of politics and civil society, including members of parliament and presidents of NGOs.〔("Summary report by UNIS Vienna on IWD 2006" ''United Nations Information Service'' )〕 In Afghanistan, in preparation for the 2004 Afghan elections, Women Without Borders created a handbook to encourage Afghan women to vote. With funding from the Austrian Research Fund, Women without Borders conducted a two-year “Bridging the Gap” study in Saudi Arabia. Women Without Borders surveyed 4,455 male and female students at King Saud University, King Abdul Aziz University, Qassim University, and King Faisal University to gather data on their views toward changing gender roles, future employment, and their health. Based on the findings, WwB developed workshops for female Saudi students.〔("Saudi-US relations information service" )〕 Women without Borders has also conducted projects against domestic violence. The campaign ''Women Against Terror'' gave women who have been severely beaten a platform to voice their personal views and perspectives.〔("The Softening of Violence" ''Boloji.com'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Women Without Borders」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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