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Founded in 1991, the Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) is an international organization that advocates for women’s equality in global policy. Working in key global forums such as the UN, WEDO advocates for and seeks to empower women as decision makers to achieve economic, social and gender justice, a healthy, peaceful planet and human rights for all.
WEDO accomplishes its work through four program areas:
For more information about WEDO, contact us.
WEDO Highlights
 Be sure to check out Unbowed a memoir by former WEDO founding board member and Nobel Peace Laureate, Wangari Maathai.
Unbowed chronicles Wangari's tenacious life of activism dedicated to fighting environmental
degradation, gender inequality, and corrupt government. Publishers
Weekly hails Unbowed: "this memoir (after The Green Belt Movement)
documents the remarkable achievements of an influential
environmentalist and activist."
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