LIFE e.V.
The organisation "LIFE – Women develop Eco-Techniques" was founded in 1986. Starting at the Technical University of Berlin it set up an "eco-technical training center for women’ in 1993. Main aims of the organisation are to promote environmental protection and equal opportunities for women and men in skilled trades, science and technology, to support women’s participation in decision making in this fields, and to forge links between environmental and feminist politics by carrying out studies on gender issues in environmental policies, by giving advice to environmental policy, administration and organisations, and by providing background material on gender and environment/sustainable development.
www.life-online.de
FrauenUmweltNetz (Women’ Environmental Network)
In 1994 LIFE started a branch in Frankfurt/Main, the "Women’s Environmental Network". While the head quarter in Berlin is focussing mainly on training for women and research regarding access of women to the environmental and technique related labour market, LIFE’s branch in Frankfurt is linking environmental/sustainability issues and women's/gender issues. In the first years the main focus was on the participation of women in Local Agenda 21 processes, in recent years support of gender mainstreaming processes in these areas became an important field of our work.
www.frauenumweltnetz.de
genanet - Focal Point Gender Justice and Sustainability
That’s why a new project started in mid 2003. The focal point aims to put structures in place to allow effective lobbying and to give mainstreaming policy new impetus. It provides an informative and strategic discussion forum and services like an information pool with research results, positions papers, or background information. It offers workshops and conferencen on current issues and a newsletter containing latest information.
www.genanet.de
Life e.V. is working as consultant for the "Climate for Change" project. It is also in charge of monitoring and evaluating the individual activities, the progress and the efficiency of the work within the project.
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