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The Role of Women in Economic Life programme aims at enhancing the role and involvement of Mediterranean public governmental and non -governmental institutions to facilitate and expand opportunities for women’s economic participation. The 3 year programme (January2006 - January2009) covering 10 countries in the MEDA region, is funded by the European Commission and managed by the British Council in partnership with the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies in Cyprus.

Concurrently the European Commission has provided grants to 7 regional NGO consortiums to implement projects aiming at enhancing the Opportunities of Women in Economic Life (EOWEL), through a) training and capacity building; and b) information, communication and networking.

You can download the project briefing note in as PDF files: English, French and Arabic.