Founding Meeting

NEWW founding meeting was held in June 1991 in Dubrovnik. NEWW began as an international communication and resource network supporting dialogue, informational exchange and activism among those concerned about women's situation in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Book and Journal Project

The project contributes books and journals from the vast literature of modern women's movements to women's centers and to individuals in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States.

NEWW On-Line

Between 1994 and 1997, NEWW has established the first women's electronic communications network, NEWW On-Line, which continues to be one of the largest on-line networks in the CEE/NIS region devoted to women's issues.

NEWW Registration

Registered as a 501 (c) (3) organization in 1995, NEWW coordinates research and advocacy that supports women's equality and full participation in all aspects of public and private life. Until May 2004 NEWW had its headquarters in Washington DC.

NEWW Legal Fellowship Program

Started in 1997, the NEWW Legal Fellowship Program has supported the advocacy work of 25 women lawyers from the region of CEE/CIS

NEWW-Polska Registration

NEWW's independent regional branch office, NEWW-Polska was registered as an independent NGO in 1999 in Gdansk, Poland.

NEWW-Polska Regional Website

WWW.NEWW.ORG.PL was launched in the beginning of 2000. It serves as a portal of information about women and gender issues in the region of CEE/CIS

Pre-Election Polish Women's Coalition

NEWW-Polska coordinated the work of ten women's NGO's in northern-central Poland to support women candidates in the national and local elections in Poland who oppose all forms of discrimination against women and who will work to improve women's situation in Poland

Partnership with University of Georgetown in Washington and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights

Raport on acts of domestic violence in Warsaw and Gdansk

Polish Translation and Adaptation of "Our Bodies, Ourselves"

The goal of this Project is to translate and adapt into Polish "Our Bodies, Ourselves" - the famous women's health information resource book which has been translated or adapted into 19 languages. The publication will raise awareness in Polish society about health, sexuality and reproductive rights.

Gender Policy Conference in Krakow

Held every two years in the region Gender Policy Conferences aim at bringing together researchers and activists to develop joint strategies for women's economic justice initiatives. The first conference was held in July 2001 in Krakow, Poland.

Women's Economic Justice Network: Strengthening Feminist Economic Expertise in CEE/NIS

The Women's Economic Justice Network (WEJN) is a direct outgrowth of the 2001 NEWW Gender Policy Conference. The objective of the WEJN is to facilitate the participation of women and women's NGOs in economic decision-making processes in CEE/NIS. WEJN is being implemented in partnership between NEWW and NEWW-Polska to make economic justice resources easily accessible through the Internet in English, Russian and Polish.

Gender and Economic Justice in EU Accession and Integration

In partnership with the Karat Coalition, the project of NEWW-Polska aimed to use the European Union (EU) integration process to strengthen women's economic rights and gender equality in CEE/NIS. The project objectives included promoting gender and economic justice for women in CEE/NIS and fostering a better understanding and cooperation between the EU and other countries of Europe. NEWW-Polska was responsible for resource development and dissemination, communications, and networking.

NEWW-Polska has begun psychological counseling for woman who suffer violence or mobbing. Consultations with a psychologist and a lawyer are free of charge.

Gender Policy Conference in Gdansk

In April 2003, NEWW and NEWW-Polska held their second Gender Policy Conference, "Women and Economy" in Gdansk, Poland. Over 60 women from 18 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, the Newly Independent States and the Russian Federation (CEE/NIS), the United States and the European Union participated in the conference. This conference focused on three areas of economic policymaking: European Structural Funds, Gender Budgeting and Foreign Direct Investment. After the conference a BIG Network - "Budget Initiatives and Gender" has been started.

YES for European Union, YES for gender equality

- campaign organized before the referendum deciding on Polish accession to the EU.

Feminist Library

NEWW-Polska has opened a feminist library with many publications on law, psychology and feminist movement

The Planning Meeting "2004 NEWW-Polska & NEWW Gender Budgeting Initiatives in CEE/NIS region", Gdansk, Poland, 14th -18th April 2004.

The strategic planning meeting brought together 25 practitioners from the region of CEE/CIS The Participants were looking at the possibilities of launching "Gender Budget Initiatives in their countries ". This planning meeting served to develop the strategies of popularizing the tool of GB in the region.

NEWW-Polska becomes the International Secretariat of NEWW

In May 2004 the International Headquarters of NEWW have been moved from Washington to Gdansk.