Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation

The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (Woman to Woman Foundation) is a Swedish organisation promoting women’s rights in over 20 conflict-affected countries in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the South Caucasus. They do so by supporting more than 130 local partner organisations across the world. Their focus areas are gender-based violence; equal participation; women, peace, and security; and economic empowerment.

• Twitter: @KvinnaKvinnaINT / @KvinnaKvinnaSWE

• Email: info@kvinnatillkvinna.se

• Publications: 

  • Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (29 Nov 2023). ‘The state of women human rights defenders.’

  • Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (13 Nov 2023). ‘Women’s Rights in Western Balkans’

  • Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation (Sept 2023). ‘The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation regional strategy sub-Saharan Africa 2023-2028’.

  • Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation. (Sept 2020). ‘IRAQ | Survey on impact and long-term needs of women’s actors in the context of covid-19’.

  • Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation. (Apr 2020). ‘Kvinna till Kvinna statement: A feminist perspective on the global response to covid-19’. 

  • Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation. (Mar 2020). ‘Exposing the gap: An independent evaluation of the EU gender action plan II in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq’.

  • Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation. (Oct 2019). ‘Maintaining a Role for Women’s Organizations in International Development Finance’.

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Bela Kapur

• Currently based in: London, UK

• Other affiliations: LSE Centre on Women Peace and Security

• Publications and/or resources:

  • Kapur, B. (2023). ‘A love letter to Afghan women.’ Medium.

  • Policy Paper (2022). Kapur, B. A ‘Woman’s Work’—Strengthening Women’s Access to Benefits after the Second Nagorny-Karabakh War

Giulia Pasquinelli

• Currently based in: Italy, Europe

• Email:  giulia.pasquinelli@kvinnatillkvinna.se

• Publication and/or resources: 

  • Pasquinelli, G. (2023). ‘Friends or foes? Gender analysis of the 2022 European Commission Country Reports for the Western Balkans.’ Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

  • Pasquinelli, G. (Mar 2021). ‘Women’s Rights Organisations at the Center of Implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan 3 (2021-2025)’. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

  • Pasquinelli, G. (Feb 2021). ‘Is the glass half empty or half full? Gender analysis 2020 EC country reports for the Western Balkans’. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

  • Pasquinelli, G. (Feb 2020). ‘Strengthening EU Support to Gender Equality Through External Action: Recommendations for the Third EU Gender Action Plan’. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

  • Pasquinelli, G. (Oct 2019). ‘Two steps forward, one step back: Gender analysis of 2019 EC Country Reports for the Western Balkans’. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

  • Pasquinelli, G. (Mar 2018). ‘A new European perspective for the Western Balkans or more of the same?’. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

Sofija Vrbaški

• Currently based in: Sweden, Europe

• Email: sofija.vrbaski@kvinnatillkvinna.se

• Publication and/or resources: 

  • Vrbaški, S. (2022). ‘Brussels: Promoting women’s participation in the Western Balkans EU accession process.’ The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

  • Gačanica, L., Gjoshi, R., and Vrbaški, S. (Nov 2020). ‘Women’s Rights in Western Balkans’. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.

  • Đan, A., and Vrbaški, S. (Apr 2019). ‘Gender-based discrimination and labour in Serbia’. Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation.