Women's Republican Council

Women's Republican Council
Formation	1987
Type	NGO
Headquarters	Moscovyan 35, 375002 Yerevan
Location	Armenia;

The Women's Republican Council (WRC) is a women's NGO in Armenia. There are 83 community chapters in Armenia.^[1] The Chairwomen for the organization is Nora Hakopyan.^[2]

History

Though initially implemented as a conference in 1987 and again in 1991, the organization became first established when it was registered with the Ministry of Justice (Armenia) in 1992.^[1] In 1995, WRC, with the help of UNDP assistance, began participating in international conferences on Women's rights including the International Beijing Conference^[1]

Partners

WRC lists the following partners:^[1]

UNDP
UNICEF
UNFPA
WFP
Eurasia Foundation
International Foundation for Electoral Systems
USAID
Marmacash
Oxfam
AED
Equality Now
NDI
IWRAW
WEDO

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Women's Republican Council History Women's Republican Council. Accessed September 11, 2009.
^ Main page Women's Republican Council. Accessed September 11, 2009.

External links

WRC Website

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[hist-1] Women's Republican Council History Women's Republican Council. Accessed September 11, 2009.

[main-2] Main page Women's Republican Council. Accessed September 11, 2009.

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