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Weibernetz e.V.
Germany · unspecified · National · See the Germany profile
Weibernetz is a network of women with disabilities in Germany that aims to empower women with disabilities and promote their participation in all areas of life. The organization offers training, workshops, and advocacy services to promote political, social, and economic power of
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- Weibernetz e.V. — website
- Power domain
- Social Power
- Methods / tools
- Competence development, Awareness-raising, Networking
- Keywords
- disabilities, networking, competence development, leadership skills, self-advocacy skills
Context
Weibernetz e.V. is a German network of women with disabilities that offers training, workshops and advocacy services to promote their political, social and economic participation, funded through membership fees, donations and grants from foundations and public institutions.
Objectives
To empower women with disabilities and promote their participation in all areas of life, including education, employment, health and social participation, and to build members' leadership and self-advocacy skills.
Activities
Advocacy, networking opportunities and training/workshops for members; involvement in advocacy for inclusion of women with disabilities in the Sustainable Development Goals and the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
Results
The organisation reports having shaped German disability policy and legislation, increased the visibility and participation of women with disabilities in civil-society and advocacy organisations, and advocated for their inclusion in government decision-making processes and in employment and economic-empowerment initiatives; no independent measurement of these outcomes is cited.
Implementation
- Indicative cost
- Medium (€50k–€500k) — Funded by membership fees, donations and grants rather than a single large budget; national-scope training, workshops and advocacy work implies a medium ongoing cost.
- Time to results
- Long (> 3 years) — Established organisation with a sustained, multi-year record of policy engagement rather than a short-term project.
- Staffing & skills
- Weibernetz e.V. staff and network coordinators, Women with disabilities as members and self-advocates
Conditions for success
- Capacity-building and self-advocacy training for members
- Diversified funding via membership fees, donations, and foundation/public grants
- Sustained engagement in national and international policy processes
Where it fits
- Governance type
- civil-society / disability-rights NGO
- Scale
- national (Germany)
Commonly funded by
Philanthropic / foundation funding CERV — Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- ProPEGE — Equal Leadership catalogue — accessed 2026-06-14
- Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
- Promoter website — accessed 2026-06-14
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