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The Network of East-West Women (NEWW) links women across national and regional boundaries to share resources, knowledge and skills. NEWW's mission is to empower women and girls throughout the East (Central and Eastern Europe, the Newly Independent States and the Russian Federation) and the West by dialogue, networking, campaigns, and educational and informational exchanges. The organization's goals are to "support the formation of independent women's movements and to strengthen the capacities of women and women's NGOs to influence policy regarding women's lives". This site features information on and access to NEWW's activities, publications and links. [Descriptors: Applying Human Rights Law - Domestic, International]