See national coordinators below.
| Organization / Institution | Contact person(s) | Country |
Africa |
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Eastern Africa: African Woman and Child Features Service |
 Arthur Okwemba |
Kenya |
| West & Central Africa: Réseau Inter - Africain pour les Femmes, Médias, Genre et Développement | Amie Joof Cole / Seck Médoune |
Senegal |
| Southern Africa: Gender Links | Sikhonzile Ndlovu |
South Africa |
Asia |
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| University of Dhaka | Prof. Gitiara Nasreen |
Bangladesh |
Caribbean |
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| English speaking Caribbean: Women’s Media Watch (WMW) Jamaica | Georgia Love / Hilary Nicholson / Judith Wedderburn |
Jamaica |
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French & Spanish speaking Caribbean: Red de Investigación y Colaboración en Comunicación de Centro América y el Caribe |
Prof. Maximiliano Dueñas-Guzmán |
Puerto Rico |
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Europe |
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| Central & Eastern Europe: Be Aware Be Emancipated | Sanja Sarnavka |
Croatia |
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Western Europe: Northumbria University |
Prof. Karen Ross |
United Kingdom |
Latin America |
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| Grupo de Apoyo al Movimiento de Mujeres del Azuay | Sandra López Astudillo / Nidya Pesantez |
Ecuador |
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Red de Investigación y Colaboración en Comunicación de Centro América y el Caribe |
Prof. Maximiliano Dueñas-Guzmán |
Puerto Rico |
Middle East |
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| Appropriate Communication Techniques for Development | Dr. Azza Kamel |
Egypt |
Pacific |
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| FemLink Pacific: Media Initiatives for Women | Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls |
Fiji |
| Region/Country | Organisation | Contact |
 Africa |
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| Benin | Radio Planète | Tchibozo K Makeba |
| Burkina Faso | Les Editions SIDWAYA / FAMEDEV | Aimée Florentine Kabore/ Habi Ouattara |
| Burundi | RTNB | Dorothée Bigirimana |
| Cameroon | Nkong Hill Top Association for Development /ONG FAMEDEV | Gospel Mabotiji Nti / Jacqueline Sylvie Ndongmo |
| Cape Verde | Rede De Mulheres Parlamentares Cabo-Verdianas | Graça Maria Lopes de Carvalho |
| Central African Republic | ONG Famedev | Limbingo Ngakeu |
| Chad | Constant Mbailassem | |
| Comoros | Reseau Femme et Development | Zahara Abdallah |
| Dem Rep of Congo | Si Jeunesse Savait / Syndicat National des Professionnels de la Presse | Françoise Mukuku Mwamba Malale / Stanis Nkundiye |
| Ethiopia | Poverty Action Network in Ethiopia / Ethiopian Women Writers' Association | Eshetu Bekele / Yemodish Bekele |
| Gabon | ONG FAMEDEV | Annie Esther Ogowet / Eyeng Mefane Lea Georgina |
| Gambia | Gambia Press Union | Bai Emil Touray / Amie Sillah |
| Ghana | Ghana Broadcasting Corporation / People and Development Associates | Charity Binka / Prof. Kate Adoo Adeku |
| Guinea | Réseau Inter - Africain pour les Femmes, Médias, Genre et Développement | Kadiatou Thierno Diallou |
| Guinea Bissau | REJPI | Allen Yero Mballo |
| Guinea Equatorial | La Gaceta | Mme Pamela Nse |
| Ivory Coast | Women with a Mission for Development / Femmes en Mission pour le Developpement | Stella Okoronkwo / Domo Francis |
| Kenya | African Woman and Child Features Service | Arthur Okwemba |
| Liberia | Women of Liberia Peace Network WOLPNET | Marian Gonyor and Una Kumba Thompson |
| Lesotho | Gender Links | Mpho Mankimane |
| Madagascar | ONG FAMEDEV | Andrianarisoa Bodo Hanta |
| Malawi | Youth and Children Shield | Bright Kampaundi |
| Mali | ONG FAMEDEV | Saran Keita |
| Mauritania | Association des femmes chefs de famille | Aminetou Mint El Moctar |
| Mauritius | Gender and Media Southern Africa / Gender Links | Loga Virahsawmy / Anushka Virahsawmy |
| Namibia | Polytechnic of Namibia | Emily May Brown |
| Niger | ONG FAMEDEV | Yvette Dovi |
| Nigeria | Media and Gender Enlightenment Initiative (MEGEIN) / ONG FAMEDEV | Nkem Fab-Ukozor /Aghogho Oboh |
| Republic of Congo | Syndicat des Journalistes du Congo | Edouard Adzotsa |
| Senegal | Réseau Inter - Africain pour les Femmes, Médias, Genre et Développement | Amie Joof Cole / Medoune Seck |
| Sierra Leone | Initiatives for Media Development | Yeama Sarah Thompson |
| Somalia | National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) | Abdiweli Gooni |
| South Africa | Gender Links | Sikhonzile Ndlovu |
| Sudan | The Center for Women in Leadership / Women for Rehabilitation and Development International Foundation | Maria Abbas / Karak Mayik Denyok |
| South Sudan | Association of Media Women in Southern Sudan | Veronica Lucy Gordon / Lily Nelson |
| Swaziland | University os Swaziland | Maxwell Mthembu |
| Tanzania | Gender and Media in Southern Africa - Tanzania Network / Tanzania Media Women`s Association - TAMWA | Gladness Hemedi Munuo / Wilbert Kitima / Valerie N. Msoka |
| Togo | UJIT / ONG Famedev | Yaovi Tchalim Honoré Blao / Mde Ali Tagba Khadi |
| Uganda | Uganda Broadcasting Corporation | Florence Bonabaana |
| Zambia | Media Institute of Southern Africa | Henry Kabwe |
| Zimbabwe | Media Institute of Southern Africa | Lifaqane Nare |
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| Asia |
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| China | Media Monitor for Women Network | Jing Xiong, Pang Minghui |
| Bangladesh | University of Dhaka, Mass Communication & Journalism | Prof. Gitiara Nasreen |
| Bhutan | Bhutan Media Foundation | Dawa Penjor |
| India | Network of Women in Media, India | Ammu Joseph |
| Japan | Forum for Citizens TV & Media | Kyoko Takahashi |
| Kyrgystan | Forum of Women`s NGOs of Kyrgystan | Ms Chinara Kartanbaeva |
| Malaysia | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Wang Lay Kim |
| Mongolia | School of Journalism under the Press Institute of Mongolia | Unurjargal Lkhanaa / Oyuntsetseg Ravdan |
| Nepal | Asmita Women's Publishing House, Media and Resource Organisation | Manju Thapa |
| Pakistan | Uks Research, Resource and Publication Centre on Women and Media | Tasneem Ahmar |
| Philippines | Miriam College | Lynda Garcia |
| South Korea | Olive Tree Production | Rev Soonim Lee |
| Taiwan | National Chengchi University | Profs. Nien-hsuan Leticia Fang / Herng Su |
| Vietnam | Research Centre for Gender, Family and Environment in Development | Le Thi Nham Tuyet/ Cao Ho Thu Thuy |
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| Caribbean |
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| Antigua & Barbuda | Women Against Rape Inc. | Alexandrina Wong |
| Bahamas | Bahamas Against Sexual Violence & Child Abuse / Hollaback Bahamas | Terneille Burrows / Alicia Wallace |
| Barbados | Caribbean Policy Development Centre | Shantal Munro Knight |
| Belize | Women's Issues Network of Belize | Carolyn Reynolds |
| Cuba | Revista Mujeres | Iyaimi Tania Palomares Mederos |
| Dominican Republic | Espacio de Comunicación Insular | Seferina de la Cruz Marino |
| Grenada | Grenada National Organisation of Women | Bernadette Bartholomew |
| Guyana | Artists in Direct Support Guyana | Desiree Edgehill |
| Haiti | Rezo Fanm Radyo Kominote Ayisyen | Marie Guyrleine Justin |
| Jamaica | Caribbean Institute of Mass Communication / Women's Media Watch - Jamaica | Dr. Corinne Barnes / Hilary Nicholson / Juddith Wedderburn |
| Puerto Rico | Universidad de Puerto Rico | Prof. Lourdes Lugo-Ortiz |
| St Lucia | Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action | Flavia Cherry |
| St Vincent and The Grenadines | SVG Human Rights & Women in Support of Equity | Sheron Garraway |
| Suriname | Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action | Sandra Clenem |
| Trinidad & Tobago | Network of NGOS of Trinidad and Tobago for the Advancement of Women | Hazel Brown |
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| Europe |
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| Albania | Gender Alliance for Development Center | Ms Mirela Arqimandriti |
| Armenia | Women's Rights Center | Susana Vardanyan |
| Austria | Universität Salzburg | Dr. Susanne Kirchhoff |
| Belarus | Gender Route |
Irina Solomatina |
| Belgium | University of Ghent / Association des Journalistes Professionnels | Prof. Sofie Van Bauwel / Halima El Haddadi |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Novi Put | Mrs Abida Pehlic |
| Bulgaria | People & Borders Foundation | Iliana Stoicheva |
| Croatia | Be Aware Be Emancipated | Sanja Sarnavka |
| Cyprus | The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies | Maria Angeli / Susana Pavlou |
| Denmark | Roskilde University | Hanne Jørndrup |
| Estonia | Eesti People to People NGO | Ruta Pels |
| Finland | University of Helsinki | Jonita Siivonen |
| France | Mines ParisTech | Cecile Meadel |
| Germany | League of Women Journalists | Birgitta Schulte |
| Georgia | Journalists Association Gender Media Caucasus | Galina Petriashvili |
| Greece | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece | Dr Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou |
| Hungary | Hungarian Women's Lobby | Reka Safrany |
| Iceland | University of Iceland | Prof. Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir |
| Ireland | Dublin City University | Ms. Debbie Ging / Ms Jane Suiter |
| Italy | Osservatorio di Pavia / University of Padova | Monia Azzalini / Dr. Claudia Padovani |
| Kazakhstan | Sana Sezim | Ms Khadicha Abysheva |
| Luxembourg | CID, Femmes et genre | Crista Brömmel |
| Malta | University of Malta | Dr. Brenda Murphy |
| Macedonia | National Council for Gender Equality | Savka Todorovska |
| Moldova | Moldovan State University | Valentina Bodrug-Lungu |
| Montenegro | Women`s Rights Centre | Maja Raicevic |
| Netherlands | Radio Netherlands Training Centre | Bernadette van Dijck |
| Norway | Oslo and Akershus University College | Profs. Elisabeth Eide / Kristin S. Orgeret |
| Poland | University of Lodz | Prof. Elzbieta Oleksy |
| Portugal | Instituto de Estudos Jornalisticos | Maria Joao Silveirinha |
| Republic of Georgia | Journalists Association Gender Media Caucasus | Galina Petriashvili |
| Romania | University of Bucharest | Dr Daniela Roventa-Frumusani |
| Scotland | University of Stirling | Prof. Karen Boyle |
| Serbia | Zenski informativno-dokumentarni centar / University of Belgrade Faculty of Political Science | Violeta Andjelkovic-Kanzleiter / Professor Snjezana Milivojevic |
| Slovakia | Spissk Nadej | Shaima Aly |
| Slovenia | The Peace Institute, Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies | Brankica Petkovic |
| Spain | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | Nuria Simelio Sola |
| Sweden | Media watch group Allt är Möjligt | Maria Edström |
| Switzerland | Swiss Conference of Gender Equality Delegates | Maria Pilotto |
| Turkey | Anadolu University | Prof. Nezih Orhon |
| United Kingdom | Northumbria University / Cardiff University / University of Stirling | Prof. Karen Ross / Dr Cynthia Carter / Dr. Karen Boyle |
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 América Latina |
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| Argentina | Comunicar Igualdad | Claudia Florentin / Mag Marcela Gabioud |
| Bolivia | Facilitadora / Fundacion Colectivo Cabildeo | Patricia Viviana Flores / Raquel Romero |
| Brasil | Rede Mulher / Universidade Metodista de São Paulo | Vera Vieira / Sandra Duarte Souza |
| Chile | Comunidad Teológica Evangélica | Benjamin Rodriguez |
| Colombia | Universidad de los Andes | María Paula Martínez |
| Costa Rica | Rosarce Consultoria Organizacional / Universidad Estatal a Distancia COSTA RICA. | Rosario Sharo Rosales / Dra. Vilma Peña |
| Ecuador | Grupo de Apoyo al Movimiento de Mujeres del Azuay | Sandra López Astudillo / Nidya Pesántez Calle |
| El Salvador | Sistema de las Naciones Unidas en El Salvador / UCA | Carlos Alberto León Ramos / Amparo Marroquín |
| Guatemala | Centro Evangélico de Estudios Pastorales en América Central / Red de Mujeres al Aire / ADESOGUA | Elizabeth Carrera Paz / Maya Rossana Cú-Choc / Elena Patricia Galicia Nuñez / Ana Silvia Monzón / Rosaura Ajpop Marroquín |
| Mexico | Comunicación e Información de la Mujer / ITESO - Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara / AMARC | Cirenia Celestino Ortega / Lucía Lagunes / Dra. Magdalena Sofía Paláu Cardona / Irina Ivonne Vazquez |
| Nicaragua | Centro Intereclesial de Estudios Teológicos y Sociales / Instituto de Estudios Estratégicos y Políticas Públicas IEEPP | Lic. Blanca Cortés Robles / María Mercedes Alemán |
| Paraguay | Kuña Roga / Asociación Trinidad | Alicia Stumpfs / Arturo Bregaglio |
| Peru | Asociación de Comunicadores Sociales Calandria | Marisol Castañeda |
| Uruguay | Cotidiano Mujer | Francesca Casariego |
| Venezuela | Comunicadora Social / Asociación Civil Medianálisis | Marta Aguirre / Andrés Cañizales |
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| Middle East |
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| Egypt | Appropriate Communication Techniques for Development | Dr. Azza Kamel |
| Israel | Sapir College | Prof. Einat Lachover |
| Lebanon | Maharat Foundation | Tony Mikhael |
| Morocco | Union de L'Action Feminine | Fatima Outaleb |
| Palestine | Women, Media and Development | Suheir Farraj |
| Tunisia | Center for Arab Women Training and Research | Atidel Mejbri |
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| North America |
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| Canada | Simon Fraser University | Dr. Tina Sikka |
| USA | United Methodist Women | Dr Glory Dharmaraj |
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| Pacific |
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| Australia | Queensland University of Technology | Dr Angela Romano |
| Fiji | FemLink Pacific: Media Initiatives for Women / Fiji Media Watch Group | Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls / Agatha Ferei Furivai |
| New Zealand | Massey University | Margie Comrie / Dr. Susan Fountaine |
| Solomon Islands | Vois Blong Mere Solomon | Lisa Horiwapu |
| Tonga | Catholic Women's League / Legal Literacy Program | Betty H. Blake |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu Young Women for Change | Ann Pakoa |
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