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The aim of the project is to increase understanding of women about women’s rights and mobilize them and women’s organizations for protection of those rights. Most women and even their organizations in Latvia are not yet prepared for active engagement in addressing women’s rights violations and inequality between women and men. Project will deliver two mapping reports on women’s organizations, two campaigns on impact of gender equality policies and practices, two trainings for young women and two conferences for Roma and other vulnerable women, 12 regional events by local women’s NGOs for local women, 4 trainings for female mentors, will support networking and delivering positions of 20 women’s organizations to responsible policy makers. The project contributes to women’s organizations to assess their strengths, to engage in assessment of the gender equality policies at the local and national level; empowers young women and underprivileged women to take active part in civic activities; helps to outreach women in regions; increases capacity of women to support others by mentoring; stimulates the participation of NGO`s in local, national and EU policy development, builds the knowledge on gender equality and female mentoring; builds capacity of the Project Promoter. The added value of the Donor project partner is exchange of experience, as well as taking part in organization of international events - schools for young feminists, providing mentors for the activity of mentors` movement; the Donor project partner also hosts representatives of the Project Promoter on a visit to Iceland. The local partner - Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments - will support the involvement of Roma women and the other local partner - Riga Technical University Distance Education Study Centre - will provide access to knowledge, technology and research tools, and it will play an important role in the creation of the online course on gender equality.