WCI's ALWANE (Active Leaders for Women’s Advancement in the Near East) program will hold its first ever Regional Summit on November 11-12, 2012 in Amman, Jordan.

ALWANE Levant! Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen!

The Summit will bring together more than 150 men, women, and youth leaders from 16 countries across the Middle East and North Africa region. ALWANE membership is comprised of political, economic, and civil society leaders, academics, activists, experts and youth committed to social progress, gender equality, and the advancement of women's leadership in the MENA region.

ALWANE North Africa! Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia!

Working at both national and regional levels, this network of 16 countries aims to generate public discourse about challenges to women's full participation in society and share intra-regional success stories. WCI's program builds the capacity of ALWANE coalition members to advocate for the most pressing obstacles to women's leadership in their countries and work with policy makers to enact wide-scale change.

ALWANE GCC! Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE!