Institutions

The mission of the Women's Human Rights Education Institute (WHRI) is to cultivate transformative, feminist leadership in the area of CEDAW and women’s human rights by empowering participants with the knowledge and understanding of how they can use these tools to create change in their own contexts. The WHRI uniquely contextualizes the CEDAW Convention in both jurisprudence and practice, and offers in-depth study of how to apply its principles to diverse issues affecting women around the world. One of the four pillars of the institute is "Human Rights Education, Teaching, & Learning", involving education as a key component of human rights praxis; theoretical approaches to education and training on human rights; participatory exploration of training and educational techniques; and workshop planning and facilitation skills.