Women on Forum Themes
Women’s organizations, academics,
planners, etc. are invited to send documents
which pertain to each of WUF3 subthemes. To
be linked from this page, the paper must
meet the criteria of being of special interest
to women at WUF3. Simply provide a
title, a 25-word summary of the document,
the document itself, the appropriate WUF3
subtheme and contact information. Send
to issues@huairou.org.
The themes are:
Sustainable Cities: Urban Growth and
Environment
Sustainable
Cities: Partnership and Finance
Sustainable
Cities: Social Inclusion and Cohesion
Sustainable Cities: Urban Growth and Environment
Working Towards a Sustainable Urban Quality of Life: The Dutch response to the Challenge of Global Urbanization
This Dutch "vision statement" calls for an "integrated improvements to education, employment and living conditions." Among a number of factors, it identifies poor people as "key," noting their creativity, experience in organizing, establishing small business and educational facilities.
Download Dutch Response
Women in Local Governance
Prepared by donor organization, Cordaid,
this short statement addresses the vital
role of women in urban settlements and explains
why their participation in analysis, policy,
planning and implementation of development
plans is crucial to community development.
Download Cordaid Women in Local Governance 
Submitted by Cordaid
Quality of Urban Life
Beginning with the premise that urbanization
will continue to increase, this short Cordaid
brochure explains the donor organization’s
strategies to “create a dignified existence” for
all city dwellers. These include certainty
of accommodation, of being able to live healthily
and safely, of earning sufficient income
and of participating in local government.
Download
Cordaid Quality of Urban Life 
Submitted by Cordaid
Sustainable Cities:
Partnership and Finance
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Sustainable
Cities: Social Inclusion and Cohesion
Listen to Us:
Land Ownership and Property Control: Grassroots Women Document Innovations in Practice
Grassroots women in Africa report their strategies for gaining control of property. Based on WLLA sponsored research and documentation by the women themselves, Listen to Us details their challenges and current solutions.
Read the Summary
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Report on the
Grassroots Women’s
International Academy and the 14th International
Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted
Infections in Africa (ICASA)
Grassroots women report on experience, major
themes, policy considerations and recommendations
of their AIDS care programs in sub Saharan
Africa. 35 African members of GROOTS International
and the Huairou Commission participated.
Report by Shannon Hayes, Huairou staff.
Submitted
by GROOTS International and the Huairou Commission
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