Uniting for a resilient, inclusive, and peaceful Yemen.
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Empowering Yemeni civil society through locally-led solutions, transformative advocacy, and inclusive development frameworks.
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Capacity Development & Training
Delivering transformative workshops and mentorship programs for CSOs, women/youth leaders, and local authorities in advocacy, digital tools, peacebuilding, and gender-responsive policy implementation.
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Research & Policy Advocacy
Producing evidence-based studies, humanitarian-development-peace indexes, and policy briefs to amplify local voices and inform inclusive decision-making at national and international levels.
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Institutional Strengthening
Building resilient civil society structures through consortium partnerships (e.g., Mahlia Platform), organizational development support, and fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration for sustainable impact.
ABOUT
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Empowering Yemeni civil society through feminist leadership, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and locally-driven solutions.
Founded in 2011, Itar for Social Development is a Yemeni feminist organization dedicated to strengthening civil society through gender-responsive advocacy, peacebuilding, and digital innovation. Over the past decade, we have implemented transformative projects like the "Piloting Displaced Women’s and Girls’ Humanitarian-Peace Dialogue" (2020-2023) and the "Localization Advocacy Platform" (2023), partnering with UN Women, WPHF, and local CSOs. Our work bridges humanitarian, development, and peace processes while amplifying marginalized voices.
Guided by our 2024-2025 Strategic Plan, we prioritize transformative capacity development, digital platforms like Mahlia Network, and coalition-building with partners such as Bena Foundation and Thakera for Documentation. Our team of experts, including Chairwoman Wameedh Shakir (20+ years in UN gender initiatives), leverages local knowledge and global partnerships to foster resilient communities and inclusive governance in conflict-affected Yemen.
Building resilience through feminist leadership and localized action since 2011
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+14
Governorates Reached
Across Yemen through field platforms & partnerships
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Transformative Projects
Including peace dialogues, localization advocacy, and digital platforms
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Local Partners
CSOs, women/youth groups, and networks in the Mahlia Consortium
CORE COMPETENCIES
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Empowering civil society through feminist leadership and localized solutions
OUR JOURNEY
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Transforming Yemen through feminist leadership and community-driven solutions
Founded in 2011 during Yemen's Arab Spring, Itar emerged as a feminist response to political exclusion. Our early work focused on documenting women's roles in pro-democracy movements while building partnerships with academic institutions like LSE.
Post-2015 conflict escalation, we pivoted to humanitarian-peace nexus programming. Through consortium models and digital innovation, we've amplified 70+ CSOs' voices in national policy debates while maintaining gender-responsive programming across 14 governorates.
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2011
Foundation of Itar
Registered under Yemen's Civil Society Law, launching feminist advocacy programs -
2011-2016
Dreaming State Project
Mapped political forces with Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies -
2020-2021
Women, Peace & Security Papers
Developed policy frameworks adopted by UN Special Envoy's office -
2020-2023
Displaced Women's Dialogues
Trained 150+ mediators across 5 regions with UN Women & WPHF -
2022-Present
Mahlia Consortium Launch
Digital-physical platform connecting 70+ CSOs for peace advocacy -
2024-2025
Current Strategic Priorities
Scaling digital transformation & climate resilience programs
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CONNECT
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Join us in strengthening Yemeni civil society through feminist leadership and localized solutions
Itar for Social Development
Registered under Yemeni Civil Society Law (2001)
Establishment Date: 25 October 2011
Headquarters
Al-Bounia Street, Building 20
Sana'a, Yemen
Contact
+967 1 410 966
(Office)
+967 736 302 000
(Mobile)
info@itar.ngo
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Key Partnerships:
UN Women Yemen • WPHF • ICVA • Sana'a Center for Strategic Studies