The network includes:

• The Chairs “Water, women and decision-making” in Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire et Morocco
• The Chairs “Women, science and technology” in Argentina, Pakistan and Sudan
• The Chair “Women, science and technology for development in Africa” in Burkina Faso

These university Chairs have several points in common:  

• They are run by women
• They promote women
• In the fieldsof science and technology
• Through research and teaching programmes on gender in these fields
• And training in the sustainable development management of resources (notably water) for women and teenage girls, principally in rural areas.

The goal of this network of UNESCO Chairs is help Universities serve the development of their countries, by contributing to the increase of the number of women scientists and engineers as well as to the transfer of scientific and technological knowledge to the poorer populations of the globe.

Contacts

• Chair, Buenos Aires, Argentina: catunesco@flacso.org.ar   http://www.catunescomujer.org
• Chair, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire: affouey@yahoo.fr
• Chair, Ouro Preto, Brazil: lise_bel2003@yahoo.com.br
• Chair, Ifrane/Rabat, Morocco: aselkasmi@onep.org.ma or Chaireunesco@aui.ma   http://www.aui.org/
• Chair, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: iglitho@tg.refer.org http://www.lea.tg.refer.org
• Chair, Khartoum Sudan Prof_fatima@mail2world.com
• Chair, Lahore, Pakistan bushra_mateen@hotmail.com

Click on document below more information on each of these seven UNESCO Chairs (French only)

Or contact Renée Clair, UNESCO, Paris, France r.clair@unesco.org