The Regional Dialogue on women’s rights in development cooperation organized by KARAT Coalition in collaboration with One World Action was held on 12 -13 May in Warsaw, Poland.

The Regional Dialogue was attended by 35 participants from 5 countries (Bulgaria, Czech Rep., Georgia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, UK, Ukraine and Zambia), 3 resource persons (Georgia, Ukraine and Zambia), representative of DFID (Department for International Development – UK governmental agency), 3 representatives of Polish MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), 2 representatives of OWA (UK) and 3 persons from KARAT’s Secretariat (Poland). Participants were NGOs from EU New Member States interested/involved in the Development Cooperation including KARAT members - women’s organizations - partners in the project Connect.

The main aim of the Dialogue was to increase the capacity of women’s organisations in New Member States (NMS) through learning, exchange of experiences, and networking to generate stronger collaboration between women from East, South and West on EU gender equality and development policy and practice.

The Regional Dialogue was organized within the framework of the joint OWA and KARAT project Building Support in New Member States for Gender-sensitive and -responsive European Development Co-operation, shortly: Connect ! South/ East/ West Women for Development supported by European Commission (EC), Batory Foundation and FILIA.