Women In Monitoring and Auditing Global Elections (WIMAGE) is a 501(c)(3) non-partisan international NGO dedicated to monitoring empowerment efforts and advancing Accountability, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusivity (ADEI) as an affirmative framework for transformative change to achieving sustainable development goals.
Through research, innovation, data-driven advocacy and empowerment, WIMAGE leverages data-driven insights to identify challenges and opportunities for strengthening women’s and girls’ resilience at the grassroots level with the goal of fostering equitable, inclusive, and sustainable communities.
WIMAGE’s focus on monitoring and advancing empowerment reflects our commitment to creating real, measurable, and sustainable progress for women and girls in achieving social justice, equality, and autonomy at the local level.
Using data-driven insights, WIMAGE identifies challenges and opportunities to strengthen the advancement of women resilience and transformative impact at both regional and grassroots level. Guided by ADEI principles, WIMAGE is dedicated to dismantling systemic gender barriers and advocating for free equitable to social justice and human rights.
Through targeted programs ranging from education, economic empowerment to elections monitoring, WIMAGE equips women and girls with the tools and resources to drive transformative change and contribute meaningfully to the realization of sustainable, and equitable development within their communities and at the global scale.
OUR MISSION
To advance affirmative gender responsive policies through research, data-driven advocacy and empowerment to promote accountability, diversity, equality, and inclusivity.
OUR VISION
A world where women and girls are empowered to lead vibrant communities that thrive on accountability, diversity, equality and inclusion for sustainable development.
Founder & CEO: Ms. Khadija Sesay
Ms. Khadija Sesay is a visionary leader committed to fostering transparent and accountable governance, with a profound focus on advancing women’s participation in an open government approach.
With a rich background in leadership, including serving as the Executive Director of the Open Government Initiative (OGI) and the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in Sierra Leone, Ms. Khadija has spearheaded numerous initiatives to promote open government, transparency, and citizen engagement in decision-making processes. These include coordinating national efforts to track and evaluate the impact of participatory democracy, working closely with stakeholders at local, national, and international levels, and spearheading the development of Sierra Leone’s first National Open Data Portal.
Her dedication to amplifying women’s voices and advocating for their equal participation in governance is at the heart of our mission at WIMAGE. Through Ms. Kahdija’s leadership, we are dedicated to creating a more equitable and just society where every woman, irrespective of her background or socioeconomic status, has the opportunity to participate and lead in democratic processes.
“Sharing stories of challenges, resilience, and triumphs, we continue to amplify women’s voices and advocate for their equal participation in governance. Through our efforts, we are working towards a more equitable and just society where all women, regardless of their background or socioeconomic status, have equal opportunities to thrive and be successful in their endevours.”
OUR APPROACH
Our mission is centered around Accountability, Diversity, Equality, and Inclusivity (ADEI) because these principles are the foundation for programming a world where everyone irrespective of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or even political affiliation can live, thrive, lead, and drive sustainable change in all sectors of our society. Each component of ADEI plays a unique role in building resilience communities and achieving the sustainable development goals. Due to the intersectionality nature of the ADEI framework, WIMAGE uses a three-stage (research, data-driven advocacy, and intervention through empowerment) holistic approach to program development and implementation.
Research
At WIMAGE, research is the core foundation of our initiatives, informing our understanding of the nuanced challenges women and girls face globally. Through comprehensive, gender-focused research, we gather evidence to advocate for gender responsive policy, design impactful interventions, and provide data-backed insights to our stakeholders and partners.
Our commitment to quality research ensures that our recommendations and interventions are not only impactful but also sustainable and aligned with the true needs of the targeted partners.
Data-Driven Advocacy
WIMAGE harnesses the power of data to inform gender responsive policies, amplify the voices of women and girls, and drive actionable and effective social change. Data is critical in our advocacy efforts as it provides gender evidence-based insights that brings out the challenges women and girls are facing in real-time, and the gaps and the opportunities for advancing ADEI.
Our approach to develop the Global Open Data Portal is informed by the need for a global open data platform that strengthens accountability, informs policies, and promotes advocacy efforts to drive systemic and effective change in social justice, human rights and good governance.
Intervention Through Empowerment
Our interventions are strategically designed to address a targeted need to address the specific barriers to equality and create equitable pathways for leadership, economic independence, and civic engagement for women and girls.
Through a multi-faceted empowerment approach, WIMAGE strengthens individuals, communities and civil society organizations to enact sustainable change, to foster resilience and capacity at local level and equipping women and girls with the tools to influence policies and drive sustainable progress within their societies.
OUR PROGRAMS
Women’s Bureau
The Women’s Bureau is a network of influential women that advocates for gender-responsive policies by conducting gender research and audits, targeted policy monitoring, and developing intersectional empowerment models. Through cross-sector partnerships, the Women’s Bureau aims to amplify women’s voices through collective influence of women to advocate for equitable representation and driving social justice reform across policy-making spaces.
Girl Development Program (GDP)
The GDP ensures that girls are equipped and have access to quality education, healthcare, skills and leadership training, this aims to lay the foundation for women and girls empowerment. Through mentorship and capacity-building programs, the GDP strives to empower young girls to overcome systemic barriers, nurturing future leaders dedicated to community development, social equity, and sustainable development.
WIMAGE University Network (WUN)
WUN connects students for knowledge sharing and empowers them to advocate and foster gender equality and social justice through webinars, workshops, programs exchange, and research projects. This platform cultivates young and future leaders passionate about ADEI values and creating a collaborative network for advancing women’s empowerment.
Global Open Data Portal (GODP)
The Global Open Data Portal provides real-time, reliable and, transparent, data/insights and trends on gender equality, social justice and human rights. The portal tracks the impact to highlight progress, strengthen accountability, and supports evidence-based advocacy to guide policy reccommendations that empower communities for sustainable development.
Continental Ranking on Women in Governance
FOUNDATION OF OUR PROGRAMS
Our programs are designed to promote sustainable development, eliminate gender inequalities, ensure the safety and protection of special interest groups, and contribute to the development of improved democratic societies. We strongly believe that these milestones are instrumental to the realization of active participation of women, youths, and marginalized communities in the leadership and governance arena.
United Nations: Sustainable Develeopment Goals (SDGs)
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African Union: Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment (GEWE) inspired by Maputo Protocol
The GEWE Strategy is a framework document to strengthen women’s agency in Africa & ensure that women’s voices are amplified & their concerns are fully…Read More »
European Union: Gender equality and empowering women and girls
Gender equality is one of the European Union’s core values. All people, in all their diversity, should be free to live their chosen life and thrive socially and economically…Read More »
