APPENDIX I
List of Participants

Algeria

Mrs. Saida Bin Hbleiles Women’s Movement for the Solidarity of Rural Women

Bahrain

Sheka Louloua Al Khalifa Children and Mothers’ Welfare Society

Djibouti

Mr. Salah Sadek Bender Djiedid NGO

Iran

Mr. Abbas Abdolah Garousy Centre for Eco-Development Studies and Application

Jordan

Mrs. Nujoud Fawzi General Federation for Jordanian Women Ms. Hana Mitri Shahin Noor Al Hussein Foundation Mr. Munif Abu Rish Queen Alia Fund for Social Development Mrs. Laiali Abu Sair Jordanian Commission for Women Mr. Ribhi Qattoum General Union of Voluntary Societies Mr. Wajih Yasin Ministry of Social Development Mr. Ibrahim Hogog United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mr. Ahmed Al Khawaldeh Khaldia Society Mr. Mohamoud Al Khawaldeh Khaldia Society for Special Education

Kuwait

Dr. Sabika Al Abdul Razaq Consultant

Lebanon

Mr. Majeed Joumblat Lebanese NGO Forum Ms. Linda Matar Lebanese Women’s Council Mr. Walid Hilal UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

Libya

Dr. Mustafa Attir Professor of Sociology

Mauritania

Mrs. Zeinabou Bint Moctar Neche Mauritania 2000

Morocco

Mr. Hassan Boutaleb Association Marocaine d’aide à l’enfant et à la famille (AMAEF)

Oman

Mr. Yehya Bin Bader Bin Malek Al Ma`awali Ministry of Social Affairs

Palestine

Mr. Nader Said Development Studies Center at Bir Ziet University

Qatar

Ms. Fatima Jasim Mohammed Ali Qatar Foundation for Education & Science

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Fatina Shaker Home Health Care Organisation

Sudan

Mr. Ibrahim Mohamed Ibrahim Sudan Council of Voluntary Agencies

Tunisia

Mr. Sadok Belhaj Dahmane Tunisian Foundation for Community Development

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Dr. Maitha` Al Shamesy UAE University Mrs. Al Yazia Al Thahery Women’s Union

Yemen

Mr. Hafedh Fadhel Arab Democratic Institute