Membership

Hurra is a diverse coalition of women’s rights organisations (WROs), lawyers, researchers, and activists.

Membership types

Full Members: Organisations deeply involved in the strategic direction and regional advocacy of the coalition, working extensively and as a core component of their work on family law reform campaigns.
Associate Members: National-level organisations and networks that collaborate with full members - or work independently- on specific campaigns and research, including organisations that work on cross-cutting issues that intersect with Family Law reform.
Honorary members: Individuals with renowned and extensive experience leading work on gender equality and women's empowerment that intersects with the coalition's objectives.

The organisation must fully comply with international human rights standards.
The organisation should be an independent, non-governmental and non-partisan organisation.
The organisation implements a feminist and human rights approach to counter all forms of gender stereotypes.
Demonstrated experience in the field of gender equality and women’s rights, specifically in issues related to family/personal status laws reform, and that it has been working during the past three years (campaigns, events, individual activities/conferences, studies, etc.).
Proof of legal registration of the organisation.
The capacity of the organisation to implement national campaigns.
Commitment to regularly attend Hurra Coalition meetings, including annual, quarterly, and one-on-one meetings (online or face-to-face), to share developments, best practices, challenges, solutions, etc.
The member organisation shall have an internal SEAH policy. If this policy does not exist among the current members, this policy must be developed and approved by the Board of Directors of the organisation within one year of joining the coalition.

For more information, please contact Hurra Coordinator, Naglaa Sarhan nsarhan@equalitynow.org