WARQATI Project is one of the most important legal awareness projects in Kuwait. Its goal is to empower women and girls legally by raising their legal awareness and informing them of their rights as outlined in Kuwait’s constitution, laws, and international obligations.
This is achieved through a free website that provides legal information and studies in both Arabic and English, covering:
- Women’s rights in family and marriage
- Women’s rights in citizenship, nationality, and political participation
- Protection of women from violence
- Strengthening women’s economic rights (economic empowerment)
Legal Awareness Publications
Results
- Raising legal awareness: Increased the legal awareness of Kuwaiti women regarding their rights through the information and studies available on the website in both Arabic and English.
- Legally empowering women: Enabled women and girls to know their rights related to family, marriage, citizenship, nationality, political participation, protection from violence, and enhancing economic rights.
- Reaching a wide audience: A large number of women in Kuwait have benefited from the free information available on the website, helping spread awareness on a wide scale.
Impact Role of the Women’s Cultural and Social Society
- Achieving equality: Promoted gender equality by legally empowering women and ensuring they are aware of their rights as stipulated in the Kuwaiti constitution, laws, and international agreements.
- Protecting women from violence: Increased awareness of women’s rights to protection from violence, improving the legal environment and protection for women.
- Economic empowerment: Strengthened women’s economic rights and increased their participation in economic development by raising awareness of the legal aspects of economic empowerment.
Role of the Women’s Cultural and Social Society
- Project initiation and development: The society launched the Warqati Project and developed the website www.wracati.com to provide legal information.
- Awareness and education: The society organized awareness and educational campaigns to inform women of their legal rights through the website and workshops.
- Providing resources: The society provided multiple resources in both Arabic and English to facilitate access to legal information.
- Ongoing support: The society has provided technical, administrative, and financial support to ensure the website is regularly updated with the necessary legal information and made continuously available.
