General Union of Syrian Women

The General Union of Syrian Women (GUSW) was founded in 1967 with Saud al Abdallah serving as the original president.

Article 25 of the Constitution declares, "All the opportunities that enable them to participate fully and effectively in political, social, cultural, and economic life.

[5] The GUSW advocates for rights beyond equality; they also fight against terrorism and promote literacy for women across their country so that everyone can earn an education in Syria.

[citation needed] The Prime Minister focused his attention on the part they played in the development of urban areas and their drive to pursue higher-ranking status in organizations and fighting for their rights.

A majority of the GUSW’s early recruits were women living in rural populations who were socially and economically oppressed by societal norms and traditions.

Recruitment in the 1980s expanded from engaging women inside the privacy of the home to also utilizing public platforms and building a media presence.

The GUSW continues to offer a variety of social services aimed to improve education, political awareness, and skills for all Syrian women.

Bakkur is also working to open over 300 childcare centers to provide mothers with care for children while they pursue training that will increase family or personal income.

The GUSW has a specific focus on providing women access to information on topics such as human rights, rural development, health, education, environment, food security, and finance.

[12] The GUSW have orchestrated sit-ins at the United Nations in Damascus to help eliminate terror culture and ask for the UN to start policing countries that are providing weapons and money to terrorist groups.

The Prime Minister focused his attention on the part they play in the development of urban areas and their drive to pursue higher ranking status in organizations and fighting for their rights.

The GUSW called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in 2011 to act in response to reports of the rape of Syrian women in Turkish refugee camps, citing the Fourth Geneva Convention, article 27.

[20] As of September 19, 2016, 193 members of the UN signed an agreement to organize a protocol for how states treat refugees with a goal of addressing sexual violence against these communities, among other objectives.