New Women Connectors

What New Women Connectors does

New Women Connectors (NWC) is a Netherlands-registered non-profit NGO founded in 2018/2019 and headquartered in Zoetermeer. The organization operates as a social change movement led by migrant and refugee women, focusing on advocacy, leadership training, and policy participation programs that break down barriers to inclusive policy spaces across Europe and increasingly beyond. NWC's portfolio spans fee-for-service trainings for institutions and municipalities (meaningful participation, feminist leadership, integration strategy co-design), co-creation platforms convening policymakers and refugee leaders, a flagship year-long Mentorship and Ambassador Program (MAP) funded by UNHCR, and a suite of thematic projects covering climate justice (Climate Action Network, Kente Threads, CoFe Tables Talk), storytelling (Storytelling Basecamp, Owning My Story), and civic engagement (W-STAR, MILE, UNITES, ADVOC-ACT, R.E.A.L., MInosia Labyrinth).

The business model is grant-driven: primary revenue comes from institutional funders including UNHCR, the European Commission (CERV, EU DEAR), Stiftung Mercator, European Cultural Foundation, Porticus, UN MPTF CRAF'd, and KAICIID, with secondary individual donations via PayPal and subsidized training services to municipalities, EU institutions, and NGOs. NWC delivers via a core staff of approximately 5-6 people supported by volunteers, distributing programs through direct community engagement, consortium partnerships (MIGS, COSPE, moveGlobal, BAK Basecamp, Eurocities, ENAR, IRC, IRC), and participation in high-level international forums. The organization does not sell technology products, has no API, and uses a Wix-hosted public website; one project (Kente Threads) employs a co-designed data tool called HERDATA for gender-disaggregated data collection, but there is no indication of AI/ML capability.

Name

New Women Connectors

Legal name

New Women Connectors

Website

https://newwomenconnectors.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New Women Connectors is a Netherlands-based non-profit led by migrant and refugee women that delivers advocacy, leadership training, and policy participation programs across 33+ countries, funded primarily by UNHCR, the European Commission, and private foundations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Migration Advocacy and Training Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Government/IGO/NGO & Public Sector International Internships (EDAIAFAG), Open Courseware & Course Modules (OCW) (EDAGAJAB), Environment, Climate & Sustainable Development IGOs (BPADAAAI)

Keywords

• Refugee women's advocacy
• Feminist leadership training
• Migration policy participation
• Nonprofit community organizing
• Capacity building services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zoetermeer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding and Grants: Primary revenue from institutional donors including UNHCR, European Commission, UN agencies, and foundations such as Stiftung Mercator, Porticus, and others. Funding supports specific projects and programs.
2. Individual Donations: Individual supporters can make one-time or monthly donations through PayPal to support organizational activities and support services.
3. Training and Consulting Services: Fee-for-service training programs provided to municipalities, EU institutions, and NGOs on meaningful participation, feminist leadership, and advocacy.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

New Women Connectors (NWC) is a Netherlands-based non-profit NGO that delivers training services, co-creation platforms, and structured programs to empower migrant and refugee women and engage policymakers. Its offerings include tailor-made institutional training on meaningful participation, a Mentorship and Ambassador Program (MAP), storytelling programs (Storytelling Basecamp, Owning My Story), feminist leadership and capacity-building programs (W-STAR, Kente Threads), climate justice initiatives (Climate Action Network), stakeholder convenings (CoFe Tables Talk), and co-designed policy projects (MILE, UNITES, ADVOC-ACT, R.E.A.L., MInosia Labyrinth).

Product overview

New Women Connectors is a social change movement led by migrant and refugee women, offering advocacy services rather than a technology product. The organization's portfolio consists of training services (for institutions, NGOs, and community leaders on meaningful participation and feminist leadership), co-creation platforms for stakeholder engagement, and multiple programs including the Mentorship and Ambassador Program (MAP). Their project portfolio spans climate justice initiatives (Climate Action Network, Kente Threads, CoFe Tables Talk), storytelling programs (Storytelling Basecamp, Owning My Story), and civic engagement projects (W-STAR, MILE, UNITES, ADVOC-ACT, R.E.A.L., MInosia Labyrinth). These offerings collectively work toward meaningful participation of migrant and refugee women in policy-making and decision-making spaces across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Climate Action Network (CAN): Initiative focused on making climate justice inclusive by centering voices of migrant, refugee, and displaced women.
• Mentorship and Ambassador Program (MAP)
• W-STAR

Products and services

• Tailor-Made Trainings on Meaningful Participation Customized training programs delivered to institutions such as municipalities, NGOs, and EU bodies, focused on meaningful participation, inclusive policy-making, refugee/migration themes, and community engagement. Audience: institutional policy and inclusion teams.
• Co-Creation Platforms (CoFe Tables Talk and convenings) Structured convenings and co-design spaces that bring together policymakers, community members, and stakeholders to jointly develop inclusive participation mechanisms and policy recommendations. Audience: institutions and community participants.
• Mentorship and Ambassador Program (MAP) Long-running mentorship and ambassador program referenced in NWC's 2021-2024 strategy plan, training migrant and refugee women as ambassadors and leaders who can speak publicly and engage with policymakers. Audience: migrant and refugee women in the Netherlands.
• Storytelling Basecamp Storytelling training and capacity-building program for migrant and refugee women to craft and perform personal narratives as advocacy tools. Audience: migrant and refugee women participants.
• Owning My Story Storytelling program supporting migrant and refugee women to develop ownership of their personal narratives and use them in advocacy and public-speaking contexts.
• W-STAR (Feminist Leadership Program) Feminist leadership program launched by NWC to build leadership capacity among migrant and refugee women in 2024.
• Kente Threads Program launched in 2025 tied to the HERDATA co-designed data tool, focused on community data practice and feminist data approaches.
• Climate Action Network (CAN) Climate justice initiative within NWC's portfolio engaging migrant and refugee women in climate action, advocacy, and intersectional environmental work.
• MILE (Migrant Integration through Locally designed Experiences) Co-designed project on migrant integration through locally designed experiences, partnering with institutions and community members to shape integration approaches.
• UNITES (Urban Integration Strategies through co-design) Co-design project focused on urban integration strategies, bringing together cities, institutions, and migrant/refugee women in policy co-design.
• ADVOC-ACT Advocacy-focused project supporting migrant and refugee women to engage in advocacy and policy action.
• R.E.A.L. (Refugee Exchange Advocacy and Leadership) Project combining refugee exchange, advocacy, and leadership development for migrant and refugee women participants.
• MInosia Labyrinth Program within NWC's portfolio supporting migrant and refugee women through structured capacity-building experiences.

Quantifiable outcome

• 344+ individuals from 33+ countries engaged in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Lead coordinator of W-STAR project. MIGS partners with NWC, COSPE, and moveGlobal for this two-year transnational project on migrant women solidarity.
• COSPEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Italian partner in W-STAR project, contributing to building trust and resilience for migrant women across Europe.
• moveGlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024German partner in W-STAR project, supporting migrant and refugee women's participation in civic life.
• BAK BasecampcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Storytelling Basecamp project. BAK provides venue and artistic expertise for storytelling and residency programs.
• EurocitiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in UNITES project, training local authorities to co-design integration strategies with migrants and stakeholders.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNWC provided theory-driven training on meaningful participation to IRC staff, focusing on engagement improvement across teams.
• European Network Against Racism (ENAR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on anti-racism initiatives, storytelling events, and policy advocacy. NWC works with ENAR on pan-European anti-racist activities.
• Feminist Humanitarian NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner in Kente Threads project, working on tracking climate impacts on displaced women in Kenya.
• Development TransformationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner in Kente Threads project, contributing to data and advocacy work on climate-displaced women.
• KAICIIDminorOthersInternational dialogue center working on faith and gender equality initiatives with NWC.
• Global Compact on RefugeesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNWC is co-lead for the Multi-stakeholder Pledge in Meaningful Refugee Participation under the Global Compact of Refugees.
• Equinox Initiative for Racial JusticemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNWC's Founder is a member; collaboration on racial justice initiatives and advocacy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Refugees International: Advocacy organization conducting field research and policy advocacy on behalf of refugees; comparable as a refugee-focused advocacy NGO that influences donor and government policy, though at materially larger scale.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Large humanitarian NGO providing refugee resettlement, training and advocacy globally; NWC delivers 'theory-driven training on meaningful participation' to IRC staff, evidencing direct engagement between the two.
• European Women's Lobby: Largest umbrella network of women's rights organizations in the EU, advocating for feminist policy with EU institutions; comparable mission and EU policy-engagement model, though broader in scope than NWC's refugee-women focus.

Direct peers

• Women for Women International: Global NGO that works with women survivors of war and conflict, providing training, advocacy and economic empowerment; directly comparable as a women-led social change and training organization operating across multiple conflict-affected countries.
• Womankind Worldwide: UK-based feminist organization working with women's rights movements in Africa and Asia; directly comparable as a women-led advocacy and capacity-building NGO delivering training and policy-influence programming.
• Women's Refugee Commission: Advocacy and research organization focused on displaced women, children and youth; highly comparable in mission, target beneficiaries (refugee women), advocacy-to-policy approach, and engagement with UNHCR and EU institutions.
• Refugee Action: UK-based refugee charity providing advocacy, training and integration support; comparable as a refugee-led-adjacent advocacy and training NGO operating in Europe and engaging policy makers.
• Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID): Global feminist membership organization advancing gender equality and women's rights through advocacy, research and movement-building; directly comparable as a feminist advocacy and capacity-building organization.
• European Network Against Racism (ENAR): Pan-European anti-racism network with 140+ member organizations across Europe; NWC is a partner and active collaborator on anti-racism initiatives, storytelling and policy advocacy, making ENAR both a peer and an alliance partner.
• Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS): Lead coordinator of the W-STAR project with NWC; a Cyprus-based gender research and advocacy organization; comparable as a project partner with shared mission on migrant women, feminist policy and EU-funded programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@newwomenconnectors5227
• Facebookfacebook.com/newwomenconnectors
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newwomenconnectors
• Instagraminstagram.com/newwomenconnectors

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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