Souriat

Souriat means “Syrian Women” it is an independent civil society initiative concerned about human rights and specially women’s rights.
Works on the empowerment of Syrian Women und increase their participation in the efforts to
achieve justice and peace.

Who we are?

A group of jurists and civil society activists, who believe in the importance of women participation as
a vital partner in building sustainable peace. We look forward to making the change starting from
our local community to the international community. We work according to the SDGs (5 Gender
equality- 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions)
We are guided by the international conventions and the resolutions that emphasize the role of
women in the matters of peace and security (SC- Resolution 1325)

Our vision

Syrian women to be actively participating in the process to achieve justice and peace in Syria and to
ensure the equal participation of Women in all public matters.

What we do?

• Create safe places for women to meet, share experiences and discuss matters related to their role in
the community.
• Organizing events, panel discussions and lectures to raise awareness of legal issues, rights and
gender-related challenges.
• Advocacy work to engage and mobilize people to support causes in the interest of the Syrian people
and especially Syrian women and all human rights issues around the world.
• Increase communication and enhance Integration between Syrian community and the host
community in Austria.

Values we believe in:

• Participation: building solid partnerships with all stakeholders in order to achieve our shared goals.
• Gender equality: fair representation of all social groups.
• Objectivity: Being impartial and applying legal and human rights standards.
• Inclusivity: include all groups and people from different cultural- religious backgrounds, age and
gender.

Board members:

Ola Khattab: Syrian lawyer and legal activist, founder and participants of many initiatives related to
women’s rights in Damascus and Turkey. Member of the Syrian women political movement SWPM.
Dania Kabil: A graduate from Law school in Damascus and currently nostrifying her degree at Vienna
University. She works as a legal advisor in „Verein für Menschenrechte Österreich “.

Contact us

Syrische Frauen für Gerechtigkeit und Frieden – Souriat

Vereinsnummer: 1634455968

c/o Stollgasse 1/4, 1070 Wien, Österreich

Kontakt: contact@souriat.org