Women Engage for a Common Future

Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), formerly known as Women in Europe for a Common Future, is a non-governmental organisation established in 1994 following the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The aim of the organisation is to "achieve an equitable and sustainable healthy environment for all". WECF is a network of more than 150 women's and environmental organisations in 50 countries worldwide. WECF also works on national, European, UN and international political levels with the aim to increase women's influence in political decision-making processes.
Herstory.
WECF was officially registered as a foundation in 1994 in the Netherlands as Women in Europe for a Common Future. During the “Earth Summit” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1992 women from the European region came together to create the network WECF. 
United Nations.
WECF has observer status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) and is an official partner of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). WECF is also a member of the European Environment and Health Committee (EEHC).
WECF at the 2012 UN Rio+20 summit on sustainable development
More than 50,000 representatives of social movements and civil society organisations took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, to demonstrate against unfair and unsustainable economic policies. At the same time, 30,000 participants of the United Nations Rio+20 conference contributed to the document "The Future We Want" which set the path for the Sustainable Development Goals (replacing the Millennium Development Goals). WECF took a leading role in the 2012 Rio+20 conference, as co-facilitator of the Women’s Major Group, one of the nine groups of civil society which have a space in the UN policy process, and are allotted speaking time and contribute to the proposed negotiation text. WECF's role was to facilitate the 300 organisations through virtual and face to face meetings, develop joint text proposals for the negotiation text, organise meetings with country negotiators, as well as organising events in which to present the priorities of women's organisations.
Organisation.
The organisation was founded by Marie Kranendonk in 1994. Now WECF has five offices in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland and Georgia. WECF has a dual governance system. The formal supervision of the executive directors and their team is done by the Board of Trustees (BOT). Their role is to approve the annual plans, budgets and reports, and supervise the work of WECF's directors. WECF's partners also have a say in their governance, through the International Advisory Board (IAB). The IAB's role is to give strategic advice to WECF's BOT and directors.