History of Winnet Europe Between 1997 and 2003 several Women’s Resource Centres (WRCs) were started in EU member countries. June 20 2006, 17 representatives from 11 countries met in Brussels and agreed to start the European Association of Women Resource Centers, Winnet Europe. The start of the association is a result of a Winnet project co-financed by the European Commission’s Structural Funds in the Interreg IIIC program. The project was carried out by 17 key actors from 9 countries during 2003-2005. The aim of the association is to support the activities of national, regional and local resource centers for women and / or other similar women’s organizations that advocate that: • women claim their share of society's resources • women's competence is utilized in society • women's and men's efforts are valued equally