Since its establishment in 1981, AIDOS (Associazione Italiana Donne per lo Sviluppo) has worked in developing countries, Italy and internationally to build, promote and defend the rights, dignity and freedom of choice of women and girls.

AIDOS works in partnership with local organisations and institutions to provide tools to women and their organisations, particularly in those areas where the experience of the Italian feminist movement has yielded significant results. These areas are : a) women’s rights, as an integral and necessary part of the development process ; b) sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) ; c) economic empowerment of women ; d) the education of girls.