2000 Summer, Hanover and Saltzgitter, Germany.

As part of Expo 2000, the Grassroots Women’s Academy (GA) is organized over 4 intensive weeks by the German Mothers Centre. The GA are grounded in peer learning and are convened by HC at global policy events and serve as a space for grassroots women leaders to prepare, organize, share tools and practices. The Grassroots Academy Methodology was awarded the Dubai International Best Practices Award for Sustainable Development by the UN-Habitat in 2006