In December 2005 the Country Co-Coordinators from each of the participating countries in 2004, took part in a conference in Portugalete in the Basque Country.
Many different subjects were discussed, with the focus of keeping the concept and visibility of PEACE high.
Objectives inlcuded:
- To connect women, to open the door to understanding and learning
- Increase the number of connections and the network of women
- Empower ALL women
- Use an international women's bicycle tour to:
- Attract media attention for our aims
- Bring women from different cultures into contact to create a common learning experience
- Allow women from all around the world to get to know Middle eastern countries from a unique perspective
- Promote bicycles as a vehicle of peace and freedom of movement
- Develop and support initiatives on local, national and international levels linked with the peace process in the Middle East and women's issues in that region.