More than a third of female professors and students in Ecuadorian universities claim have been assaulted by their (ex) partners and members of the university community. And almost a third of male students and lecturers admit having assaulted their (ex)…
Since 2018, actors from different sectors, including the business sector, the public sector, academia and the media, have been working together to address the widespread problem of violence against women and girls in Ecuador, as part of a strategic campaign…
In 2012, the Interactive Path- Step by step against violence methodology was developed by the regional ComVoMujer programme implemented by GIZ, which recognized that addressing violence against women at an early stage is one of the most effective preventive measures.…
In many families in Serbia, it is assumed that a women will leave her parents’ home when marrying and join the family of her husband. To ensure that family property remains inside the family, women are encouraged and often…
Preventing violence against women and challenging the sociocultural patterns that perpetuate it is a task that concerns us all. That’s why we invite you to explore the new PreViMujer digital catalog, where you will find more than 1,000 resources dedicated…
GIZ Bangladesh showcased gender activities from their different clusters in an online event held on 23 May 2024. Fatema Begum, Gender Focal Person, Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Development, moderated the event that took off with a welcome speech from…
Le Projet Forêt Environnement et Climat a tenue à célébrer la femme à son bureau situé au Carrefour Golf à Yaoundé suivant deux orientations. La première était orienté sur la compréhension des concepts clés lié au genre. En effet à…
“Mi Seeri Ma”, est un documentaire en langue Fulfulde et transcris en Français, qui aconte la parcourt de vie de mariage d’une jeune femme qui a été mariée 5 fois et répudié 7 fois. Elle relate le contexte socioculturel de…
A session for GIZ colleagues in Cameroon to confront the root causes of inequality and to learn about positive masculinity and the role men can play in promoting gender equality. The session invites reflection on common ideas about gender relations…
An interactive session for GIZ colleagues in Cameroon to commemorate the achievements and contributions of women to the Cameroonian society and to sensitize on the origin and significance of International Women’s Day.
This is a special March edition of the bilateral exchanges with the country director to celebrate Women’s Month in Cameroon. On 4th April, 8 female staff of GIZ Cameroon will have the chance to exchange directly with the country director…
The BMZ’s Feminist Development Policy (FDP) stands exemplary in the global effort to address gender disparity at its core via transformative approaches. At its heart, the FDP targets the very roots of inequality, aiming to dismantle gender-based power imbalances entrenched…
In celebration of GIZ Gender Month, the Regional Project Sport for Development in Africa is hosting an online Sport for Gender Equality session. We adapted one of our trainings to fit an online format and are excited to share our…
During the March month, we have the pleasure to host at GIZ Albania the exhibition “Girls” by the activist and artist Elga Mitre! 🌟 Embracing Imperfection and be you 🌟 🎨 Finding the Artist Inside You! 💡 You Don’t Have…
Exciting news! 🗣 The next premiere of Women Mobilize Women’s highly anticipated webinar series in collaboration with Mobycon is just around the corner! In this webinar series, we dive into topics surrounding the intersectionality of gender and mobility. In episode…
As part of our activities for the Gender Month, we are thrilled to share our video titled “Promoting Inclusion: Voices from GIZ Nigeria & ECOWAS”, to celebrate International Women’s Day 2024. Please watch the video via this link IWD Video_2024.mp4…
We collect gender activities of different projects which have a special impact on women to develop the Gender Newsletter for GIZ Nigeria & ECOWAS Gender Newsletter
As part of this year’s GIZ Egypt Gender Month, we’re thrilled to invite you to an interactive webinar addressing an increasingly relevant topic: (Gender) Intersectionality! An intersectional approach puts the perspective of the marginalized person or group front and center…
With the events in March, GIZ will be celebrating the month of Gender Equality and Gender Justice. For commemorating International Women’s Day on March 8th, GIZ Benin is organising a Brown Bag Lunch on the 21st of march to discover,…
Evento virtual – Storytelling Recogiendo experiencia desde nuestro trabajo: ¿Cómo reducimos las brechas de género desde los sectores de agua y energía? Experiencias de los proyectos EnDev y PROCUENCA de GIZ Bolivia Miércoles 20 de marzo Horas: 10:00 a 11:30…
The TUEWAS Women Expert database is a crowd-sourced database of women experts working in transport, energy, water, environment/climate, and urbanism. As women are notoriously underrepresented in Asian scientific conferences and policy events, as well as consultancy work, especially those not…
Step into history at the Rwandan Women’s Bonfire, an evening dedicated to honoring the incredible stories of Rwandan women who have left an enduring impact on our nation. From the poetic strength of Nyirarumaga to Kamaliza’s diverse legacy as a…
GIZ Rwanda/Burundi invites to a virtual Expert Exchange on Women in Waste Management. We will be discussing how to engage women in the waste sector, the topic of leadership and innovative strategies in waste management. Textile waste management, sustainable practices,…
GIZ Rwanda/Burundi invites to the Film Screening Event Breaking female gender roles in the light of women’s economic empowerment We will be screening the three short films The Driver, Queen of Inanga and Lake Women (Kinyarwanda with English subtitles) followed…
GIZ Rwanda/Burundi invites to the virtual Gender Month GIZ Rwanda/Burundi Opening Event in 2024! Do you sometimes struggle with sharing your achievements because you are afraid of sounding like you are bragging? Cultural and modesty norms as well as imposter syndrome…
In the light of the upcoming Gender Month 2024, male colleagues are invited to the very first GIZ Rwanda/Burundi men@work exchange, offering a dialogue about work, gender equality and health in GIZ. Today, achieving gender equality requires everyone to be…
Through the Lense of Intersectionality: Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities as an Integral Component of Feminist Policies If you leaf through our clients’ most recent strategic documents, it becomes clear: whether Feminist Development Policy, the Human Rights Concept of German…
En Centroamérica todavía existen brechas de equidad entre hombres y mujeres, resolver estas diferencias significaría un incremento del 10% del PIB de la región. Varios indicadores demuestran que persisten desigualdades entre hombres y mujeres, tales como las tasas de participación…
Dans le cadre de la célébration de la journée internationale pour les droits des femmes, le 08 Mars 2024, placé sous le thème de : « Investir en faveur des femmes : accélérer le rythme ! », nous avons le…
The Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) programme in Lesotho commemorates this year’s International Women´s Day with a Community-Dialogue on the role of women in natural resource management (NRM). The goal of the ICM programme is the sustainable management of land and…
In a Cluster-Dialogue we want to explore the Feminist Development Policy (FDP) strategy launched by the BMZ in March 2023 to develop a common understanding on how to best integrate its principles into our projects within the Lesotho-specific context. Friday,…
De concert avec le collège des femmes agricultrices de la Coordination togolaise des organisations paysannes et de producteurs agricoles (CTOP), cette conférence sera organisée le 12 mars sous le thème : « L’irrigation : un levier de renforcement de l’autonomisation économique des femmes…
The German Development Cooperation project “Support to Social Inclusion in Serbia (GIZ SIP)” has supported the Ministry of Human, Minority Rights and Social Dialogue (MHMRSD) to conduct the campaign for improvement of gender equality in Serbia. The aim of the…
During the March Month we want to invite you to the screening evening of the documentary “New Wave”! For over three decades, Albanian families have gone through the hurdles of migration, and “New Wave” takes a powerful dive into this…
GIZ Albania this year is joining BashArt on International Women’s Week, supporting the third edition of #FemFEST 2024. From 4 to 8 March, the festival gathers artists, activists, writers and politicians to give voice to issues of gender equality and…
This year, the internal service providers are organising an awareness-raising campaign at the German sites. Part of the campaign is a video that illustrates the ideas of a gender-equitable world. The video will be shown on the in-house TV screens…
As part of Gender Month, we are showing a relevant film that deals with gender inequality. In doing so, we are taking a look beyond national borders. The colleagues of the Procurement, Contracting, Properties, Property Management, Language Services (ELVIS) department,…
As highlighted by the German Development Minister Svenja Schulze on the international Menstrual Hygiene Day in 2022, “Menstruation should not be a taboo!” Aligned with BMZ’s ‘Feminist development policy – for just and strong societies worldwide’, we, the staff initiative…
The project ResPEct in cooperation with Nonviolent Peaceforce and Men for Women is organising a radio show on the topic “Access to Resources for Women and Girls”. A South Sudanese gender equality activist and two Gender Champions will discuss questions…
Its been almost exactly a year that BMZ has published its strategy for a feminist development policy. Time to celebrate? Not really, or – at least – not yet. Resistance against feminist struggles and an ever-growing gender backlash are on…
CONVERSATORIO VIRTUAL “ATENCIÓN, PREVENCIÓN EN INCLUSIÓN EN SALUD” Estimadas*os: El Área de equidad de género y diversidad de la Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud (ANLIS) “Dr. Carlos Malbrán” de Argentina y el Proyecto de Cooperación Triangular REDLAB…
8 March is International Women’s Day, a day that stands for equal rights and against discrimination against women*, a day for solidarity among and with women* – and therefore a day on which we would like to come together with…
GIZ has been active in China since 1979, focusing on promoting sustainable and inclusive development through various projects and programs. In recent years, GIZ has placed a significant emphasis on green development, working closely with Chinese partners to address environmental…
Gender, Mobility, and Disability: The intersection of varied experiences Women Mobilize Women and Mobycon present the webinar series “Intersectionality of Gender & Mobility”. Delve into the world of mobility with us as we challenge assumptions and embrace inclusivity! 🚶♂️🚴♀️🚇 The…
GIZ Lebanon – GWG would like to invite you for an info session on Feminist approach to MHPSS (mental health psychosocial support) provided by our colleague @Mroueh, Reem GIZ LB. Please join us to discuss more about the topic.
Kick-off Gender Week – Gender-based violence in Mongolia: a problem without a solution? GIZ in Mongolia invites a national gender expert and Professor Tumendelger to face the facts of gender inequality in Mongolia. Homes, schools, workplaces and the internet are the…
Seminario web: Oportunidades que transforman vidas de mujeres En conmemoración del Día Internacional de las Mujeres, 8 de marzo, el Grupo Focal de Género de GIZ Ecuador les invita a participar en este webinar dedicado a explorar…
Le vendredi 08 mars 2024, à l’occasion de la Journée Internationale des Femmes, sur le thème « Investir en faveur des femmes : accélérer le rythme » nous organiserons une table ronde autour de cette thématique avec une orientation sur…
Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to our online Session “Gender Evidence: Mapping the Terrain”. In celebration of Gender Month this March, we aim to explore and share insights into the existing and various sources of evidence on…
GIZ Data Lab & Data Service Center: Addressing Vulnerabilities in Climate Policies through AI-Driven Solutions In climate policy documents, identifying references and concrete measures concerning demographic groups in vulnerable situations poses significant challenges due to the complexity and expansiveness of…
NICD WG Gender invites you to a WG meeting and talk on Gender & Religion with the Sector Project Religion for sustainable Development, Project Equal Opportunities and Social Development (EOSD) in Egypt and Islamic Relief Germany 13th March 2024, 10.30-12.00…
Dear colleagues, on December 2023 the BMZ launched its 3rd Development Action Plan on Gender Equality (BMZ GAP III). It translates the German Feminist Development Strategy into concrete measures for the years 2023 to 2027 and provides concrete guidance on…
GIZ Lebanon GWG will organize an info session on the anti-sexual harassment policy for gender focal points on March 14. The GFPs will then pass on the information for their respective teams.
FISCAL POLICIES MATTER! RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENDER-TRANSFORMATIVE TAX-POLICY. “The wealth of the world’s five richest billionaires has more than doubled since the start of this decade, while 60% of humanity has grown poorer”. Inequality INC, Oxfam International January 2024 In times…
The National Committee for Lebanon Women (NCLW) launched the National Strategy for Women in Lebanon 2022-2030. GIZ Lebanon – GWG, on the occasion of the International Women’s day, is organizing a debrief on the strategy with NCLW guest speaker covering…
‘AIZ Gender Training – Gender in Practice’- For GIZ India in New Delhi, India GIZ India in collaboration with AIZ has organized the Gender in Practice Training for our cluster colleagues in New Delhi, India. This in-person training takes place…
During the Gender Focus Month 2024, International Services (InS) is organising an online campaign to raise awareness on the constant fight for gender equality worldwide, and in particular on the topics of leadership and political participation, menstrual health and hygiene,…
GIZ is an equal employment opportunity organization and is committed to creating a healthy working environment that enables employees to work without fear of prejudice, gender bias and sexual harassment. As part of the GIZ India Gender Focus – March…
In light of Germany’s Feminist Development Policy and GIZ’s commitment towards ensuring Gender Equality is a quality aspect of our work, the FMB Department Gender Team has developed a GTA Self-Assessment Tool that can be applied by interested project/program teams.…
GIZ India – ‘Gender in Agrivoltaics’ – Knowledge Exchange Meet Agrivoltaics, the practice of having solar panels and food crops on the same land is a topic that is steadily gaining traction globally! To get ourselves ahead of the curve,…
AI for All: African and Arab Feminist Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence (MS TEAMS, moderated panel discussion, 18. March, 11:30 – 13:00 CET) Recent dynamics in AI development have fired euphoria and dystopian fears alike. AI’s interaction with gender relations and…
Online Event: 13.03.2024, 16:00 – 17:00 CET (please click on the image to enlarge it) Use the following link to join the meeting: Hier klicken, um an der Besprechung teilzunehmen Besprechungs-ID: 332 941 099 990 Passcode: gD6aiq Mit einem…
When? Tuesday, 14. March, 13:00 – 14:00 CET Where? MS TEAMS With? Daniela Spies, Equal Opportunities Commissioner, Adela Llatja, Gender Focal Person GIZ Albania, Katrin Freitag, Senior Expert Facility Management, Daphne Manolakos, Member of the GIZ Staff Initiative MenstruAction, ……
The Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue carried out the “Stop Femicide” campaign with support of the German Development Cooperation project “Support to social inclusion in Serbia”. The campaign included five panel discussions in the cities of…
In an effort to create a safer and more equal environment, the business sector is taking action against this deep-rooted problem in our societies. According to INEC’s 2019 National Survey on Gender Violence against Women, approximately 7 out of 10…
GIZ Gender Award Ceremony 2024 Don’t miss – the GIZ Gender Award Ceremony 2024 on Friday, 8th March, 11:00 – 13:00 h CET Where: Bonn, GIZ Campus, Auditorium and online via livestream We are honored to count on the…
Violence against women is, unfortunately, a reality for 7 out of 10 Ecuadorian women, and it is up to all of us to fight for change (INEC, 2019). The business sector needs to get involved too! The numbers speak for…
Violence against women (VAW), in most cases perpetrated by their (former) partners, leaves physical and psychological aftereffects on women and their families. These consequences range from physical and emotional ailments to economic costs for the assaulted women and their households.…
The Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility invites public and private sector organisations operating in African, Caribbean, or Pacific (ACP) countries to submit proposals to receive free technical assistance aimed at advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE). The ICR Facility can help…
Teaser: To raise awareness of gender-based violence (GBV) and its gender-specific effects, EnDev organised a training session for students at an agricultural technical school in Benin. As a result, one girl found the courage to report a harassing teacher. Marie…
In June 2023, CNT (The National Telecommunications Company) presented the new version of the Junt@s mobile application, available for free in the Play Store and Android Store. Designed with a friendlier and simpler interface, this app is an important ally…
Tunisia has a wealth of women’s skills capable of making a difference in the growth rate of the national economy. The country aspires to double the number of women owners of small and medium-sized enterprises and facilitate their access to…
On July 1, the #WomenCall, a new offer to support women entrepreneurs, was launched exclusively and for the first time in Tunisia. Co-funded by WoMENA and the WIDU.africa projects, the “Women Call” aims at strengthening the economic empowerment of women…
During her visit to Latin America, Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock honoured Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez with the Unidas Award for Women’s Rights and Democracy at the end of Unidas Week 2023, the most important annual network meeting of…
31.05.2023, 10:45-11:45 AM (CEST) This side event at the margins of the BMZ High-Level Forum on Mineral Supply Chains will be jointly organized by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) and the multi-stakeholder group Women’s…
Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM) is fundamental to the dignity and well-being of women. Enhancing access to menstrual hygiene information and services constitutes a significant fulfillment of the rights to sanitation and health, as well as living a life…
(see German and French versions below) At the occasion of the International Day of Women’s Rights, the GIZ Niger presented a special event in honor of the 8th march. Led by GIZ Niger’s Gender Focal Person, Hannah Blum, a fairy…
“Be a real man” Masculine norms governing our lives and relationships – at home, at the conference table and on the battlefield – and stand up for gender justice While more and more men and boys engage in promoting gender…
When it comes to financial inclusion, women in the Dominican Republic have long been stuck in the “second row”. Half of all micro-entrepreneurs in the country are women. However, women receive less credits to start their own businesses, and if…
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023 on the theme Embrace Equity (#EmbraceEquity), a social media campaign was run on GIZ South Africa and partner-owned channels profiling female business leaders unpacking ethical leadership and the role equity plays in…
Creating public spaces in which all genders and vulnerable groups feel safe is a task of global significance. What works and what doesn’t in implementing this goal is therefore not limited to one place or project. On the contrary, projects…
25-year-old Samar Belkhala comes from the Tunisian coastal town of Teboulba in the Monastir Governorate. Teboulba is a small town traditionally characterized by fishing. To earn her pocket money, Samar often worked in the harbor during her semester breaks. Her…
Le Programme « Réussir au Sénégal » célèbre l’entrepreneuriat féminin dans le secteur de la beauté Selon l’Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD), près de 60% de la population active du Sénégal est constituée d’entreprises individuelles. L’agence renseigne…
The GIZ Vocational Training Sri Lanka (VTSL) project, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), aims to align vocational training with the local market demands. The project…
Different genders experience cities in distinct ways. Nine out of ten women feel unsafe in public spaces, they continue to face inaccessibility, insecurity and various forms of sexual harassment and violence. In her Urbanet article Paula Meth addresses the intersection…
In Tunisia, the month of March was dominated by feminist foreign and development policy. Shortly after Svenja Schulze presented the strategy for feminist development policy for the BMZ, the new strategy was put into practice in the country. With the…