GIZ’s project ‘Future of Work’ and ILO invite you to the webinar series, taking a closer look at the realities and future of women’s work in the digital economy. After a very successful first session, the second webinar will take…
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MenstruAction – From Enthusiasm to Action: See how the GIZ Staff Initiative joined the Global Menstrual Health and Hygiene Movement
Just in time for Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28th May, the GIZ Staff Initiative MenstruAction celebrates the journey from its beginnings until today in a new GIZ publication, illustrating successes of recent years, important milestones, and a small glimpse into…
Posted in Gender Week Blog Tagged with: Education, Health, MenstruAction, MenstrualHygiene, Menstruation, WASH, Women\'s Empowerment
La Caravane de l’Entrepreneure – Networking and sharing event for female entrepreneurs in Cameroon
On International Women’s Day 2022, the Cameroon Women Entrepreneur Network (CWEN), with support from GIZ Business Scouts for Development and the Gender Focal Point of Cameroon, organised a 2-day networking and sharing event for female entrepreneurs based in the Septentrion,…
“Support of Regional Economic Cooperation in Asia (SRECA)” brings together Chinese, German and Mongolian women entrepreneurs
In 2022, “Support of Regional Economic Cooperation in Asia (SRECA)” brings together Chinese, German and Mongolian women entrepreneurs for the second time. Last year, the SRECA project, which is implemented by GIZ on behalf of the BMZ, initiated a triangular…
Genderrollen transformieren, Gleichberechtigung erreichen
GIZ Gender Award 2022 1st Prize GM category
Panel sur la promotion de l’accès à l’emploi, de la lutte contre les discriminations et de la protection sociale des femmes au Sénégal
Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du Projet Ensemble vers la Réforme du Travail, la GIZ a tenu un panel de partage autour de l’égalité de genre sous la présidence effective de Monsieur Samba SY, Ministre du Travail,…
Gender Equality – A Key Principle of GIZ
A virtual event with interesting programme on different topics around Gender Equality. Part I Input from special guests Daniela Spies and Esther Loehr (Equal Opportunities Commissioners) on equal opportunities within GIZ Discussion and exchange Part II Project activities in Rwanda…
Voces de mujeres centroamericanas: Juntas para la transformación
Para poner en primer plano las mujeres y su rol crucial en la transformación de las sociedades centroamericanas, escucharemos a mujeres de distintos sectores y países que han sido involucradas en proyectos GIZ del Portafolio SICA y que han participado…
A contribution of the Gender Circle – GIZ Morocco: Promoting Gender Diversity in companies as a key performance driver – starting with ourselves!
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Experiencias con Enfoque de Género en GIZ Colombia
Marzo 9 11-12 tiempo columbiano El Programa de Manejo Integrado Marino Costero – MIMAC y la organización social “Hilo Sagrado”, le contarán a todo*as lo*as colaborador*s de GIZ Colombia, los retos y desafíos para trabajar el enfoque de género con…
Conversatorio: Una Buena Práctica para Incluir el Enfoque de Género en GIZ Colombia
10 Marzo 11-12 tiempo columbiano El Programa de Empleos Verdes en la Economía Circular -PREVEC de GIZ Colombia, presentará en un conversatorio la construcción y los retos de una Guía con Enfoque de Género para trabajar con la Población Recicladora…
oces de mujeres centroamericanas: Juntas para la transformación
Invitación a evento regional_Voces mujeres centroamericanas En conmemoración del 8 de marzo, invitamos el 11 de marzo 2022, a las 9am UTC-6, al conversatorio regional: “Voces de mujeres centroamericanas: Juntas para la transformación”. La igualdad de género es una de…
Experience sharing
Experience sharing by projects and the HR Department on how they integrate gender/promote gender equality in their work.
Gender promotion messages
With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as background we will share gender promotion messages every day throughout the Gender Week.
Women going Digital – Business Scouts for Development
Die HerausforderungBei gleichem Ausbildungsniveau und identisch hoher Teilnahme am formellen Arbeitsmarkt von Frauen im Vergleich zu Männern könnte das weltweite Wirtschaftswachstum bis zu 20 Billionen US-Dollar höher sein als es heute der Fall ist. Dieses Ungleichgewicht schlägt sich in vielen…
Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina are taking Rights into their own hands through a Free Legal Aid Application
Project: Open Regional Fund for South East Europe – Legal ReformCountry: Bosnia and HerzegovinaCategory: GG1 Background information Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Legal ReformThe ORF Legal Reform project is one of the six Open Regional Funds (ORF), which…
Economic and Social Participation of Vulnerable Displaced and Local Population in the South Caucasus (EPIC)
Gender Equality Situation in Georgia Georgia became independent in 1991. Since independence, it has made efforts to improve the situation of gender equality. Women’s economic empowerment is seen as one of the main goals to access gender equality and Georgia…
From understanding to action to policy: How gender-sensitive corruption prevention and women’s economic empowerment reinforce each other
GIZ Gender Award 2022 1st Prize GG1 category
Indo-German Energy Programme – Access to Energy in Rural Areas (IGEN ACCESS)
1. Rationale of Intervention – Setting the Context Around 700 million people in India gained access to electricity between 2000 and 2018. This reflects strong and effective policy implementation efforts by various players (International Energy Agency, 2021). But providing reliable…
MOBILITY SOLUTIONS IN INDIA FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
Issues and challenges in India The transport infrastructure of a country is a key to economic development, and gives people the means to access job opportunities, education, recreation, and medical facilities. However, issues of overcrowding of buses in peak hours,…
Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food sector Kenya
Introduction In Kenya, agriculture, inclusive of the subsectors of forestry and fishing, is an important sector of the economy that accounts for around 29% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Thirty-six (36%) per cent of the population lives below the…
Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we would like to take the opportunity to exchange on different topics related to challenges women face in Albania and how to address those through economic empower. Together with the Country Director of…
#SmartDevelopmentDay
For more information and to register visit this site: #smartdevelopmentday – Scaling innovation in an interconnected world (d4dhub.eu)
GGKP webinar – Inclusive green economies: No just transition without gender equality
Why is gender equality essential for thriving, inclusive green economies? What are the main barriers to women’s full participation, and how can we enable full and equal participation of women in an inclusive green economy? Are there success stories for…
Workshop: Gender Sensitive Climate Risk Insurance (CRI)
The event – taking place as a physical meeting in Lusaka – aims at creating a platform for exchange on equal access for women to insurance and the development of ideas on gender-sensitive awareness creation for climate risk insurance (CRI).…
Tackling the gender digital divide – insights from #eSkills4Girls in South Africa
8th March, 15.00-15.50 CET Join the session here Digital development offers the opportunity for human rights-based sustainable development. In particular, women in all their diversity and further marginalized groups can use the Internet to develop their potential in education, employment,…
Initiation au Marketing Digital pour les femmes du Moungo
Dans le cadre de la célébration de la journée internationale de la Femme, nous avons choisi d’appuyer avec ActivSpaces les femmes qui avaient participé aux trois jours de formation sur le Marketing Digital fin novembre 2021 à Nkongsamba 3ème pour…
¿Cómo lograr la transformación inclusiva ante la nueva realidad post COVID-19? / How to achieve inclusive transformation in the face of the new post-COVID-19 reality?
Together with the Municipality of San Salvador, the GIZ projects ALTERNATIVAS and CaPAZ are organising a dialogue workshop to identify the different challenges concerning gender inequalities, which have become more acute for young people in the context of the COVID-19…
Conmemoración del 8 Marzo por el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres (Zacatecoluca, El Salvador)
The GIZ projects ALTERNATIVAS and CaPAZ support the Municipality of Zacatecoluca (El Salvador) in organising the Women’s Festival of Zacatecoluca that will provide information on psychosocial support for survivors of gender-based violence, local TVET measures, information on migration and services…
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Makes Business Sense – Insights from a Gender Transformative Approach
GIZ India Gender Week 2022 MS TEAMS Online Exchange On : Gender Makes Business Sense (GmBS) – Insights from a Gender Transformative Training Day : 10th March Time : 3:00 – 4:30 pm Indian Standard Time. Meeting link : provided…
Does AI advance gender equality? The effects of AI on the working lives of women
When: March 11th, 9.30-1015 Where: Online via this Teams link Are AI and Gender Equality Friends or Foes? Globally, studies show that women in the labor force are paid less, hold fewer senior positions and participate less in science, technology,…
Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Diaspora: Virtual Round-table and Networking Event
On Friday, 25th February the Programme Migration and Diaspora will be celebrating women’s entrepreneurship in the diaspora with an online Round-table and Networking Event. You are warmly invited to join us and be inspired by female founders innovating for impact.…
How to grow women-led ventures
Women face special challenges when starting and growing a business. Accelerators provide mentorship and training. However, many are unduly tailored to the needs of men. Including more women as mentors, investors, and jury members can help to attract more women…
Posted in Gender Week Blog
Why donors should be more gender-sensitive in their programming
Women have suffered disproportionately from the economic fallout of COVID-19, shows a new policy brief by the DCED Working Group on Women’s Economic Empowerment. Although donors adjusted operations and issued new support in response, they should also adopt and promote a multidimensional and…
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Breakfast Meeting
Date/time: 8th March 2022, 11:00-12:00 IST Place: MS Teams Meet Title: Gender Breakfast // Close the GAP – A Grand Challenge for Gender and Progress Content: Project Her&Now (GG2 project : Womens Economic Empowerment) and the Programme Migration & Diaspora…
The WEE Initiative of FMB
When: Tuesday 8th of Märch 2022 11:00-12:30 CET Where: MS Teams GIZ’s FMB launched the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Initiative: To improve low-threshold availablity (access, framework conditions) for gender-sensitive orientation of WEE programmes; To make available to secroral planners cutting-edge…
Shaking up the Status Quo, Shaping Gender-Transformative Change! Read the latest GTA publication
How do we effectively work towards gender equality and women’s empowerment in our projects? Read the latest publication of the SNRD working group on Gender-Transformative Approaches (GTA) to find out! As part of SNRD Africa and the Sector Network Natural Resources and…
Posted in Gender Week Blog Tagged with: EconomicEmpowerment, GenderEquality, GenderTransformativeApproaches, Rural development, SNRD, Women Economic Empowerment
We can only achieve it together! GIZ colleagues from more than 28 countries join hands for a world free of period poverty and stigma
No one should be kept from realizing their full potential because they menstruate! GIZ colleagues worldwide – from interns to the Chair of the Management Board – raise their hands to support the cause. Just as the red…
Posted in Gender Week Blog Tagged with: Awareness Raising, GenderEquality, Health, MenstrualHygiene, Menstruation, ReproductiveHealth, WASH
Achievements and Challenges of women in Rwanda
8 March | Virtual event |
Sessions, discussions and music
Empowered female entrepreneur
8 March | publication |
An article about a female entrepreneur overcoming intersectional discriminations was published in a magazine and online.
Launch of a podcast to promote gender equality, skills development and TVET in Mongolia – Episode 1: Gender and Career
15 March | online publication and podcast – find links here |
Starting the first episode of the series in honor of the International Womens’ Day will set a sign for gender equality in TVET and skills development.
Lanzamiento de Grupo de Trabajo de Género e Integridad Empresarial
11 March | 17.00 CET | online event for GIZ staff |
Join the efforts of local organizations in Mexico and Colombia that are already working on the issue of Gender and Business Integrity.
#YoTambienMeQuedoenlaEscuela
9 March | 18.00 CET | online event for GIZ staff |
Workshop to raise awareness on the importance of learning as well as promoting dual education as an alternative staying in school.
Taller participativo “Inclúyete al género: Análisis con perspectiva de género de las brechas de inclusión financiera para las mujeres mexicanas”
8 March | 10.00 CET | for the Gender Working Group |
Workshop to share an analysis of the existing gender gaps in financial inclusion issues and the benefits of promoting it through the programs promoted by GIZ.
Online Conference “Access of women in rural areas to property rights”
26 February | Online conference for invited guests |
The online conference focused on increasing the cooperation for active promotion of positive examples of gender equality, establishment of mechanisms for education and information of the women from the rural areas for their economic and social development.
Launch of Gender Equality Toolbox for Inclusive Business Models in Mozambique
10 March | 10.00-11.CET | GIZ virtual event |
Launch of the gender equality toolbox for the inclusive business models and developmentpartnerships with the private sector.
Women economic empowerment/ Women entrepreneurship
All week | physical and virtual events in French|
One or more events every day, exploring gender equality in many different sectors.
Accès au foncier de la femme
8 March | TBD | conférence pour GIZ employé-es à Madagascar |
Le Ministère de l’Aménagement du Territoire et des travaux Publics et la GIZ ProPFR, vont organiser une conférence-débat portant le thème “Accès au foncier et développement durable”
COVID-19 Impact Analysis on Gender Equality in Tunisia
10 March | 10.00 CET | Online event for GIZ staff in French |
Presentation and discussion of the findings of a COVID-19 impact analysis on gender equality in Tunisia, including
Promoting Women’s Employment: What works?
12 March | 10.00-12.00 CET | virtual event for GIZ staff in Albanian language |
stocktaking of women’s employment promotion interventions in Kosovo
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Day Online Meet 2021
11 March | 10.00-11.00 CET | public virtual event |
Join in to discuss how the pandemic has affected Equality, what we can and should do given our work and how to progress towards a gender equal world.
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