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Unidas Week 2023 – Foreign Minister Baerbock presents Unidas Award to Colombian Vice-President Márquez
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…
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“Naïma’s Adventure“- Theatrical Production of a Traditional Nigerien Fairy Tale
(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…
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Social Media Campaign #ethicalleadership
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…
First Export Consortia of women owned/led businesses in Tunisia launched
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…
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Small Steps Towards an Empowered Tomorrow
Check out the knowledge product ‘Small Steps Towards an Empowered Tomorrow’, compiled by the Gender Working Group, Natural Resource Management and Agroecology (NRMAE), GIZ India. The Working Group primarily supports projects in its activities towards gender sensitisation, gender equality and…
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Innovation and Technology in Bangladesh for Gender Equality
On 14 March 2023, GIZ Bangladesh came together to commemorate International Women’s Day and Gender Month. The event focused on digitalisation, technology and innovation and its potential for enhancing gender equality and digital and economic empowerment. Ms. Nina Clausing,…
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Women in the Diaspora: Engaging for Sustainable Development
The first ever Colloquium of Engaged Women in the Diaspora was organised by the Programme Migration and Diaspora in Berlin in February. The Colloquium brought together women in the diaspora living in Germany who are engaged in human rights, sustainable…
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Remarkable Feminist Voices in Transport 2023
Dr. Bärbel Kofler (BMZ) and Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven (GIZ) award “Remarkable Feminist Voices in Transport 2023″ of GIZ’s Women Mobilize Women Initiative! On March 2nd 2023, Parliamentarian State Secretary Dr. Bärbel Kofler (BMZ) and Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven awarded 33 women from 20 countries as “Remarkable…
Individual Coaching during the Gender Month 2023
Dear colleagues of GIZ, As part of the GIZ Gender Month 2023, which is taking place in March, we would like to draw your attention to the 45-minute individual coaching on the topic of “Gender sensitivity in the workplace” offered…
Gender Month Events of the Regional Programmes E4D and WE4D
GIZ GENDER MONTH 2023 Events organised by the ‘Employment and Skills for Development in Africa (E4D)’ and the ‘Employment promotion for women for the green transformation in Africa (WE4D)’ programmes Together with the programmes‘ regional partners in sub-Saharan Africa,…
“Rana hna – Les femmes algériennes dans le secteur des déchets”
Le projet PEMLO vous invite à découvrir son exposition de témoignages des femmes actives dans le domaine des déchets au sein des différentes communes pilotes. 08.-14.03. GIZ Algérie Alger
New BMZ Feminist Development Policy: Approaches and Implementation in Cameroon
In the context of the International Women’s Day, the GIZ gender month and the publication of the new German feminist development policy, GIZ Cameroon is organising a panel discussion on this policy. The policy underlines the importance of working in…
Gender Equality Week Egypt – REPRESENTATION – Business Future is Female
Agenda March 8th German Gender Equality Week REPRESENTATION – Day 3 – Business Future is Female – is the closing event of the GEW 2023 on International Women’s Day 2023. Hosted by the German Embassy in Cairo, in cooperation with…
Formation sport pour le développement (S4D) & égalité du genre
En Afrique, environ 20 millions de jeunes arrivent sur le marché du travail chaque année, ce qui représente le plus grand potentiel de main-d’œuvre du monde. Pour atteindre l’objectif de « ne laisser personne pour compte » et d’une « transition juste », les…
💭 Imagining Women-Centric Digital Futures
💭 Imagining Women-Centric Digital Futures To be able to create thriving futures for women, we first need to imagine and envision what we want to create 🌌. But, designing for everyone often leads to one-size-fits-men solutions 😕. On the…
Rights, resources, representation: Indigenous women and girls in German development cooperation
Dear colleagues, Indigenous women and girls play a key role as leaders, knowledge-bearers, and human rights and environmental defenders. At the same time, Indigenous women and girls face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence. Nationally and internationally,…
Let´s shout out “Women, AHEAD!”
Awareness Campaign: Women, AHEAD! Women all over Africa are excelling in their fields and fighting for women’s rights every day. They are feminists, actively or unconsciously paving the way for others and overcoming stereotypes and discrimination. On the lead-up to…
Women in Leadership ” Movie Night”
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we would like to build and strengthen the network of women leaders in Tirana, so that we can become stronger in pushing forward the gender equality agenda in Albania. Together with the Country…
Women Together in the Pacific – A Talanoa on Women in Climate Change
Background: Women face disproportionate vulnerabilities to climate change across the world. Men and women often have different roles and responsibilities, determining whom has access to power and decision-making authority within the household and community. These social dimensions impact women’s access…
Lauching Central Asia Feminist Development Team
We are launching our CAFD Team. Our mission is to raise awareness about feminist development policy; inform and support the operationalisation of feminist development policiy in our work across Central Asia and to set an example of creative and innovative…
Water Women’s Day
We as the SuSanA Secretariat are delighted to jointly host a virtual Water Women’s Day on Tuesday, 7 March with the wonderful women’s networks. We believe as water women we are Stronger Together and we would love to invite you…
Launch Event of the German Federal Foreign Office Guidelines on Feminist Foreign Policy
@Federal Foreign Office On 1 March 2023, 14:00h – 15:00h CET the German Federal Foreign Office will launch its Guidelinies on Feminist Foreign Policy. The event, which will be hosted by Foreign Minister Baerbock, will take place in the Weltsaal of…
develoPPP impacts gender inclusivity in textile supply chains
With develoPPP, GIZ pools resources, knowledge and capital from companies and development cooperation so that both sides achieve more than they would alone (win-win). With this interactive event, we want to showcase the possibilities of cooperation with the private sector…
Feminist Approaches in Alternative Development: The Case of Albania
14. March, 08:00-09:00 CET, Vienna International Center This side event is held in the margins of the 66th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and organized by GIZ’s Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development (GPDPD). It…
Schreibwerkstatt: Menstrual Health &Hygiene – Social Media Fokus
Interne Schreibwerkstatt am 09.03.2023, 10:30-15:30 im GIZ Campus Bonn mit der Autorin, Journalistin und Redenschreiberin Friederike Bauer mit dem Ziel: “Geschlechterrollen aufbrechen und soziale Normen verändern, dabei gleichzeitig öffentlichkeitswirksam und gefällig schreiben.” Hintergrund ist die wiederkehrende Kommunikation – vor allem…
International Women’s Day – sport event
What: Open Fun sports Day Who: 80 kids (40 girls, 40 boys) When: 11th March, 10am- 2pm Where: Jordan-Al Karak Objective: Celebrating the International Women’s Day Concept: There will be 8 stations/topics with several exercises. Kids will be divided into…
Daycare Center as A Coping Mechanism for Working Parents in Dhaka City: A Study on Social Perception
With the increasing female employment and changing demographical structure, parents are looking for alternative childcare options. Thus the service of daycare centers is getting popular in urban settings of Bangladesh. A study by Tabassum (2017) attempts to find out the…
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MenstruAction – From Enthusiasm to Action: See how the GIZ Staff Initiative joined the Global Menstrual Health and Hygiene Movement
Update! Find the newest version of the MenstruAction publication here: FINAL-GIZ_MenstruAction-Publication-2023-03-20-WEB-SP 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…
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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…
The Public Service – Change Agent for Gender Equity
116 GIZ colleagues including management, representatives of the German Embassy, the Mozambican-German Cultural Centre (CCMA) and KfW participated during the virtual launch of the GIZ Gender Month in Mozambique on March 8, 2022. During the launch, participants raised awareness and…
Política Exterior Feminista en México
Política Exterior Feminista en México Objetivo General Conocer en qué consiste la Política Exterior Feminista (PEF) que México adoptó en 2020, incluyendo sus objetivos, ejes de trabajo, principios y propuesta de trabajo 2020-2024. Objetivos Específicos • Visibilizar con colegas de…
cTVET project improves TVET schools’ organisational gender capacities through Participatory Gender Audits
Cooperative Technical and Vocational Education and Training (cTVET) developed and submitted recommendations to formulate gender sensitive articles to be integrated in the TVET law revision. The government working group for TVET law reform process were working together with national gender…
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…
GIZ Mali | Briser les préjugés #SheMapsAndGIS #MasculinitéPositive
Briser les préjugés, pas seulement aujoud’hui, mais tous les jours. Quand : 08 Mars 2022 Où : Bamako, Mali sur MSTeams Qui: GIZ Mali, OpenStreetMap-Mali, SheMapsAndGis La GIZ Mali célébre la réussite des femmes dans le domaine de la…
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…
Inauguración del programa de Mentoría 2022
Programa de Mentoría de la GIZ Bolivia La capacitación constante del personal de la GIZ, a nivel global, es un aspecto importante que promueve el desarrollo profesional. En ese sentido, desde el año 2012, se han llevado a cabo distintos…
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…
Female participation in syndicale organisations
GIZ Chad organises a round table discussion about female participation in syndicale organisations. The objective of the event is to inform female staff about the role of syndicats and about the importance of female participation and to increase the number…
Gender promotion messages
With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as background we will share gender promotion messages every day throughout the Gender Week.
Leadership has no gender
Contribution by GIZ Viet Nam’s Gender Circle 1. Corporate culture (50% of marks) Gender equality is a key value and part of how we see ourselves. Describe your contribution, i.e. the measures, processes and/or approaches you use to make gender…
Pakistan: “Empowering Female Staff in Male-Dominant Organization” – A success story on Gender Inclusion:
Gender inequality in Pakistan is deeply rooted in its social and economic systems. According to the ‘Global Gender Gap Report 2021’ published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), Pakistan ranked 153rd out of 156 countries on the gender parity index. GIZ,…
Conversatorio virtual: “Resiliencia y sororidad: mujeres diversas y tiempos de covid-19”
En el marco de la conmemoración de la semana de género en GIZ y con motivo del 8 de marzo, el equipo de género de GIZ Ecuador hemos organizado un Conversatorio virtual interno dirigido al personal y grupo directivo de…
Juego de conocimientos “¿Quién quiere ser millonari*?
Será un juego de conocimientos en el formato del conocido concurso “Quién quiere ser millonario”, las preguntas serán referentes a cuanto conocemos sobre historia de mujeres emblemáticas, género y políticas de género de la GIZ”
GIZ Gender Analysis as tool to promote gender equality in higher education in Mongolia
On March 15, 2022 German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology (GMIT), will set the spotlight on the GIZ Gender Analysis developed for the new project duration. During the event the new Gender Analysis and trainings for partners will promote a…
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…
Encuentro de mujeres líderes constructoras de paz
El Encuentro forma parte del programa de actividades preparado por el Servicio Civil para la Paz (ZFD) junto con las Organizaciones Contraparte en Conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer. Este evento tiene el objetivo de visibilizar y celebrar los logros…
#SmartDevelopmentDay
For more information and to register visit this site: #smartdevelopmentday – Scaling innovation in an interconnected world (d4dhub.eu)
Gender Week 2022 – Gender Equality in GIZ – Where Do We Stand?
When: March 10th, 13:00-14:00 CET Where: GIZ internal event please contact the organiser for more information Dear colleagues, Do you wonder about the status of gender equality in GIZ? About whether we reached gender parity in our workforce and in management…
GIZ Namibia | Talk Show on Women in Leadership Mentorship Programme
GIZ Namibia colleagues are invited to the WiL talk show, a golden opportunity to meet the first group of GIZ Mentors and GIZ Mentees of the “Women in Leadership” mentorship pilot programme of GIZ Namibia. A major aim of the…
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,…
Virtual Individual Coaching during the Gender Week 2022
As of now all sessions have been booked As part of the GIZ Gender Week 2022, which will take place from 07th to 11th March 2022, we would like to draw your attention to the 45-minute virtual individual coaching on…
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,…
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…
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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…
Feminist Foreign Policy
When? Wednesday, 9. March 2022, 16.00 – 17:00 CET Where? Berlin, GIZ Representation, online via Live Stream With? Dr. Günter Sautter, Director General, Federal Foreign Office Marthe Wandou, Cameroonian Gender and Peace Activist Laureate of the Alternative Nobel Prize 2021…
GIZ Gender Award Ceremony
GIZ Gender Competition 2022 and Award Ceremony When? Friday, 11. March 2022, 11:00 – 13:00 CET Where? Bonn, GIZ Campus Auditorium, Live Stream https://giz.sendewerk.berlin/genderaward With? Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Parliamentary State Secretary, BMZ Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, Member of GIZ Management Board Award…
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…
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Out of the Box – Efforts to promote Gender Equality at Mongolian Technical University recognized for their contribution to foster equal potentials
After | photo competition |
Its Women’s Turn, in the People’s Game by Frank Olukohe, S4DA Team Ghana/Kenya
Habiba’s efforts to increase participation of girls in football and use sport to address socialchallenges in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya Football, the world’s most popular sport, played by millions and followed by even more. Like their counterparts across the…
Posted in Gender Week Blog Tagged with: Africa, Sport for development, Violence against women, Women\'s Empowerment
“Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”
9 March | all morning | physical event for GIZ staff in Uganda |
Awareness and engagement event to galvanize support for gender mainstreaming and programming in Uganda.
The Week of Timor-Leste’s Women Leaders
All week | online exhibition on Facebook |
Exhibition of Timorese leaders of institutions and NGOs but also women that are leading their families through the pandemic and into a better future
Mujeres indígenas, acceso a la justicia y COVID-19
12 March | 19.00 CET | online event for GIZ staff |
Reflect on the justiciability of the rights of indigenous women in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Oaxaca; in order to mainstream the perspectives of interculturality; racism, gender and legal pluralism in its various lines of work.
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.
Ganadería sustentable de montaña con equidad e inclusión de género
10 March | 18.00 CET | Gender Working group Mexico and Climate Change Cluster |
Provide a productive alternative with equity and gender inclusion, to improve the quality of life of mountain inhabitants through the sustainable use of their natural resources.
#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.
Violencia de género durante la pandemia por COVID-19
8 March | 16.00 CET | Workshop for Gender Group Mexico and CSOs |
Discussion of the effects of confinement on men and women, as well as the actions and challenges of care from the perspective of organized civil society.
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.
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