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Beitrag der Grünen Innovationszentren in der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft
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Employment for Development Employment/Promotion for Women for the Green Transformation in Africa
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Combating Sexual Harassment: Empowering Labour Market Actors in the Agri-Food Sector in Western Kenya
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Alliances for Trade Facilitation (A4TF): Sensitization for Women in Cross Border Trade Ghana
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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…
Activités de la Journée Internationale de la Femme (JIF) au Cluster Bonne Gouvernance
Objectif global : Sensibiliser les collègues sur les questions du Genre, Leave no one Behind et sur la promotion de l’accès équitable et responsable des femmes et filles au numérique, dans les projets programmes respectifs du Cluster Bonne Gouvernance Objectifs…
Feminist development policy and gender transformative approaches
Joint Event Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Rwanda and GIZ Rwanda’s Project Prevention of sexualised and gender-based violence Gender norms and stereotypes determine and shape our lives. They are anchored in legislation, in traditions, in formal and informal institutions, in religion, cultural…
Gender Month Mozambique 2023
In Mozambique, a full Gender Month is being celebrated every year between March, the 8th (International Women Day) and April, the 7th (Mozambican Women Day). In 2023, GIZ Mozambique and EnDev were elected to follow the main theme of the…
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,…
Table ronde “digitalisation et inlcusion”
Ensemble, nous allons nous plonger dans un sujet qui a plus d’actualité que jamais: celui de la digitalisation. Dans unc adre convivial et interactif, nous allons revoir les concepts de base, discuter les opportunités et les défis qu’y sont liés…
“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
Lancement Concours Tremplin « Women Sports Entrepreneurship »
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 «…
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…
Gender Equality Week Egypt – DIVERSITY – Digital Access for ALL.
DIVERSITY – Day 2 German Gender Equality Week is organized by GIZ Egypt’s InnoPA project and aims at gathering insights of relevant stakeholders of the Egyptian digital society on key values and principles for digital inclusion. Sessions will address how…
RIGHTS – WenDo self-defence and –assertion training
6 March 2023 Gender Equality Week RIGHTS – Day 1 offers a holistic WenDo self-defence and –assertion training, tailored for women and is considered as a means of preventing violence. WenDo goes beyond the concept of teaching physical techniques as…
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…
Tech’Action 4 Women
Les 07 et 08 Mars 2023 le Programme Migration pour le Développement (PME) organise au Centre Sénégalo-Allemand une formation pour quinze (15) femmes entrepreneurs en activité. Cet atelier de formation initié en partenariat avec l’Agence Nationale pour la Promotion de…
Panel sur : « les mutations du digital en cours dans le monde du travail : opportunités et menaces pour les travailleuses et travailleurs »
Le Ministère du Travail, du Dialogue social et des Relations avec les Institutions, en partenariat avec la GIZ, à travers le projet : « Ensemble vers la réforme du travail », organise un panel sur : « les mutations du…
Increasing women’s participation in ICT – Techher
7th March, 1:00 – 2:00 pm GMT 30-minute online presentation on MS Teams – “increasing women’s participation in ICT” (experience sharing from TECHHER – a Nigerian based NGO). The presentation is facilitated by the GIZ MOVE project working in both…
Gender Equality – Gender Awareness Events (GIZ Liberia)
GIZ Liberia supports local partners in the Southeast of the country, one of the remotest and hardest-to-reach places in the country, with their awareness campaigns. The Tubman University in Harper is supported to organize a workshop for faculty staff and…
💭 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…
Le pouvoir du langage inclusif ou de la communication inclusive !
Saviez-vous que le langage (écrit ou oral) peut être un outil d’inclusion ou d’exclusion ? Il sera organisé pour le staff de la GIZ Bénin une session interactive et pratique sur la compréhension du langage inclusif et notre responsabilité ou…
Gender Month GIZ Rwanda/Burundi Opening Event
Dear colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to our Gender Month GIZ Rwanda/Burundi Opening Event in 2023! Do you sometimes struggle with sharing your achievements because you are afraid of sounding like you are bragging? Cultural and modesty…
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…
Demystifying Feminism. Local feminist achievements and challenges
In March 2023, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) will launch its Feminist Development Strategy. The policy was already announced in early 2022, raising questions about what it would imply, especially for implementing agencies like GIZ…
Movie Screening on Human Trafficking
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Person Uganda (CATIP-U) and the Better Migration Management Programme are proud to present a screening of the BBC documentary “Forced to Beg”. This powerful film offers a glimpse into the harsh reality of human trafficking…
Workplace talk on “Domestic Violence”
In light of International Women’s Day, it is crucial to recognize the continued battle against gender-based violence. As part of this effort, a workplace talk on domestic violence will be held with guest speaker Ms. Opolot. Ms. Opolot is not…
Causerie éducative “Vers une amélioration de l’accès au financement agricole pour les femmes”
Au Cameroun, 85 % de la population pauvre vit dans les zones rurales. Les trois quarts de la population rurale travaillent dans l’agriculture. Pourtant, les potentiels de rendement ne sont pas exploités en raison du manque de disponibilité d’intrants de…
INFO CARAVANS: Innovation – Technology for the Gender Equality in Civil Status
Les femmes du Bureau National de l’État Civil ensemble pour UN MONDE DIGITAL INCLUSIF : INNOVATION ET TECHNOLOGIES POUR L’ÉGALITÉ DES SEXES/ Registration: An Important Tool for the Protection of Women and Girls’ Rights in Digital Spaces There will be…
#hackathon basé sur les solutions vocales (#IVR : Interactive Voice Response)
Les projets d’appui au Centre de Transformation Digitale (CTD) de la GIZ Bénin organisent la Journée de l’Inclusion Numérique et du Genre (JING 2023) le 08 Mars 2023. Dans ce contexte, un #hackathon basé sur les solutions vocales (#IVR :…
Gender Issues in Cross-Border Trade: A Virtual Roundtable
Thursday, 16.03.2023, 10am UTC What are the challenges for women in cross-border trade – and how can we adress them? We cordially invite you to a roundtable to discuss challenges of women and small-scale traders. We are eager to…
Feminist Development Policy – Events and activities in Kenya
Feminist Organizations’ engagement : This will involve engagement with local feminist organizations to facilitate a better understanding of feminism within the Kenyan context. The engagement will specifically seek to enhance an understanding of the approach these organizations take, challenges they face,…
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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Der „Nationale Preis für Mädchen im Bereich Berufliche Bildung in Somaliland“ eine Intervention im Vorhaben Förderung der Beruflichen Bildung in Somalia Phase II
Epilog: Wenn über eine Person nichts gesagt wird, wird diese schnell vergessen. In Somaliland w über junge Frauen und Mädchen nicht gesprochen, eine halbe Gesellschaft wird hier im täglichen Leben vergessen. LGBTX ist eine Straftat. Es stellt sich die Frage,…
Intégration de la dimension du genre dans l’entreprise (GIZ-NIGER)
Introduction Le “genre”, les “études de genre”, “l’approche de genre” sont des notions parfois mal comprises par les populations. Transposé de l’anglais “Gender”, le genre est un concept sociologique désignant les “rapports sociaux de sexe” et de façon concrète, l’analyse…
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 Corner
12 March | all day | event for Sierra Leone staff
Internal competition about gender topics to promote engagement for creating a more equitable workplace and society.
Gender Week 2020
GIZ Rwanda conducted a Gender Week jointly with equal opportunities officer Sabine Guertner. A number of sessions took place throughout the week, e.g. on: Sexual misconduct at the workplace Female career development in GIZ Overcoming the unconscious bias with focus…
Gender Month “Changing Gender Roles in the Household”
GIZ Rwanda conducted a Gender Month Competition on the topic of “Changing Gender Roles in Household”. All programme teams had sessions and discussions on the topic of “Changing gender roles in Household” and each programme was asked to design a…
Achievements and Challenges of women in Rwanda
8 March | Virtual event |
Sessions, discussions and music
Namibia’s Gender Week – Respect Her
All week | campaign and activities |
Joint campaign with the White Ribbon Campaign, panel discussion, masculinity session and GIZ photo campaign
Video to promote formal land usage rights
8 March | video publication – French|
Awareness raising video for formal land usage rights in Benin
S4DA: Brunch, Challenge, Quizzes & Advocacy
All week | Online events & activities for the Sports for Development in Africa project |
Moderated discussion and exchange, quizz, advocacy articles, brunch
“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.
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
Intersectionality 101
10 March | 11.00-12.00 CET| Online event for GIZ staff and partners – presentations attached |
We will be unpacking concepts of intersectionality as a framework for project implementation and the working environment.
Conférence débat sur « le genre et le professionnalisme »
8 March | event for gender FPs in Chad | reports in English et en francais |
Presentation on Gender & Professionalism and film streaming
District Gender Dialogue in Mbale and Moroto
All week | dialogue streamed on Ugandan community-based radio |
Open dialogue on the roles of local government, civil society, academia and the media in achieving women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life.
Women share experiences in video snippets
All week | event for GIZ Mozambique staff and public video campaign |
20 short videos about female empowerment in Mozambique are published throughout the week
African Union Panel Discussion on GBV and women migrant workers
10 March | 14.00-15.30 CET | private event for African Union members and stakeholders |
How can Africa achieve social justice by including everyone’s protection needs and voices?
Women Economic Empowerment – Best Practices from Zambia’s Agricultural Projects
17 March | 09.00 – 11.00 CET | Virtual event |
If you ever wondered what role Women Economic Empowerment can play in your project, hop in and get inspired!
Ghana: Video Screening ATVET for Women
On occasion of the GIZ Gender Week 2020, the GIZ South Africa and GIZ African Union in South Africa offices hosted an interactive session on ‘Gender Equality and Empowerment is my Culture: From Attitude to Action’. As part of this,…
Bed of Thorns Movie Night
To commemorate International Women’s Day Celebrations that took place over the weekend on Sunday 8th, an event was held on 6th March at plot 19, and was attended by 41 staff from CUSP, PRUDEV and RISE and created awareness and appreciation…
Change comes from within – Gender Coaching and Gender Transformative Change in Agricultural Technical Vocational Education and Training (ATVET4Women)
During the on-going Gender Week 2020, ATVET4Women would like to give you an appetizer of our ‘Gender Coaching’, which we have developed to become gender-transformative change makers in Africa. We will also show an example of the gender-transformative change that we…
WOMEN IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
“Mulheres e Educação Profissional: Desafios, sucessos e lições para o futuro” The Education Programme of GIZ Mozambiques celebrates Gender Equality with a focus on professional training (TVET). Therefore, an event will be held in Maputo including panel debates and a…
Lancement du Réseau des Femmes Elues Municipales Tunisiennes
Lancement du Réseau des Femmes Elues Municipales Tunisiennes 07 et 08 mars 2020 La Fédération Nationale des Villes Tunisiennes (FNVT) cherche à soutenir les femmes élues dans leur mandat de gestion des affaires locales à travers la création d’un…