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…
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GIZ India ꟾ SENU_Gender Transformative and Behaviour change approaches
GIZ India Gender Focus March 2023 ꟾ GENDER TRANSFORMATIVE AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE APPROACHES: A PLAYBOOK FOR EVERY GIZ PROJECT PLAN, BUILD AND IMPLEMENT EXAMPLES FROM GIZ INDIA : SECURING NUTRITION, ENHANCING RESILIENCE (SENU) PROJECT Day: 29th March, 2023 Time: 3:00 –…
International Women’s Day event – Karachi (Sindh)
The event will celebrate women’s stories from the Urban Cohesion Hub (UCH) project in Karachi (Sindh) and advocate for better inclusion and acceptance of women refugees in the local social and economic landscape.
International Women’s Day event – Quetta (Balochistan)
International Women’s day celebration and young girls (both Afghan refugees and host communities) graduation ceremony of I.T Course and English language course in Quetta (Balochistan).
Mga Awit, Tula, at Kwento ni Dakila (Advocacy Concert)
In celebration of the International Women’s Month, GIZ Philippines, together with the German Embassy Manila and UP Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, will be holding an advocacy concert to promote gender equality across all spaces. The event aims to…
Girls’ Day in Ninh Thuan province, Viet Nam
On 1/4/2023, an experience day for female students is organised by Ninh Thuan Vocational College that is supported by the Vietnamese-German Programme “Reform of TVET in Viet Nam” to become the first training centre on renewable energies in Viet Nam.…
GAP Breakfast – Feminist Foreign Development Policy and what does it mean for the new projects?
On 07.03.2023 Gender Focal Persons from Mongolia of the GIZ East Asia Regional office organize a breakfast to discuss what the Feminist Foreign Policy is. Open face to face conversation to discuss different views, perceptions and most importantly what it…
Training workshop on gender equality in the workplace for returning experts
On 10 March 2023, the GIZ Programme Migration and Diaspora (PMD) in Viet Nam will organise a training workshop on gender equality in the workplace for returning experts. This workshop aims to create a platform for the PMD alumni and…
Social media awareness campaign – via employee-generated-content (EGC)- conveying our stand for Gender Equity and Inclusion
At the GIZ-Pakistan Country Office level, we are planning a social media awareness campaign – via employee-generated-content (EGC) – conveying our stand for Gender Equity and Inclusion. We aim to publish content on a daily basis throughout March on Twitter and…
Talk Show “What does gender equality mean to men?”
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Gender & Diversity Working Group of GIZ Viet Nam will organize a Talk Show “What does gender equality mean to men” which will happen from 13:30 – 15:00 (07:30 – 09:00 CET), Friday…
Mini-launch of the study report “Post-Covid-19 Green Recovery assessment of road transport in Viet Nam – From a gender perspective”
Transport certainly remains a pillar for any development model and economy. To recover the operation of road transport enterprises in the “new normal” and improve adaptability to ensure a stable and sustainable economy, it is essential to conduct this study…
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…
Beit Byout – Theatre play on Gender Based Violence (GBV) awareness
Beit Byout theatre play was created within a project by the UPW – Union of Progressive Women funded by GIZ – PVAWG project. It is written and directed by Dr. Lina Abyad, a Lebanese director. The play presents real stories…
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…
Iraq: Roundtabel on gender-responsive public services
Baghdad, 12th of March 2023: How can gender equality improve the efficiency and quality of public services in Iraq? How can the voices of women be taken more into account within decision-making processes of the public administration? Female representatives from governmental…
Webinar “History of Feminist Movements in Pakistan”
In December 2021, the German government committed to a feminist foreign policy. Under this backdrop, in March 2023, BMZ will launch the Feminist Development Strategy and the Federal Foreign Office will launch the Guidelines for Feminist Foreign Policy. This policy will…
Gender Training for Forest Stakeholders
Forests play a central role as natural carbon sinks in Viet Nam’s goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 as they cover 42 per cent of the nation’s land area. However, forest quality remains poor, species diversity is low, forests…
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Workshop – LGBTIQ* Inclusion in German Development Cooperation
27th March: 1:30 – 3:30 pm IST GIZ INDIA GENDER WORKSHOP ꟾ LGBTIQ* Inclusion in German Development Cooperation Organized by GIZ INDIA in collaboration with GIZ Experts from GIZ SECTOR PROGRAM HUMAN RIGHTS + GIZ RAINBOW NETWORK Join us for…
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Meet – KNOW YOUR SHRC (Sexual Harassment Redressal Committee Members)
GIZ INDIA – GENDER MEET ꟾ KNOW YOUR SHRC (Sexual Harassment Redressal Committee) With Opening remarks from GIZ India Country Director – Dr Julie Reviere and Inputs from GIZ India’s SHRC Members The meet is an opportunity to…
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Knowledge Exchange Meet – Learning Together – Toolkit for Gender Transformative Approaches for Rural Development
MONDAY, MARCH 6th – 14:30 – 15:30 pm (IST), 10:00 – 11:00 (CET) GIZ INDIA – GENDER KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE MEET Learning Together : Tool Kit for Gender Transformative Approaches (GTA) for Rural Development Sector Network on Rural Development (SNRD) Asia…
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…
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…
Gender and Consumer Protection in ASEAN
#BreakBarriers: #Gender and #ConsumerProtection in ASEAN. The GIZ-supported PROTECT project welcomes you to join our celebration of the upcoming International Women’s Day in the talk show #BreaktheBias, #BreakBarriers: Gender and Consumer Protection in ASEAN. Discussion will be conducted in English. Registration is open via https://lnkd.in/gceWWeyQ or by…
Gender and Sex: Meanings, Definitions, Identity and Expression
GWG Workshop module 1. Dear GIZ Lebanon colleagues, On behalf of the Lebanon Gender Working Group and part of the Gender Week activities, we would like to invite you to the workshop entitled: “Gender and Sex: Meanings, Definitions, Identity and…
Reflections on Queerness in Lebanon and the Arab World
Who is the queer community in Lebanon? Since when has the queer community been organizing and how? What are the different structural and interpersonal challenges faced? What were the milestones reached in terms of change and legal progress? How did…
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…
A SAFE SPACE FOR ALL Makes a great workplace
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 equality visible as part of our corporate…
Strengthening capacity of government agencies in integrating gender equality in the development of legal normative documents
Promoting gender equality (40% of marks)Which objectives and results has your initiative achieved?Describe the context, the organisational unit, the sector or the situation in your country or region. Tell us which approaches have proven effective, which results have already been…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022, by FATA Development Program – Peshawar
Flyer for Intl Women Day -2022-FDP Greetings from FATA Development Programme International Women’s Day is an opportunity to think about the progress made in the implementation of cultural policies related to human rights and gender equality. It is also an opportunity to give…
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…
NICD – Roles of Female Ex-Combatants in Sustaining Peace
Network International Cooperation in Conflicts and Disasters (NICD) and the Sector Programme “Promoting Gender Equality” invite you to a webinar on Roles of female Ex-Combatants in Sustaining Peace in collaboration with the Berghof Foundation and the GIZ project Youth for a…
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…
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Day Online Meet 2022
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Day Online Meet 2022 TOPIC: DE-CODING THE ‘APLAK GENDER CODE OF CONDUCT’ WHEN: WEDNESDAY, 9TH MARCH 2022, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (INDIAN STANDARD TIME) WHERE: MS TEAMS MEETING Promoting gender equality is one of the essential…
Out of the Box – Efforts to promote Gender Equality at Mongolian Technical University recognized for their contribution to foster equal potentials
After | photo competition |
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.
Roundtable Discussion Concerning Gender Equality
12 March | Private event for project members in Mongolia |
Discussion on how we can support gender equality initiatives with access to training, events, and workshops.
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
What needs to be done to end abuse and exploitation of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon?
12 March | 09.30-11.30 CET | GIZ-Internal online workshop |
the Gender Working Group Lebanon invites you to a workshop on What needs to be done to end abuse and exploitation of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon? An online workshop with the Anti-Racism Movement (ARM)
Role of Women in building an energy conscious society
10 March | 09.5-11.15 CET | virtual event for APLAC gender focal points |
Panel discussion with national gender experts from academia, industry and the public sector will attempt to shed light on the rarely explored gender-energy nexus
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.
GIZ INDIA ꟾ Gender Breakfast Meeting
12 March | 16.30 – 17.30 CET | virtual event for GIZ India |
We will explore corruption’s linkages to gender equality issues and how it impacts women’s empowerment.
Gender Meets Tech: Young Iraqi startups develop digital solutions to end gender-based violence
11 March 2021 | 13.00 CET | virtual public event |
Two GIZ project will discuss their jointly implemented online hackathon to find innovative digital solutions to prevent violence against women and girls in Iraq.
Striving for Generation Equality – What a short film has to do with women entrepreneurship promotion in India
9 March | 11:00-12:30 CET | GIZ online event |
Join us for an exclusive screening of the critically acclaimed short film B. Selvi & Daughters followed by a discussion of the the film campaign and female entrepreneurship in the context of Generation Equality.
Female Leadership: Successes and Challenges during COVID-19
9 March | 10.30 – 12.00 CET | GIZ Bangladesh only – documentation here |
The event highlights how COVID-19 impacted women leaders, especially their successes and challenges during the pandemic. Three women leaders will share their experiences.
Pakistan: Gender Week 2021
All week | time TBD | these are private events for GIZ Pakistan |
GIZ Pakistan has designed several physical and virtual activities and events for this gender week.
GIZ Bangladesh celebrates International Women’s Day 2020
The Gender Working Group of GIZ Bangladesh hosted the International Women’s Day 2020 event at Long Beach Hotel in Dhaka on 8 March 2020 on the theme of Breaking Gender Stereotypes to discuss about Champions in Bangladesh who are already…
Psychosocial Support for Female Suvivors of Violence: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue
The project on Psychosocial Support in Jordan organises a half day interdisciplinary dialogue in the Jordanian Ministry of Health. Different actors from NGOs, Ministries and Academia will discuss the relevance of psychosocial support for female victims of violence and the…
Training on “Gender and Diversity Sensitive Work in Theatre”
The training focuses on sharpening people’s awareness of gender and diversity-related discrimination including sexual harassment. It creates a safe space where the participants can openly share their experiences and work on it with a theatrical and participatory psycho-social approach. The…
Gender & Displacement: Interactive Panel Discussion and Exhibition
In the framework of the GIZ Gender Week and the Philippine Women’s month, we kindly invite you to our event on the nexus between Gender & Displacement consisting of a panel discussion and an exhibition. The event is organised by…
Inclusion Initiative Pakistan
Gender Equity in Pakistan: “There is No Tool for Development More Effective Than the Empowerment of Women” says United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Though women constitute 49% of Pakistan’s population, they constitute only 24% of the labour force. According…
Bangladesh: Empowering women in the garments industry – Business-driven approaches to gender mainstreaming
A new business-driven approach to women’s empowerment in the ready-made garment industry. On behalf of – German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Applicant – GIZ Bangladesh Gender Working Group Context As the biggest contributor to Bangladesh’s…
Pakistan: Creating agents of change in Pakistan
A larger part of the work that the Financing Sustainable Development (FSD) component of the Support to Local Governance Programme (LoGo) has been focused on during the last few months has been on aligning the businesses of women entrepreneurs in…
Sharing space: Gender in GIZ Lebanon’s project world
The highlight of the week will be a small conference (rather gathering style with some snacks) where some the project participants/beneficiaries will be invited to talk about their experiences. It will be a great opportunity for first-hand insights into the…
Jordan: “What are Masculinities?”
1. Country context Jordan Bordering Syria, the West Bank, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Jordan is in the center of the ‘Middle East’ with approximately 10.5 million inhabitants and categorized as a lower-middle income country. In the recent decades, the Hashemite…
Pakistan: Vision needs Attitude – Attitude meets Action
1. Promoting gender equality Gender parity is fundamental to whether and how economies and societies flourish. The constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan gives equal rights to both women and men. However, in actual women are rarely equal to their…
Pakistan: Mera Hunar Mera Fakhar – My Skill My Pride!
Promoting gender equality: Pakistan has more than 2.2 million population with the 60% youth across the country. We as the national of Pakistan face numerous challenges while being in the cluster of youth population specially when we speak about women…
India: PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN THE VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT – Green Innovation Centers (GIC)
“When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.” – Kofi Annan, Ghanaian diplomat and former General Secretary of the United Nations Introduction: Agriculture is an important engine of enhancing livelihoods and…
GIZ India : Gender Market Place : ”When ‘Attitude Meets Action”
GIZ India Gender Day 2020 : When ”Attitude Meets Action” We at GIZ India kicked off the Gender Week 2020 with a Gender Breakfast Meeting organized on Monday, 3rd March by the project – Womens Economic Empowerment (Her&Now). The Breakfast meeting focused…
Jordan: Women reclaiming public space in a small town
Background In 2012 the Jordanian Ministry of Environment and the German government with its implementing agency GIZ have established a partnership for contributing to Jordan’s ambitions to achieve sustainable development and protection of the environment. The partnership has since then…
Pakistan: The 1st Women Digital Empowerment Portal for the women of Khyber Pakhtunwa
The 1st Women Digital Empowerment Portal for the women of Khyber Pakhtunwa – the second largest province with more than 50% women population – now caters to the Social Economic Political and Legal needs of W O M E N.…
Kyrgyzstan: Rule of Law
Portfolio of GIZ Kyrgyzstan has a project that works on a regional level with the goal of ensuring equality for all in legal system – Rule of Law. This project is important because it ensures that no person can be…
Kyrgyzstan – Vision needs Attitude – Attitude meets Action
Vision needs Attitude – Attitude meets Action. With this already well-known motto, GIZ Kyrgyzstan office has started its new approach in promotion of gender equality. We call it a ‘reboot’ in the internal system of GIZ Kyrgyzstan office and projects…
Jordan and Lebanon: ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
DEVELOPING AN ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY FOR GIZ JORDAN AND LEBANON CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE In Jordan and Lebanon, sexual harassment at the workplace is widespread and constitutes an obstacle to equal employment of women and men. Yet, both the Jordanian and…
Indonesia: “INCLUSIVE, GENDER EQUAL LABOUR MARKET IN THE MAKING”
“INCLUSIVE, GENDER EQUAL LABOUR MARKET IN THE MAKING” A Journey of Social Protection Programme in Indonesia in Doing the Implementation Differently Social Protection and Mainstreaming Gender Issues While at It In the context of the bilateral cooperation…
Mongolia: TOWARDS GENDER-RESPONSIVE AND INCLUSIVE ULAANBAATAR CITY
ULAANBAATAR CITY BACKGROUND: Mongolia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change. The sparsely populated countryside contrasts with the capital city Ulaanbaatar, which is home to almost 1.5 million inhabitants, or half of the country’s population. In Ulaanbaatar,…
Pakistan: Sanitation for Millions
Promoting Gender Equality in Sanitation for Millions Program, Pakistan. Contextual Background and General situation Analysis Balochistan, being the largest province, spreads over an area of 347,190 Sq, KMs and forms 43.6 per cent of the total area of Pakistan. In…
Laos: Promotion of Gender Equality through the engagement with the Green Climate Fund
Context Lao PDR is a landlocked, Least Developed Country with dwindling forest cover, from 70% in the 1960s to 58% in 2015. Forests are not only an important sector for Laos´ national economy, but are also central to the income,…
Bangladesh: GIZ Bangladesh’s Journey towards Gender Equality
#SAY YES TO “HARASSMENT FREE WORLD” CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE The Government of Bangladesh has ratified Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 1979 and adopted the National Women Development Policy 2011. To achieve gender equality…
Pakistan: Gender Disparities in Local labour Market
Background Evidence-based employment policy-making requires identifying and quantifying the best practices and inefficiencies in the job market, such as underutilization of skilled workforce and lack of decent job opportunities. This is the first step in designing employment policies aimed…
Laos: Gender Equality in Micro Finance
CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE: The GIZ “Microfinance in Rural Areas – Access to Finance for the Poor (AFP)” is part of the Lao-German Development Cooperation and commissioned by German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), implemented through GIZ (Deutsche…
Georgia: A Gently Fermenting Revolution – Women in the Georgian Wine Business
Private Sector Development and Vocational Education and Training in South Caucasus 1. Context Georgia is one of the oldest winemaking countries in the world. Viticulture and viniculture, have a long tradition dating back over 8000 years. In today’s time, the…
India: INCUBATION AND ACCELERATION SUPPORT FOR WOMEN-LED ENTERPRISES IN INDIA (Her&Now)
PROMOTING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN Gender Competition 2020 – GG2 – 1st Place CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE The Indian start-up scene is on the rise. Across the metropolitan cities incubators and accelerators are set up to provide support for aspiring entrepreneurs.…
Pakistan: Inspiring Change – Women in Action in the Textile & Garment Industry of Punjab
Introduction to GIZ’s Labour Standards Programme in Punjab In the area of labour and environmental standards, particularly in the textile and garment industry in Pakistan’s Punjab province, GIZ’s Labour Standards Programme (LSP) is carrying out activities which aims to improve…
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