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Gender Week 2018: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
The GIZ Bangladesh Gender Working Group is organising the Gender Week 2018 event “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” commemorating International Women’s Day on 8 March 2018 in Dhaka. The session explores how more women can achieve leadership positions. Rubana Huq, Managing Director, Mohammadi…
Exhibition “Life through our eyes” by women workers in the Cambodian garment industry
Life through our eyes Made by Cambodian garment workers Opening event of the exhibition on Sunday, 11 March 2018 in Phnom Penh The exhibition Life through our eyes features photographs taken by Cambodian garment workers. To enable female workers…
GIZ India offers Self Defence Classes for Men and Women
The GIZ India security desk organized a “Safety Training for Women” on Tuesday, 06.March. Women Safety is topic of global concern. The security desk GIZ India organised a “Half-day Safety Training for Men and Women” on Tuesday, 06th March, 2018.…
Get involved & stay engaged: Urban activism and more opportunities for Women’s Empowerment
Indonesia’s identity as a multicultural country, with the fourth biggest population worldwide and as one of the twenty most important industrial and emerging market economies (G 20) is one of the largest and most influential economies in the region (ASEAN)…
Gender Mainstreaming in the Thai-German Climate Change Policy Programme
In order to strengthen gender mainstreaming in the project implementation and also to strengthen the capacities of all staff included in the implementation of the new BMUB Thai-German Climate Change Policy Programme, a 3-hour workshop will be held on March…
Gender Awareness Sessions
The Gender Working Group (GWG) would like to invite you to join our “Gender Awareness Session” as part of the GIZ Gender Week in March. For this year, we prepared a modular approach and included external speakers to make this…
Brown Bag Lunch “Gender Equality: Why it matters”
On the occasion of the global gender week, GIZ Vietnam will organize a Brown Bag Lunch talk on “Gender Equality: Why it matters” for staff on 6 March 2018. This event will be an open space for participants, through playing quiz games, to…
Sexual Harassment in the workplace – and how to defend yourself
The International Women’s Day is celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women while calling for gender equality. GIZ Laos wants to use this occasion to bring into focus an issue that some might want to cover: sexual…
Gender Cafe : Digital Transformation Together : Leave No One Behind
GIZ GENDER CAFÉ : 9th MARCH, 2018, NEW DELHI, INDIA Topic : Digital Transformation Together : Leave No One Behind Connectivity doesn’t always equalize opportunity : The overarching vision of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development is inclusive and sustainable…
Plurinational: The GIZ Rainbow Network
Promoting a more inclusive gender approach Advocating respect for human rights, equal opportunities and integrity are core values of GIZ. The GIZ Rainbow Network is actively pursuing to make this a lived reality by promoting structural embodiment of lesbian, gay,…
Mongolia: Promoting gender equality in and through education
Overview of legal and institutional framework for promotion of gender equality in Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in Central Asia, located between the Russian Federation and China, occupying the territory of 1.5 million square kilometers and it is the…
Yemen: Games4Peace to be the hero Yemen needs
” As a female gamer, women are greatly unrepresented and even often shown as weak. It was very important to me as a woman to make sure that women are given equal representation as well as empowerment” – Lujaine, Gamer…
MENA: Regional approach to institutionalize gender mainstreaming
Women’s political participation in the Middle East is among the lowest worldwide. A goal of the programme Strengthening Women in Decision Making in the Middle East – LEAD is to support an enabling environment for gender equality and women’s leadership…
Iraq: Gender-sensitive Cooperation within Transitional Development Assistance – Finding a Balance in Conflict-torn Northern Iraq
Background In the wake of the civil war in Syria and the rise of the so-called Islamic State, Iraq is facing a heavy wave of displacement, which affects more than 3 million people di-rectly and causes enormous strain and hardship…
Mongolia: Forestry and Gender
Introduction Forestry is considered a gender blind sector naturally, because it is traditionally a male dominated, labor intensive sector. Internationally, women’s role in forestry is becoming vital for their positive contributions in terms of farming and food production in agroforestry…
Yemen: Empowering Women by Ensuring Food Security and Breaking Stereotypes in Beekeeping
Empowering Women by Ensuring Food Security and Breaking Stereotypes in Beekeeping Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been affected politically and suffered from human crisis since March 2011, and later devastated by war since March 2015. Such crisis…
Pakistan: Thinking Pink at GIZ Pakistan
Gender as a cross-cutting topic in Pakistan German development cooperation has been engaged in Pakistan for more than 50 years. Pakistan currently represents one of the biggest portfolios of GIZ worldwide. According to the country strategy of the Federal Ministry…
Mongolia: Promoting gender equality and decent work and economic growth on the provincial level
Background information Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Integrated Mineral Resource Initiative (IMRI) program supports the Mongolian decision makers in promoting sustainable social and economic development, economic policies…
Pakistan: Beauty of Taxation
Women Empowerment by Educating Beauty Salons Entrepreneurs: At first thought, few would dare to associate taxation with beauty. But the two can be combined as evidenced by the collaboration of Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA), one of the Revenue Authorities in…
Jordan: Empowerment of Gender through Water Wise Plumbers
CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE In Jordan, the educational system ensures equal access to girls and boys, women and men. This has provided a highly educated female population with the potential to advance Jordan’s economic, social, and political development. Despite this, women…
Pakistan: Gender and Security
Presently, GIZ employs around 45 international and 350 national staff and implements projects throughout Pakistan, a male and Muslim dominated country. Cultural as well as gender considerations differ considerably from Western norms with gender mainstreaming often considered to be a…
Sri Lanka: Vocational Training in North & East of Sri Lanka
GIZ Gender Competition 2018 GIZ Sri Lanka: Vocational Training in North & East of Sri Lanka (GIZ-VTN) Introduction In collaboration with the Government of Sri Lanka and the Federal Republic of Germany, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH,…
Indonesia: Gender Issues are not a problem for us
LESSONS LEARNED FROM EXTENSION WORKERS FOR AGROFORESTRY AND GREEN ECONOMY – MALINAU, NORTH KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA – Just recently, after discussing gender concepts in a meeting of young extension workers (penyuluh) in Malinau, North Kalimantan, a male member of the group…
Indonesia: Inspiration From Nature – Gender Mainstreaming In The Indonesian Forestry Sector
INSPIRATION FROM NATURE GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN THE INDONESIAN ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY SECTOR The FORCLIME approach FORCLIME’s approach is derived from the recognition that responsibilities, vulnerabilities and decision-making powers of individuals and groups in relation to forestry and climate change can…
Bangladesh: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program
1. Promoting gender equality Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency is one of the three priority areas of German development cooperation in Bangladesh. The objectives of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme (REEEP) are: Developing locally customized technological solutions on…
Indonesia: Opening insight: KPK saved the life of Mr. Rumi’s baby
Assistance in Preventing and Combating Corruption in Indonesia (APCC) Entry for the Gender Competition 2017 Opening insight: KPK saved the life of Mr. Rumi’s baby “Corruption not only stops counties from getting wealthier, it ruins peoples’ life.” says an officer…
Nepal: Rebuilding life from the Rubble
In Nepal, women are usually assigned traditional gender roles related to the care economy with limited access to markets, education, health care, and decision-making processes. Thus the loss of lives and the destruction of houses and household assets, destruction of…
Indonesia: View of Gender Focal Points Indonesia
Indonesia has ratified the major international conventions that uphold principles of gender equality and empowerment of women. Nevertheless, there is a wide gap between the content of the Indonesian laws and their applications. The Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace…
Indonesia: Gender Mainstreaming in the Indonesia Forestry Sector
The FORCLIME approach FORCLIME’s approach is derived from the recognition that responsibilities, vulnerabilities and decision-making powers of individuals and groups in relation to forestry and climate change can be attributed to social structures based on characteristics such as gender, ethnicity,…
India: Conservation And Sustainable Management Of Coastal And Marine Protected Areas In India
Country: GIZ In INDIA Full Name of the program Conservation and Sustainable Management of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in India (CMPA) PN (complete 12 digits) 11.9299.6.001.00 AV / Program Director Dr. Konrad Uebelhoer Name of Team Members Dr. Michael…
India: Promoting Gender Equality in the Value Chain Development
Country: GIZ INDIA Full Name of the program: Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector – India (GIC) PN (complete 12 digits): 14.0967.1-012.00 AV / Program Director: Jonathan Ziebula Name of Team Members: Dhananjaya B N and Rajeshwari…
India: Gender Sensitive Initiatives to Reduce Malnutrition
Gender Sensitive Initiatives to Reduce Malnutrition: A Joint Action by the Food & Nutrition Security & Enhanced Resilience Programme (FaNS-GIZ) & Department of Women & Child Development to Improve Dietary Diversity among Women and Children in Madhya Pradesh (India) “It…
Gender Sensitive Initiatives to Reduce Malnutrition: A Joint Action to Improve Dietary Diversity among Women and Children in Madhya Pradesh (India)
The Department of Women & Child Development, Bhopal in collaboration with GIZ & the NGOs celebrated International Women’s Day on 8th of March, 2017 to improve nutritional diversity and improved quality intake of diets in a gender-equitable manner to reduce…
Daily newsfeeds and gender brown bag lunch: Gender week Vietnam 2017
Event Documentation: During the Gender Week Vietnam , 4 colleagues in GIZ Vietnam sent out daily briefings on different topics: GIZ gender strategy, gender-based violence, the Convention on Eliminating Discrimination Against Women and discrimination against women at work. At the…
Gender Corner at Country Planning Conference in Mongolia
Event Documentation: During GIZ Gender Week 2017, the Gender Focal Points (GFP) of GIZ Mongolia created a Gender corner in the Country Planning Workshop on March 10, 2017. The gender corner introduced the GFPs as well as promoted the GIZ…
Safety for Men and Women Self Defense Training at GIZ India
The Security Desk of GIZ India organized two separate self-defense trainings during the GIZ Gender Week 2017– for both women and men. The trainings were conducted in close cooperation with MitKat (safety and security consultant group). Each three hour training session covered the…
ANA HUNNA Female Mentoring kicks-off at the University of Jordan
The second round of ANA HUNNA female mentoring will be officially launched on Thursday, 9 March 2017 at the University of Jordan. Young female students (mentees) are paired up with experienced female professionals (mentors) to jointly work on their transition…
GIZ Cambodia Gender Week – Film Screening Event and Gender Competition
Event Documentation: What has gender equality to do with James Bond? In a video clip released for International Women’s Day 2011, Judi Dench and Daniel Craig, famously known as “M” and James Bond, reflect on some aspects of gender inequality…
“Girls’ Day” Förderung von jungen Frauen im Berufsbildungssektor
Das Projekt „Kooperative Berufsbildung im Rohstoffsektor“ unterstützt die Durchführung von Girls‘ Days in der Mongolei gemeinsam mit dem mongolischen Ministerium für Arbeit und Sozialschutz. Das Ziel des Girls‘ Days ist es, den Schülerinnen der Oberstufen und Abschlussjahrgänge, die kurz vor…
Balancing Work, Family, Community, Self – Can Working Women Have It All?
Event Documentation: Balancing Work, Family, Community, Self: Can Working Women Have It All? To commemorate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2017, the Gender Working Group in GIZ Bangladesh organised a discussion session on a topic that has been under…
Screening of a Success Story of a Palestinian Female Entrepreneur
On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Gender Working Group/ Nawi Cluster is pleased to invite you all to join our brief celebration of INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2017 Screening of a short success stroy “Imtiaz Awwad” a Palestinian…
Brown Bag Picnic “Unlock the Potential! – Fostering Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment through GIZ projects”
Event Documentation: GIZ Laos invitedall staff members as well as interested colleagues from partner institutions to a Brown Bag Picnic “Unlock the Potential! – Fostering Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment through GIZ projects” on International Women’s Day. There were Inputs about several…
Gender in the perception of Kyrgyz society
UN Women will present and discuss with GIZ-Kyrgyzstan the key results of the Study “Gender in the perception of society”: What do these perceptions mean for our daily work and how can we deal with the resulting challenges or opportunities?…
Competition in Traditional Dancing on International Women Day
The World´s Women Day on 8th of March is a big event in Lao PDR, usually, women do not have to go to work and their husbands or boyfriends buy flowers, take them out to drink beer or cook for…
“Beauty of Taxation” – Women Empowerment by Educating Beauty Salons Entrepreneurs
Success Story : Women Empowerment by Educating Beauty Salons Entrepreneurs: At first thought, few would think to associate taxation with beauty. But the two can be combined as evidenced by the collaboration of PRA and the German Development Partner, GIZ, in…
Shaping Our Future Through Conversations that Matter : ’Gender Equality in the Changing World : Planet 50-50 by 2030′
Event Documentation: Café Tables at GIZ India’s Gender Café Event were discussing issues pertinent to both men and women of a changing world: Empowerment of women through digital solutions; Gender sensitive communications, ‘Addressing women’s safety’ ‘Role and involvement of Men in…
Be bold for Change at GIZ Indonesia
Event Documentation: Gender equality is a human right. Human rights are a guiding principle for German development policy. It is key to sustainable development. As in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), gender equality is again firmly enshrined in the 2030…
GIZ Palestine: “We are a voice, not an echo” – How Palestinian refugee women engage in their communities
Ramallah, West Bank/Palestine – “You should go and work in a store not as a taxi driver!” A young Palestinian man is taking a taxi in Ramallah´s city centre and cannot believe that a young woman is driving the taxi.…
GIZ Vietnam: Catch Up and Move On
Event Documentation: In an open and casual atmosphere GIZ Vietnam staff was invited to catch up on recent gender debates in the development cooperation sector and to move on with their gender-sensitive programming. They also got the chance to win…
GIZ Palestine: Theater Play “UM Mohammed shines” on International Women’s Day
Documentation of the Event: The GIZ Gender Focal Point Group in Ramallah performed a theater play “UM Mohammed shines”, celebrating International Women’s Day. Unexpected acting talents were revealed and due to the great cooperation among programs and staff everybody seemed…
GIZ Philippines: Special Edition Newsletter on Gender
Special Edition GIZ Philippines and Pacific Newsflash (eNewsletter) When – released on 08 March 2016 Where – Philippines and the Pacific With – sent to all GIZ personnel; organized by gender working group What – This edition focuses on efforts…
GIZ Philippines: Film Critiquing, an Extended Brown Bag Capacity Development Session for the Gender Month
When – Wednesday, March 30, 2016 12:00 PM-4:00 PM Where – GOM Conference Room, 9th Floor, PDCP Bank Centre, Makati City With – open invitation to GIZ Philippine personnel; organized by gender working group What – Film by internationally renowned…
GIZ Mongolia: Gender week event
Event Documentation: GIZ globally announced the Gender week 2016 between March 7-11, 2016 on the topic of gender equality and women’s empowerment. In accordance with this occasion, IMRI program organized an event of “Current gender equality issues in Mongolia” in…
GIZ Mongolia: Women in Engineering
When: March 12, 2016 Where: GMIT, Nalaikh, Mongolia With: Students and student candidates and parents (Christina Seidler, DAAD-Fachlektorin & Associate for Student and Intercultural Affairs; Munkhtsetseg, Bachelor student) What: Information about gender distribution in engineering, chances and challenges for women…
GIZ Bangladesh: Stories of Change – Celebrating International Women’s Day
Event Documentation: “Gender equality starts at home! – that is one of the five strategic elements in the framework of the GIZ Gender Strategy. Gender equality within the company – what does it mean to us? On International Women’s Day,…
GIZ Nepal: The Nepali adaption of “The Vagina Monologues 2016″
Celebrate International Women’s Day with a special performance dedicated to celebrate femininity, diversity, relationships and love: Booking Show of: The Nepali adaption of “The Vagina Monologues 2016 – योनिकाकथाहरु” When: Tuesday, 08.03.2015, 4.30-6.00 pm Nepali time Where: Rato Bangalar School in…
GIZ Indonesia: “Pledge for Parity” Gender Event 2016
Report of the Event: “Pledge for Parity” was the theme of the 7th annual gender event organized by the GIZ in Indonesia. The event took place in the Cemara 6 Galeri-Museum on 2 March 2016. In honour of this occasion…
GIZ India: Gender Day Meet and GIZ India Gender Market Place
Event Documentation: Content and Background: Ambition, competence, determination and resourcefulness do not come with gender labels. Women enter India’s workforce in large numbers, and deliver valuable contribution to the gross national domestic product. However, despite India’s admirable record of economic…
Sri Lanka: Vocational Training in North & East of Sri Lanka
GIZ Gender Competition 2016 GIZ Sri Lanka: Vocational Training in North & East of Sri Lanka Introduction In collaboration with the Government of Sri Lanka and the Federal Republic of Germany, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in…
Tagged with: Education
South Caucasus: Privatwirtschaftsentwicklung Südkaukasus: “Women Build Caucasus”
Women Build Caucasus“ im südkaukasischen Kontext „Women Build Caucasus“ ist ein Netzwerk von Architektinnen und Designerinnen im Südkaukasus. Ziel des Netzwerks ist die Vernetzung der Frauen, um eine gegenseitige Unterstützung zu befördern und ein Bewusstsein für ihr Arbeiten und Wirken,…
Tagged with: Economic Empowerment
Mongolia: Biodiversity and Adaptation of Key Forest Ecosystems to Climate Change II Programme “Promotion of the gender equality in the forestry sector of Mongolia”
Biodiversity and Adaptation of Key Forest Ecosystems to Climate Change II Programme “Promotion of the gender equality in the forestry sector of Mongolia” INTRODUCTION Nomadic Mongolians’ livelihood patterns, their traditions and values, basic economy including labor division of men and…
Tagged with: Biodiversity
Palestine: GIZ Water Program Palestine
GIZ Water Program Palestine Prepared by: Fatima Radaydeh, Qasem Saleh, Sabrina Johanniemann, Dr. Thomas Riekel 1 | Promoting Gender Equality The importance of involving women and men in provision, management, and safeguarding of water is recognized globally. Therefore the GIZ…
Tagged with: Water
Jordan: Female Preachers as Water Ambassadors – Mainstreaming Gender in the Cooperation with Religious Authorities
The competition entry ”Female Preachers as Water Ambassadors – Mainstreaming Gender in the Cooperation with Religious Authorities” from GIZ Jordan can be downloaded here:
Kyrgyzstan: Gender Analysis for GIZ Programme Mineral Resources for Development
Gender Analysis for GIZ Programme Mineral Resources for Development Guzal Abdirazakova. GIZ-MRD. 2014 Objectives The following gender analysis aims to inform the internal GIZ mission about the current situation of gender equality in Kyrgyz Republic. It includes up to date…
Tagged with: Governance
Indonesia: Developing and Implementing Gender Responsive Climate Strategies
Developing and Implementing Gender Responsive Climate Strategies Prepared by: PAKLIM Working Area 1 Gender Working Group (Moh. Nurhadi, Ratna Budiarti, Fitria Aurora Feliciani) A. Overview of PAKLIM Indonesia is among the world’s large emitters of greenhouse gases. The consumption of…
Tagged with: Climate Change
Indonesia: What Does Green Mobility Mean for Climate and Gender?
Does Green Mobility Mean for Climate and Gender? Prepared by: PAKLIM Working Area 1 Gender Working Group (Moh. Nurhadi, Ratna Budiarti, Fitria Aurora Feliciani) 1. Promoting Gender Equality Greenhouse gases (GHG) from transportation covers 18.2% of GHG from energy sector…
Tagged with: Climate Change
Yemen: Walking the talk in Yemen: The Gender Focal Points Group in Yemen: A living example for taking gender action under Business Continuity Management
Walking the talk in Yemen The Gender Focal Points Group in Yemen – A living example for taking gender action under Business Continuity Management The GIZ Yemen Gender Focal Points Group “walks the talk”: For more than 2 years of…
Tagged with: Economic Empowerment
Bangladesh: Adaptation to Climate Change and Rehabilitation of Livelihoods in Selected Districts of Southwest Bangladesh
“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.” 1. Promoting gender equality The objective is to improve the communication and cooperation between men and women in…
Tagged with: Climate Change
Bangladesh: From Prisoner to Business Woman – An Outcome of Gender Mainstreaming
CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE In Bangladesh the majority of the population has little access to justice. The criminal justice system is chronically underfinanced and offers limited legal aid, particularly to vulnerable groups. 70% of prisoners are under trial. Prisons are overcrowded…
Tagged with: Governance
Cambodia: Bringing the Rights of Voiceless Women into the Political Agenda
CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE According to a national survey commissioned by the UN and DFAT, 32 percent of ever-partnered Cambodian women aged 15-64 experience emotional abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime; while 21 percent face physical and/or sexual violence.…
Tagged with: Governance
Nepal: Change Starts at Home: The Gender Quality Circle
Background With the aim of promoting “Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment” GIZ Nepal moved forward with a strong belief that change begins at home. Accordingly, immediately after the establishment of the Gender Quality Circle (GQC), it focused on gender equality…
Nepal: INCLUDE: Inclusive Development of the Economy Programme in Nepal
STRIVING TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY & SOCIAL INCLUSION INCLUDE stands for the Inclusive Development of the Economy Programme in Nepal. It contributes to a socially balanced economic growth, by reaching out to poor and ultra-poor inhabitants, who are or could be…
Tagged with: Economic Empowerment
Timor Leste: Advisory and Training for the Maritime Sector in Timor-Leste (ATMI-TLS)
Project title: Advisory and Training for the Maritime Sector in Timor-Leste (ATMI-TLS) Project data: Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Lead executing agency: Timor-Leste Ministry for Transport and Communication (MoTC) Duration: 07/2013 – 06/2016 Gender Marker:…
Yemen: No business as usual – strengthen Yemeni Business Women in times of war
CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE Since 2015, Yemen is in a full-blown armed conflict with men and women struggling to nourish themselves and their children. Due to the security situation the Private Sector Development Project (PSDP) is fully implemented in the Business…
Tagged with: Economic Empowerment
Indonesia: Gender Mainstreaming in the Indonesian Forestry Sector
GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN THE INDONESIAN FORESTRY SECTOR The FORCLIME approach FORCLIME’s approach is derived from the recognition that responsibilities, vulnerabilities and decision-making powers of individuals and groups in relation to forestry and climate change can be attributed to social structures…
Bangladesh: Affordable nutritious foods for women in Bangladesh
GIZ Division: Agricultural Policy, Food Security, Sustainable Use of Resources Project Location: Nilpharmari, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh Target Group: Women of reproductive age of smallholder farming households Duration: January 2014 – May 2017 Gender-related Country Facts: • Nearly half of female…
Timor Leste: Gender-Mainstreaming in the Project “Sustainable Management of Agro-Biodiversity in Timor-Leste”
Commissioned by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Lead executing agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF) Duration: 10/2012– 03/2016 Gender Marker: 1 0. Introduction As a new independent country (2002), Timor-Leste is facing a range of development…
India: SHG Member as Bank Agents – Rural Financial Institutions Programme
The competition entry ”SHG Member as Bank Agents – Rural Financial Institutions Programme” from GIZ India can be downloaded here:
Tagged with: Finance
Azerbaijan: Frauen – Macht – Politik: Das DAYAQ-Mentoring-Programm für starke Frauen in der Kommunalpolitik in Aserbaidschan
„Für mich ist meine Mentee Fortsetzerin und Weiterentwicklerin meiner Ideen“ Mehriban Zeynalova (l.) Vorsitzende Verein “Clean World” (Mentor 2015) “Die Treffen mit den Mentoren veränderte meine gesamte Vorstellung vom Frau-Sein. Ich bin zur Arbeit gegangen, danach die Hausarbeit und…
Tagged with: Political Participation
India: Indo German Environment Partnership Program in Rural Areas (IGEPRA): Climate Change Adaptation North Eastern Region of India (CCA NER)
The competition entry ”Indo German Environment Partnership Program in Rural Areas (IGEPRA): Climate Change Adaptation North Eastern Region of India (CCA NER)” from GIZ India can be downloaded here:
Tagged with: Climate Change
India: Promoting Women’s Participation in e-waste recycling
The competition entry ”Promoting Women’s Participation in e-waste recycling” from GIZ India can be downloaded here:
Tagged with: Economic Empowerment
Jordan: Improved Water Resources Security for Low Income Rural and Urban Communities
Ambassadors of Change in their Communities Jordan is one of the poorest countries in water resources, as the per capita share is 145 m3 which is far below the international water-poverty line (1000m3/year). This crucial problem needs not only wise…
Cambodia: Does Land Project Really Influence Gender Gaps?
Does Land Project Really Influence Gender Gaps? Improvement of Livelihood and Food Security project helps 3,000 poorest households, including 34% female-led households in Cambodia who have been provided with land for residential purposes and family farming in Kratie, Tbong Khmum…
India: Renewable Energy Supply for Rural Areas
The competition entry ”Renewable Energy Supply for Rural Areas” from GIZ India can be downloaded here:
Tagged with: Energy
Indonesia (Timor Leste) – Understanding the Causes of Gender-Based Inequality in Indonesia (Video)
IMPRESSIONS OF THE EVENT: The short movie of the Gender Working Group GIZ Indonesia explains and illustrates causes, challenges and problems of gender-based inequality in Indonesia. (with English subtitles) Kenapa ada ketidaksetaraan gender? / Understanding the Causes of Gender-Based Inequality…
Vietnam (Hanoi) – “By Choice or By Chance” – Documentary Movie Screening
The recent Vietnamese Documentary Movie (2013) “By Choice or By Chance” will be screened at GIZ Country Office to all interested staff. Following the screening, 1-2 of the main female characters whose lives are shown in the movie as well…
Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar) – Meet and Greet: Gender Triangle
The topic will be “Meet and Greet – Gender Triangle”. The event aims to exploit network effects by inviting various actors, who also invite actors implementing gender-related activities in Mongolia. It provides an opportunity to get to know each other…
Uzbekistan (Tashkent) – Webinar: How to Implement the GIZ Gender Strategy
The term webinar is short for web-based seminar, which is an online event – a conference, lecture, workshop or seminar – that is transmitted over the web. A webinar allows a speaker hosting the event to share PowerPoint presentations, videos,…
Philippines & Pacific Islands (Makati City) – Daily Gender Struggle
Each day during gender week, a new message will be posted in each office to provoke discussion among colleagues about gender issues in our everyday lives. These messages could be short anecdotes, provocative questions or even an image of a…
Philippines & Pacific Islands (Manila & Fiji) – Training on Gender & Climate Change
The training workshop will take place simultaneously in Manila and Fiji on 2nd of March. The participants in both locations will interact/communicate via video conference. The training workshop is based on the “Pacific Gender and Climate Change toolkit”. Participants are…
Sri Lanka (Colombo) – Reality of Sri Lankan Women as Domestic Workers in the Middle East
The idea for this event is to discuss with the film director Nadya Perera the documentary `4th of February´. The 30 min. production is woven around the stories of three women who left Sri Lanka to work as domestic workers…
Uzbekistan (Tashkent) – Training Related to Gender-Responsive Activities
Agenda: Overview of project and program results of gender responsive activities (e.g. posters, success stories, articles, fact sheets) Presentation of results of the quantitative study on gender views of GIZ staff in Uzbekistan Sharing of experiences: Gender analysis reports of UN,…
Uzbekistan (Tashkent) – Gender Equality: Sharing Experiences and Success Stories
Preparing and being prepared to share experiences and success stories: poster presentations, fact sheets, photographs, videos, etc.. These success stories provided by projects and programs will be collected and published either in GIZ Headquarters or locally in form of a…
Laos (Vientiane) – Brainstorming Session on Gender-Related Issues
Every project is asked to conduct a brainstorming/discussion on at least one crucial gender related issue that affects or might affect the project and its activities and formulate concrete next steps on how to address the identified issue in 2015…
Tagged with: Equality & Inclusion
Laos (Vientiane) – Brown Bag Lunch: German Contributions to Gender-Responsive Financing
Presentation of gender based activities and results of the microfinance project. It is currently discussed if the cofinancing partner of the project (Australian Aid) will participate in the presentation, so it would become a German-Australian input. The Brown Bag Lunch…
Tagged with: Economic Empowerment
Indonesia (Timor Leste) – “10 Things to Know about Gender in Indonesia”
IMPRESSIONS OF THE EVENT AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION: During the Gender Week 2015 the gender working group sent an E-mail to all GIZ employees in Indonesia and Timor Leste and inform about 10 relevant facts related to gender. We inform GIZ…
Indonesia (Timor Leste) – Gender Equality: I go for it!
The core part of the event will consist of three panel discussions where GIZ’s commitment to gender in the field of climate change, governance and economic empowerment will be discussed. Here, we will focus on the experiences of GIZ managers…
India (New Delhi) – Calling on all Men and Boys to Make it Happen
Outdoor activity – GIZ India along with UNWOMEN’s #HeForShe Campaign: where all GIZ men and boys of India will be encouraged to take a pledge for gender equality in ensuring equity, gender justice and also to stand up against…
India (New Delhi) – Gender Meet: Gender Equality at the heart of development
GIZ India in close collaboration with UNWOMEN, will discuss the following topics : Gender at the heart of development : Gender at the heart of ‘German International Cooperation’ : Reference to new BMZ Gender Strategy/GIZ Gender Strategy Empowering Women: Women’s…