Concurso de Género de la GIZ 2022 Postulados: Asesor y coordinadora del Programa S I Frontera. Proyecto ROLESSS (Redes de Orientación y Liderazgo para la Superación del Sufrimiento Social). Lugar de ejecución: municipios fronterizos de Cúcuta y Villa del Rosario…
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From understanding to action to policy: How gender-sensitive corruption prevention and women’s economic empowerment reinforce each other
GIZ Gender Award 2022 1st Prize GG1 category
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…
MOBILITY SOLUTIONS IN INDIA FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
Issues and challenges in India The transport infrastructure of a country is a key to economic development, and gives people the means to access job opportunities, education, recreation, and medical facilities. However, issues of overcrowding of buses in peak hours,…
Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food sector Kenya
Introduction In Kenya, agriculture, inclusive of the subsectors of forestry and fishing, is an important sector of the economy that accounts for around 29% of the gross domestic product (GDP). Thirty-six (36%) per cent of the population lives below the…
Gender 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
Out of the Box – Efforts to promote Gender Equality at Mongolian Technical University recognized for their contribution to foster equal potentials
After | photo competition |
Empowered female entrepreneur
8 March | publication |
An article about a female entrepreneur overcoming intersectional discriminations was published in a magazine and online.
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
Unconscious bias: You think you know them all? – Test yourself!
12 March | 10.00-11.00 CET | Online event for GIZ staff |
Interactive session on stereotypes and prejudices that are obstacles to an inclusive work environment.
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.
“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
Introducción a Temas de Género y Lenguaje Incluyente (closed group)
10 March | 22.20 CET | Administrative staff in Mexico |
Introduce the administrative staff to Gender issues and inclusive language around administrative processes.
Violencia Doméstica contra Mujeres y Niñas en tiempos de COVID-19
12 March | 17.30 CET | online event for GIZ staff |
Share the results of an analytical model to record domestic violence in municipalities of Mexico according to the profile of the women who report it and the contextual factors.
Micromachismos y la Guía del Buen Aliado
11 March | 23.59 CET | Good Governance Cluster & Gender Working Group Mexico |
Understand the conceptual bases of micromachisms, how they work and how to dismantle them through simple actions.
Taller de lenguaje inclusivo
10 March | 23.59 CET | Gender working group Mexico |
Session with practical exercises on how to incorporate inclusive language, workshop limited to 25 people from the GIZ Mexico staff, mainly personnel with communication activities.
Plática sobre los fundamentos básicos del lenguaje inclusivo
10 March | 23.00 CET | GIZ Mexico |
Join us in a brief talk about the abc of inclusive language, what it is and how we can use it in our day to day.
#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.
Make It in Albania- I can become a driver of change
8 March | public social media video |
Messages from 11 women who made their dream come true and broke stereotypes and prejudices, in Albania.
Online Conference “Access of women in rural areas to property rights”
26 February | Online conference for invited guests |
The online conference focused on increasing the cooperation for active promotion of positive examples of gender equality, establishment of mechanisms for education and information of the women from the rural areas for their economic and social development.
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
The shadow pandemic: Online and ICT*-facilitated violence against women and girls during COVID-19
10 March | 14.00-15.00 CET | GIZ online event |
When women and girls do have access to the Internet, they face online violence more often than men in many different ways. Research and activists confirm that this problem has increased during the Covid-19.
Leadership in Fragile Contexts – The Role of Women in Peacebuilding
4 March | 16.00 – 17.30 CET |
Which countries and individuals are exemplary for the participation of women in foreign
policy? Which responsibility does German foreign policy bear? How do women perceive their
role on the foreign policy stage and are their demands heard? What special challenges arise
in fragile contexts? These are some of the questions we would like to explore at our event.
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.
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
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
Gender Equality in Land Tenure
5 March | 10.00-11.00 CET | online discussion for GIZ staff |
Assuring equal right and equal access of women and men to land ownership
Cómo cerrar las brechas de género – buenas prácticas de Centroamérica
11 March | 17.00-18.30 CET | public virtual event |
Closing gender gaps in the sectors of transport, REDD+, violence prevention, energy and geothermal energy
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.
Webinar: Gender Lens Investing
8 March | 16.00 -17.15 CET | public virtual event|
This webinar outlines the concept of gender lens or gender smart investing, and takes a deep-dive into the regional experiences from Latin America and the Caribbean.
Campaign #womenmobilize
All of March | virtual activities, publication launch, #womenmobilize |
Follow the Hashtag #womenmobilize on Social Media to stay updated with new campaigns, insights and events! Publication of the third “Remarkable Women in Transport”
Generation Equality Forum – GIZ internal Info Session
4 March | 09:30-10:00 CET and 16:00-16:30 CET | virtual event for GIZ staff |
The SP Gender informs about the Generation Equality Forum, Germany’s role and thematic focus in the Action Coalition Economic Justice and Rights.
Podcats from Space – Live Recording with Women Mobilize Women
9 March | 15.00 – 15:30 CET | Virtual event for GIZ staff |
In the framework of GIZ Gender Week, we would like to introduce you to our new podcast and give you the chance to be part of our conversation
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.
Quiz on Gender Equality
All week | This is a private activity for the Programe Migration & Diaspora |
Each day, the quiz will focus on a different topic: Gender and Covid-19, Gender within GIZ, Gender and Migration, Facts on the topic of Gender, Women as Role Models.
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.
Mes de la Equidad, la Igualdad y la Justicia de Género en la GIZ Bolivia y Paraguay
All week | private events for GIZ Paraguay and Bolivia staff and one public song competition |
One week full of activities, events and competitions about gender equality
NICD Learning from the Field – IRC Approach Engaging Men through Accountable Practices to Reduce Gender Inequalities and Promote Non-Violence
10 March | 13.00- 14.30 CET | Virtual event – participate via MS-Teams |
EMAP is an approach to prevent gender-based violence through a structured process of overcoming violence-related gender stereotypes. IRC members are going to share valuable field experiences from different contexts and important lessons learnt.
Reaction – Reflection – Action: follow-up discussion on women’s economic empowerment and Covid-19
11 March | 13.30 – 15.00 CET | This is a virtual event |
What options are there towards more gender transformative change and against “business as usual”? How do we shape our COVID-19 response in collaboration with donors, partners and target groups? Do we have good experience to draw upon?
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.
Work-life Balance during Covid-19 pandemic – Survey
March 9 | 10.00-11.30 CET | private event for GIZ-Kosovo only |
Survey and result presentation on how GIZ Kosovo staff experience the effects of the pandemic, especially in terms of gender equality perspective.
Challenging Gender Stereotypes – Online theater
11 March | 10.00-12.00 CET | private event for GIZ Kosovo and Macedonia |
Through online theater and entertainment prepared by experienced artists, GIZ Kosovo Gender Group will challenge gender stereotypes.
The implications of Emerging Tech on Gender Equality – Workshop
14 April | 09.30 – 11.30 CET | this is a virtual event with limited spaces – RSVP by email to register |
In this Workshop, we want to understand the implications of disruptive technologies concerning gender equality. Together we will outline the impact on gender equality that may infer from the technologies listed in the Tech Detector.
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.
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!
“Towards a Gender-Equal World” – Official Opening of GIZ Gender Week 2021
8 March | 14.00 – 15.30 CET | public virtual event |
This year’s GIZ Gender Week will take stock of how we are dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 at present and how best we can safe-guard achievements made on gender equality against any deterioration and backlash.
WBG Women, Business and the Law 2021 report and findings & German policy provisions and actions aimed at closing existing gender gaps
10 March | 15.00 – 16.30 CET | public virtual event |
Presentation, discussion and exchange with high-level members of the WBG, BMZ and GIZ.
Women´s Economic Empowerment in Africa (WEE) – Working towards Gender Equality in times of COVID-19
1 March | 10.00 – 12.00 CET | Public virtual event – watch recording here |
As many Covid-19 measures build on existing social and economic structures which are not gender-neutral, the effects of the pandemic affect African women particularly hard.
Photo Campaign Regional Office North
In the framework of the GIZ Gender week, the regional office North conducted a photo campaign to call attention to the discrimination of women and other minorities. As the team of the regional office North is operating Germany-wide, a campaign…
Menstrual Hygiene Day is happening. Period
Approximately 1.9 billion women and girls menstruate between two and seven days a month on average. The recurring process of menstruation has a decisive influence on the lives of women and girls worldwide. Oftentimes, they are poorly informed, or menstruation is a taboo…
Stereotypes + Violence – the thematic afternoon with a gender perspective at the GIZ
The unequal treatment based on one persons sex, is a common and transversal phenomenon throughout the world, an injustice that we must fight for every day, particularly on International Women’s Day on which people all over the world have been…
“Equal rights, equal opportunities” – International Women’s Day 2020 in the Federal Foreign Office
There is still a lot to do in the field of women’s rights and gender equality, both internationally and in the Federal Foreign Office. “Women’s rights are one of the most pressing political issues of our time,” said Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.…
UN DÍA CON NUESTRAS MASCULINIDADES
Fecha: 09 de marzo, 2020. Participantes: 15 Colaboradores varones de GIZ México (entre practicantes nacionales, Asesores técnicos (Junior/Senior), AV y coordinadores de clúster) Duración y Horario: 09:30-11:30 am (2 horas) Lugar: Sala de talleres – Agencia GIZ México (AGM) Objetivo:…
TALKS4INCLUSION
Fecha: 10 de marzo, 2020. Participantes: William Jensen – RainbowNetwork (GIZ) | Diego de León – QueersXclimate | Cardin Pastelería | Artistas invitad@s. Duración y Horario: 16:00 – 18:00 hrs. (2 horas) Lugar: Sala de talleres – Agencia GIZ México…
CONFLICTOS AMBIENTALES Y VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO
Fecha: 11 de marzo, 2020. Participantes: Camilo de la Garza (Alianza Mexicana – Alemana de Cambio Climático GIZ) | Itzá Castañeda y Eugenio Fernández – Consultores especialistas | Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) Duración y Horario: 09:00…
MIGRACIÓN FORZADA DE NIÑ@S Y ADOLESCENTES NO ACOMPAÑADAS
Fecha: 12 de marzo, 2020. Participantes: Jerome Martin – Fondo Conjunto México-Alemania (GIZ) | Miguel Macias – Coord. de iniciativa regional de migración (Save the Children México) | Selvia Vargas – Experta en género (Save the Children México) Duración y…
MESA DE DISCUSIÓN SOBRE LA POLÍTICA PÚBLICA NACIONAL PARA LA PREVENCIÓN, ATENCIÓN Y SANCIÓN DE LA VIOLENCIA DE GÉNERO
Fecha: 12 de marzo, 2020. Participantes: Karina Blanco (Iniciativa Agenda 2030) |Secretaría de Gobernación (SEGOB) |Oficina de la Presidencia de la República (OPR) Duración: 13:00 – 15:00 hrs (2 horas) Lugar: Sala de talleres – Agencia GIZ México Objetivo: Contribuir…
PRESENTACIÓN GIRLS DAY MÉXICO
Fecha: 10 de marzo, 2020. Participantes: José Medrano y Alfonso Figueroa – Sistema de Formación Dual México (GIZ) | Patricia Valdés – Business Partner (NESTLE) | Aprendices de empresa-escuela | Nancy Legorreta-Directora general de la agencia de publicidad (Kreatif Media).…
MOVILIDAD CON PERSPECTIVA DE GÉNERO, ¿UNA REALIDAD EN MÉXICO?
Fecha: 13 de marzo, 2020. Participantes: Miriam Monterrubio- EUROCLIMA+ y C40CFF (GIZ) | Gisela Méndez – Ex Secretaria de Movilidad del Gobierno del Estado de Colima. Duración y Horario: 13:00 – 14:00 (1 hora) Lugar: Sala de talleres – Agencia…
Internal event: Reflections on Gender in GIZ El Salvador
Firstly, the results of the survey on gender in our business culture (that was conducted in 2019) and the gender action plan for 2020 are presented, and there is a space for discussion and feedback on the results of the…
Participación socio política con equidad en Guatemala
Participantes: Colaboradores y colaboradoras de la GIZ Guatemala, personal nacional y expertos CIM de los proyectos y programas. Panelistas invitadas: Diputada al Congreso de la República-Andrea Villagrán y Dra. Ana Silvia Monzón -Docente de Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala…
North Macedonia: GIZ Gender Week
Please find the report of the GIZ Gender Week 2020 in North Macedonia here: GIZ Country Office Report on Gender Week Events 2020 – North Macedonia
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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,…
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…
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…
We need to talk! Gender sensitive language in the media
Putting words into action – during the Gender Week the team of GIZ Kosovo talks about the issue of gender-sensitive language in media. Still gender-equalities and outdated stereotypes are often echoed across local media. Traditional depictions feminine and masculine roles…
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…
Estrategia de género. Avances y desafíos
Jornada “Estrategia de Género. Avances y desafíos” En la GIZ Paraguay celebraremos el Día Internacional de la Mujer con una jornada de trabajo para analizar nuestras acciones en el marco de la Estrategia de Género 2019 y mejorar nuestra comunicación…
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…
Month of Roma Women Activism “Roma Women who removes prejudices”
Am Weltfrauentag beginnt der Monat des Aktivismus der Roma-Frauen Die Roma-Frauen bauen Vorurteile ab Im Rahmen der traditionellen Maßnahme „Der Monat des Aktivismus der Roma-Frauen“ startet das Roma-Frauennetzwerk am 8. März 2020 folgende Kampagne „Kinderheirat ist kein Teil der Roma–Kultur…
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…
Knowledge Café: Step It Up for Gender Equality in South African Media – Winning Project of the GIZ Gender Prize
Knowledge Cafe: Step It Up for Gender Equality in South Africa Media – One of this year’s winners of the GIZ Gender Prize (in category GG2) !! – The Step It Up for Gender Equality in South African Media…
Taller Interno “¿De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de Violencia contra las Mujeres?”
En la GIZ Bolivia le decimos ¡NO a la violencia contra las mujeres! El Director Residente, el Grupo de Trabajo en Temas Transversales (GTT) y el SFF Prevención, invitamos a colaboradoras, colaboradores de la GIZ, consultoras y consultores AKUT / IP…
AIZ Information desk
Information on current gender training courses and learning opportunities with a gender reference – here we look forward to your feedback: what meets the need, what do you want? Tips & tricks on gender sensitivity in the workplace And: 10…
Make a Statement – Gender Photo corner
Colleagues are invited to make a statement and raise awareness against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. The Photo Corner at country office calls for joint action, collaboration and creativity. Photo corner – make a Statement
Don`t miss! A Panel of Gender experts discussing Zebra style Politics & Women’s Rights
Panel Discussion concerning “Zebra style politics and women’s rights – How has this approach contributed towards curbing cultural barriers to gender equality?” This session marks the official opening of the Gender Week 2020! Refer to attachment for detailed agenda, speakers…
Lady`s Breakfast – GIZ NA celebrates International Women’s day
Panel Discussion on “Zebra style politics and women’s rights – How has this approach contributed towards curbing cultural barriers to gender equality?” Complementing the GIZ Gender Week 2020, GIZ Namibia organised a Panel Discussion where a group of four experts…
Let`s Talk – Gender Inequality at Work
Interactive, fun and practical session which aims to explore opportunities of how men can contribute towards gender equality at the workplace. Sea detailed programme here: Let’s talk Masculinity & Gender_04.03
Knowledge Café: Women, Peace and Security | Was bedeutet die Agenda Frauen, Frieden, Sicherheit für unsere Arbeit?
Was bedeutet die Agenda Frauen, Frieden, Sicherheit für unsere Arbeit? 2020 wird das Jahr der Gleichberechtigung der Geschlechter mit so vielen Jubiläen wichtiger internationaler Vereinbarungen wie noch nie zuvor: 5 Jahre Agenda 2030 (Agenda 2030 +5), 20 Jahre VN Resolution 1325…
Women’s cooperatives facing the challenges of the rural environment
This year, GIZ celebrates the first anniversary of the implementation of the GENDER strategy in its countries of intervention, an opportunity that we seize to allow you to learn more about the first female cooperatives in Algeria created as part…
Regional Commemoration of International Women’s Day 2020
EAC Main Hall, Arusha, Tanzania Please find more information in the flyer
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Gender “Get to know your rights” Workshop
GIZ Arusha, Tanzania Please see the flyer for more information