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Posted in Gender Week Blog, Year 2019 Tagged with: Agriculture, Economic Empowerment, Rural developemnt
Awareness Raising Event at TVET school in Tripoli, North Lebanon
Gender Equality Awareness Raising Event at TVET school in Tripoli, North Lebanon In the frame of International Women’s Day 2019, an awareness raising event on gender equity and equality took place at Al Saade Technical Institute, a public TVET school…
Forum Table Discussion: Economic independence: testimonies from women entrepreneurs
Organisation of Forum Table discussion on Economic independence: testimonies from women entrepreneurs. Place: Municipality of Canton Muisne, Date: March 8 Time: 9h00 – 13h30 Organisers: Peace and Development and the Coalition for Gender Equality of Canton Muisne and ProCamBio II,…
Movie Screening: A Land for Women
Women in Namibia have traditionally gotten the short end of the stick with regards to land ownership. Even though over 40% of rural households are headed by women, they still struggle against traditional practices and prejudices. The special initiative “One…
GIZ Kosovo speaks #BalanceforBetter
“GIZ Kosovo marks gender week with lively debates and reflection of its own gender perceptions” Like previous years, the GIZ Kosovo Gender Group marked the Gender Week with two interesting events – this year with a special emphasis on reflection…
How gender stereotypes are influenced by Kosovo’s education system?
“GIZ Kosovo marks gender week with lively debates and reflection of its own gender perceptions” Like previous years, the GIZ Kosovo Gender Group marked the Gender Week with two interesting events – this year with a special emphasis on reflection…
Género recargado: difusión de la nueva Estrategia de Género de la GIZ
(ES) Desde el 11 hasta el 29 de marzo, la GFP de la GIZ Bolivia y Paraguay, se reunirá con AV y colaboradores de los programas y proyectos, y de la Agencia para presentar la nueva estrategia de género de…
Training in Self-Defense Techniques
A long way to go for an equal society “I really enjoyed the self-defense training course organized by GIZ Ecuador on the occasion of the International Women´s Day and this year´s Gender Week. It helped me to acquire and try…
Café Dialogue
Café Dialogue “The feminists of GIZ Ecuador: Who Are They?” As part of this year´s Gender Week events, GIZ Ecuador held a Café Dialogue “The Feminists of GIZ Ecuador: Who Are They?” on 7 March. The informal discussion sought to…
Tanzanian women entrepreneurs bring powerfoods from Africa to Europe
Freshly prepared, dried, as powder or oil, as food supplements or cosmetics – Baobab and Moringa can be used to make a wide variety of products. So far, however, African plants can hardly be found in local and European shops because…
Posted in Gender Week Blog, Year 2019 Tagged with: Agriculture & Farming, Economic Empowerment, entrepreneurship, Food Groups, Networking
Apertura de temporada de Género e Igualdad de la GIZ Paraguay “¡No nos quedemos quietas ni quietos!” Marzo 2019 a Marzo 2020
Recargarnos de género en la Apertura de temporada de Género e Igualdad de la GIZ Paraguay. ¡No nos quedemos quietas ni quietos !. Jornada de reflexión, debate y proposición sobre los desafíos que nos presenta la nueva Estrategia de Género…
Gender Reloaded
Gender Reloaded in South Africa “Gender equality lies at the core of what GIZ stands for: A future worth living. Without it, we will not achieve sustainable development nor will we have fair and just societies. But gender equality is…
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Awareness Raising Workshop on Sexual Harassment at the Workplace
During our GIZ Mali General Assembly we will have a session focussing on the topic of sexual harassment at the workplace. The objective is to create awareness on sexual harassment, inform the colleagues of GIZ Mali about the policies in…
Tagged with: Sexual Harassment
Brown Bag Lunch “Le genre, ça me concerne ?”
GIZ Mali Invitation Brown Bag Lunch Gender 06-03-2019 We, the gender focal points GIZ Mali, will host a Brown Bag Lunch for interested colleagues to discuss the basic notion of gender by using interactive methods!
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Women in Lebanon Spotlights Campaign
Women in Lebanon Spotlights Campaign Highlighting the history of women in Lebanon and the achievements in gender equality, the Gender Working Group GIZ Lebanon is using the gender week for a daily email campaign. During GIZ’ gender week, a message…
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DUFUNA-FEM Code Camp: Software development training programme preparing female students for tech careers in Nigeria
There are many obstacles for women who want to build tech careers in Nigeria. However, programmes particularly focusing on female trainees encourage women who might otherwise not have considered joining. It is also noticeable that employers are particularly keen on…
Gute Ernährung – nicht nur Frauensache
8. März, 13.00 – 14.30 Uhr, Bonn, Saal Donau Die Gleichberechtigung der Geschlechter ist in vielerlei Hinsicht eng verknüpft mit den Themen Ernährung und Ernährungssicherung. Die Zusammenhänge werden, u.a. in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, seit vielen Jahren international diskutiert. Verschiedene Studien verweisen…
The way forward: dual training for young women in the hotel industry in Bolivia
Bringing together economic and development interests never has been more concrete and exciting. Within the ExperTS network and as part of a pilot project, a three-month training programme for the hotel industry was developed and implemented. The training was oriented…
Posted in Gender Week Blog, Year 2019 Tagged with: Economic Empowerment, tourism industry, vocational training
Women can do anything! Crafts, entrepreneurship, local governance!
Women can do anything! Get active in the craft sector, build enterprises, construct communities. A dual apprenticeship system exists in Kpalimé, Togo. Yet, young women are largely underrepresented in classes. They lack role models who could inspire them to go…
Promotion of Equal Access to High-Tech Medical Services
BOOKLET_Gender week_HTM Project_2019 The following events are held within the framework of the Gender Week 2019 in Uzbekistan: On March 5, we will celebrate the week of promoting gender equality regarding “Gender equality in GIZ” at the GIZ Uzbekistan Office. The following…
GIZ India Gender Meet: Gender Reloaded
GIZ INDIA GENDER DAY 2019 SYNOPSIS REPORT FOR GIZ GENDER MEET: GENDER RELOADED 7th March, GIZ Office, New Delhi, India GIZ India organized a Gender Meet: Gender Reloaded’ on Thursday, 7th March, 2019 to take into cognizance the new reloaded…
Geld. Macht. Unabhängig. Money, Power, Independence.
Wednesday, March 6, 2019 6:30 PM Schwarzkopf Stiftung Sophienstraße 28-29, 10178 Berlin, Mitte, Deutschland https://www.eventora.com/el/Events/money-power-independence-geld–1 Equal pay for equal work? Gender equality is claimed to be one of the EU’s founding values, written since 1957 in the Treaty of Rome.…
EmpowHERment! Economic empowerment of refugee women: Unleash potential – transform societies
Lama Ahmad © GIZ/C. Cannizzo (Berlin, March 11, 16:30 – 18:30 o’clock) Flight and displacement cannot just increase gender-specific risks for women, but also open up new room for maneuver: in fragile contexts, gender relations can be renegotiated and tasks…
Gender and Climate Change. Gender-responsive NDC-Implementation – What does it mean in practice?
When GUCCI Meets GAMMA – Recognising Women as Powerful Stakeholders in Climate Action By now, it is widely recognized that climate change affects women and men differently and that women worldwide are often disproportionately affected by its impacts. Women’s rights…
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Enabling Equality and Economic Empowerment for all Women and Girls – A Thought Leadership Roundtable around Gender and Disability
For more information on the speakers, please see the flyer: Disability and Gender event during GIZ Gender week Description of the event: One in five women globally live with disability, about 80% of them in the global south. In Zambia,…
Dinner and a TED Talk: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘We should all be feminists’
‘Dinner and a TED Talk’ at GIZ Uganda as part of Gender Week 2019 Link: Invitation TED Talk On Wednesday, 6th of March 2019, we will have a get together after work. The evening, that will kick off with…
Equal opportunities for all? Open workshop: „Gender equality in GIZ“
When? Thursday, March 7, 2019, 10:00 -11:30 Where? GIZ Bonn, Mäanderbau Donau Hall Who? Equal Opportunity Commissioner, Bonn and all interested colleagues In this open workshop, we would like to listen to you and jointly elaborate on equal…
GIZ Gender-Slam: Gender Reloaded
Gender-Slam – Programm – ENGL (Eschborn, March 8, 11:00-13:00 am, Auditorium and live-streamed on the Intranet) Please find the recording of the GIZ Gender Slam 2019 here (click for internal link – GIZ staff only). Copyright: GIZ/Rajiv Raman On…
Women Mobilize Women: Transforming Mobility through Female Empowerment
As part of this year’s International Transport Forum Summit 2018 on Transport Safety & Security, the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative is organizing the first “Women Mobilize Women” Conference to transform mobility through female empowerment on May 22, 2018! » When…
Berlin: Gleichberechtigung- Was bringt sie, was kostet sie?
„Welt im Wandel“ – eine Veranstaltungsreihe der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH und des Verlags Der Tagesspiegel GmbH Die Benachteiligung von Frauen im Wirtschaftsleben ist eine Realität. Weltweit leisten Frauen 66 Prozent der Arbeit, haben aber nur zehn…
GIZ Gender Competition & Award Ceremony 2018
Gender equality is a guiding principle and quality feature of our work. It is an engine and key attribute of a future worth living around the world. Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment feature prominently in the 2030 Agenda, the new…
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Mongolia: GENDER FACT CORNER
The Biodiv project had a ‘Gender Fact Corner’ for the week. They aimed at (1) making the colleagues realize the fundamental facts about gender issues and how everybody is influencing/participating through their everyday life, (2) raising awareness on the importance of being sensitive…
„Gender im Fokus“ – Fotowettbewerb zum Internationalen Frauentag im BMZ
“Die Frau mit der Machete, die gerade eine Ananas zubereitet, ist eine verwitwete Kakao-Bäuerin, die neben den anfallenden häuslichen Arbeiten ihr Auskommen mit dem Kakao-Anbau bestreitet; sie hat niemanden, der ihr hilft. Ihr Gesichtsausdruck strahlt für mich Stärke, Stolz und…
IMRI Roundtable meeting
In every year, GIZ celebrates the GIZ Gender Week in March to highlight the central role gender equality plays in sustainable development. GIZ supports the attainment of equal rights, duties and opportunities for women and men is an explicit goal,…
Focus Group Female Journalists
This Wednesday, March 7th, as part of the commemoration of Women’s Day, the Energy programme of the GIZ in Chile organizes a Focus Group linking female journalists from the Energy sector to learn about women’s inclusion in the sector, depending…
GIZ India : Digital Transformation Together – Leave No One Behind
GIZ India organized a Gender Café on ‘Digital Transformation Together- Leave No One Behind’. Connectivity doesn’t always equalise opportunity. The overarching vision of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development is inclusive and sustainable growth with its promise to ‘leave no…
CARE-Fotoausstellung “Klimaheldinnen” in deutschen Bahnhöfen
CARE stellt in diesem Jahr zwölf Klimaheldinnen mit einer Ausstellung in deutschen Bahnhöfen vor, die dem Klimawandel den Kampf angesagt haben und positive Veränderungen für ihre Familien, Gemeinden und die Weltgemeinschaft schaffen. Mit Hilfe der internationalen Fotoagentur laif core porträtierte CARE Klimaheldinnen…
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Internal Gender Mainstreaming Activities
In order to continue raising awareness on gender among GIZ staff in Rwanda, the One Mainstreaming team in collaboration with Peer Educators are organising different sessions on gender ( debates about whether or not affirmative action is something useful or…
Website launch: women2030.org
On International Women’s Day, the the website for gender equality and sustainable development initiative: #women2030! was launched. The international theme for 8th of March this year is “press for progress”. As such the website shares some stories of the brilliant womxn involved in #women2030, in…
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Gender in GIZ Bénin
Analyse Genre du personnel de la GIZ au Bénin : graphiques montrant les positions occupées par les hommes et les femmes au sein des projets et programmes
Gender in Ministry of Decentralisation
Atelier de sensibilisation/réflexion sur la Promotion du Genre au sein du Ministère de la décentralisation et de la gouvernance locale
Women in agricultural production
Exposition de posters sur les femmes transformatrices de produits agricoles et d’échantillons de ces produits agricoles Jeux de cartes par rapport aux ODD entre collègues en vue de refléter l’impact genre du programme à l’atteinte de l’Agenda 2030
Women in rural areas
Réflexion du personnel ProSOL sur « l’autonomisation des femmes et des filles en milieu rural »
Mentoring Program for women at GIZ
GIZ’s female colleagues will exchange opinions, interests and expectations to create a mentoring program within the institution that allows colleagues in the G3 and G4 bands to learn from more experienced colleagues and will allow them to develop their careers,…
Brown Bag Lunch #Metoo Movement
The GIZ colleagues will exchange opinions about labor harassment and sexual harassment taking the #Metoo movement as basis of analysis, Also, with the guidance of an expert on the subject, they will learn more about what harassment is and…
Self Defense Class
Instrucción de técnicas de defensa personal para hombres y mujeres: Supervivencia y estrategias de escape. Fecha por confirmar! Aprenderemos técnicas de pie y de suelo para poder controlar a oponentes más grandes y fuertes. No se requiere experiencia previa y no…
GIZ: Policy of equality
Atelier La politique d’égalité des sexes dans la GIZ, y compris la conciliation de la vie professionnelle et familiale, les rôles de genre et la protection contre la discrimination et le harcèlement sur le lieu de travail ensemble avec la…
GIZ: Human Ressource Strategy
Atelier pour AMAs: La nouvelle stratégie Ressource humaine de la GIZ: ce qui change ici en vue d’améliorer l’équilibre entre profession et famille avec la Chargée de l’égalité de la GIZ, Mme Sabine Gürtner
Girls Day in Finance Ministry
Girl’s Day Les ENEAMES à la découverte des professionnels de la politique économique du Bénin Visite par une cinquantaine d’étudiantes dans les deux ministères (lancement DC et Ambassade)
« La contribution des femmes du Bénin aux objectifs de l’Agenda 2030 »
Ouverture de l’exposition de photos « La contribution des femmes du Bénin aux objectifs de l’Agenda 2030 »
Strategies for Prevention of Violence against Women: Challenges to enhance their socio-political participation
On the occasion of the commemoration of International Women’s Day in Guatemala we invite to the conference “Strategies for Prevention of Violence against Women: Challenges to enhance their socio-political participation” on Wednesday, 7 March from 9.00 – 12.00hrs. at the…
Round Table on Girl’s Education
To honour the International Women’s Day on March 8th a round table is being hold in Labé, Guinea at the local radio station “Espace FM”. Four women are invited to talk about girls’ education with a special focus on the…
¿Que significa la Igualdad de Genero en su proyecto?
Gender equality is everyone´s responsibility. In order to provide high quality services and learn more about our projects in Chile we invite everyone who wants to participate to share their contribution to the following topics (up to 1 page). All…
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…
#PressForProgress this International Women’s Day, 8 March 2018
Through Women. Fast forward. EY (Ernst & Young Global Limited) is playing a vital role as the #PressForProgress main campaign sponsor of International Women’s Day on Thursday, 8 March and beyond. EY is calling on all people to help build…
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“Women at Work” / Photo Contest
Photo Contest “Women at Work” On the occasion of the GIZ Genderweek 2018, GIZ Tunisia invites you all to take part in a photo contest around the motto “Women at work” open to everyone on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GIZTunisie/posts/1643550399062860 Participate…
Costa Rican women in Climate Change
Last february, the first assembly of Costa Rican women in Climate Change was held in order to elect a group of representatives for the Citizens´ Consultive Council for Climate Change (5C). Within short time they established a blog for gender…
GIZ’s 1st Gender Salon How to empower WOMEN in Kosovo’s education and economy?
Herewith we’d like to cordially invite you to GIZ’s 1st Gender Salon How to empower WO MEN in Kosovo’s education and economy? On the background of a significantly lower labour force participation among women in Kosovo than men, we would…
Branding Competition for new regional programme „Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls in Southern Africa“
Give us your ideas and win an original Basotho-blanket! The new regional programme „Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls in Southern Africa“ is looking to brand itself. We need a catchy title and/or acronym that we can translate into…
WE EMPOWER Programme Consultation
On 1 January 2018, the European Union, UN Women and ILO kicked off the three-year programme “Promoting economic empowerment of women at work through responsible business conduct – G7 countries”. It aims to support sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth…
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Branding Competition: Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls in Southern Africa
Give us your ideas and win an original Basotho-blanket! The new regional programme „Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls in Southern Africa“ is looking to brand itself. We need a catchy title and/or acronym that we can translate into…
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Launching conference of the first national Anti-Sexual-Harassment Policy at ministerial level
On the 26th of February 2018 the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the GIZ project Youth against Sexual Harassment jointly hosted a launching conference of the first national Anti-Sexual-Harassment Policy in Egypt at ministerial level. The Policy will be…
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.…
“In Between” In Between A Film by Maysaloun Hamoud
At the initiative of Esther Loehr and Gereltuya Puntsagdash from JUNGE LISTE Bonn, the Film “In Between” will be shown in the Canteen of Mäanderbau of GIZ in Bonn from 17:00 to 19:00 o`clock on March 8th 2018. Popcorn and…
GIZ high level dialog with Caren Grown, WBG Senior Director Gender, on Gender in International Cooperation
Gender equality is an engine and elementary feature of a future worth living around the world. As such it features high on the German, European and international agenda. SDG5 was amongst the first SDGs to be reviewed by the United Nations…
Civil Peace Service: Women – Actors for Peace
On March 1st, the Civil Peace Service (CPS) of GIZ started the Facebook Campaign Women – Actors for Peace. Throughout the month, we will post information regarding this topic. On March 8th, two of our CPS advisors in Guatemala will take…
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 Café “Women’s careers: keys to success”
GIZ and KfW Cameroon dedicate the afternoon of International Women’s Day 2018 to women’s careers. All female colleagues of GIZ and KfW Cameroun in Yaoundé are invited to participate in the Gender Café, to discuss which factors can lead to…
Culture of respect: the value of diversity
On the evening of the 8th of March, GIZ and KfW Cameroon will celebrate and promote the commitment to equal opportunities and diversity of perspective at the working place – regardless of gender, social background or personal situation. We will…
Gender Equality for Good Governance
Given that gender equality is one of the key criteria for good governance, achieving results in this area requires coordinated engagement within and outside institutions and other mechanisms in Kosovo. For this purpose, we invite you to the Gender Equality…
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…
Online Exchange: „Empowerment of Women through Digital Solutions”: Review and outlook after a one-year pilot phase
When: 6th March 2018, 10:00 – 11:30 am Where: Skype-for-Business What: Review and outlook after a one-year pilot phase Today, digital technologies are an important prerequisite for social, political and economic participation. They also offer new opportunities to empower women…
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…
Culture of respect / banning sexualized power and harassment at the workplace
The celebration of the International Women’s Day 2018 by the GIZ Forest an Environment Program, ProPFE in Cameroon is fueled by global movements for women’s rights, equality and justice like #MeToo. On the base of a movie screening “North Country”…
Talent exhibition village, conferences and carnival celebrations
GIZ Madagascar is taking part in the gender week celebrations led by the Ministry promoting gender equity. Numerous women’s associations that we support from our intervention regions – eco-tourism, protected area management, jewelry linked to artisanal mining, women’s mayors association…
Photography contest: men-women equality in agricultural value chains
GIZ project on adapting agricultural value-chains to climate change (GIZ/PrAda) in Madagascar is organizing a photography contest on the topic of “men-women equality in agricultural value chains”. The aim is to show through pictures major issues linked to gender and…
Gender Awareness Workshop
In the course of Gender Week 2018, GIZ Uganda’s Mainstreaming Task Team conducted a total of 4 activities. The start of Gender week was celebrated with a Join in Circuit (JIC). The JIC is a practical and interactive tool, developed…
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…
Call for applications: Leadership and Innovation Lab: “Unveil the Hidden Presence: Trafficking in Women and Children”.
We are happy to share the call for applications on the upcoming Leadership and Innovation Lab: “Unveil the Hidden Presence: Trafficking in Women and Children”. This lab is co-convened by the Thompson Reuters Foundation, the GIZ Sector Programme on Gender…
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Gender Week and Competition Colombia
We just launched our Gender Competition 2018 in Colombia! All programs in Colombia are invited to present their contributions to the Sustainable Development Goal 5 of the Agenda 2030. invitation competition gender week. (in spanish)
Workplace Talk: Best Practice Example for external Gender Mainstreaming
In the course of Gender Week 2018, GIZ Uganda’s Mainstreaming Task Team conducted a total of 4 activities. The start of Gender week was celebrated with a Join in Circuit (JIC). The JIC is a practical and interactive tool, developed…
Join-in Circuit on gender-relevant issues
In the course of Gender Week 2018, GIZ Uganda’s Mainstreaming Task Team conducted a total of 4 activities. The start of Gender week was celebrated with a Join in Circuit (JIC). The JIC is a practical and interactive tool, developed…
Self-Defense Class
In the course of Gender Week 2018, GIZ Uganda’s Mainstreaming Task Team conducted a total of 4 activities. The start of Gender week was celebrated with a Join in Circuit (JIC). The JIC is a practical and interactive tool, developed…
Benin: View of Gender Focal Points
Au Bénin les femmes représentent plus de 52% de la population total. Elles ont de tout temps apporté une contribution importante dans les domaines de la vie politique, économique et sociale du pays. Elles sont engagées dans tous les secteurs…
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…
Maghreb: Conteuses de Maghreb
Contexte et initiative : C’est au nom du Programme régional « Promotion du rôle des Femmes au Maghreb » que nous avons le plaisir de vos présenter une des mesures que nous appuyons en partenariat avec le projet CREM «Coopération…
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…
Albania: From moving away to moving mountains: How Albanian rural women and returnees shape their future
BUSINESS IDEAS COMPETITION OF THE ALBANIAN ALPS 1. Challenge Rural women, especially in the Albanian Alps the access to know how and information is very limited and even inexistent in many cases. They are not exposed to any information on…
Kosovo: Integrating Gender in Waste Management Capacity Development
CONTEXT Municipalities in Kosovo face a huge challenge when it comes to providing essential services for their citizens and this is evident in the waste management sector. The country still lacks an organized integrated system of waste management. As it…
Germany: eSkills4Girls
For digital technologies to unfold their positive potential on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, the gender digital divide has to be overcome – this is the main message of the BMZ initiative #eSkills4Girls. Currently, women only hold 24 percent of…
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…
Marocco: Translating GIZ Gender Strategy into practice
Starting with the designation of two new Gender Focal Points in 2015, the GIZ Office in Morocco worked towards the implementation of the GIZ Gender Strategy through a strategic and concerted effort. In early 2016, the Gender Focal Points organized…
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…
Tunisia: View of Gender Focal Point Tunisia
Soumission au Concours Genre 2018 Au nom du Groupe Genre de la GIZ Tunisie, nous avons le plaisir de soumettre notre dossier pour le Concours Genre 2018, dans la catégorie “Intégration de la dimension du genre dans l’entreprise”. Nous espérons…