Objectif global : Sensibiliser les collègues sur les questions du Genre, Leave no one Behind et sur la promotion de l’accès équitable et responsable des femmes et filles au numérique, dans les projets programmes respectifs du Cluster Bonne Gouvernance Objectifs…
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Gender Month Mozambique 2023
In Mozambique, a full Gender Month is being celebrated every year between March, the 8th (International Women Day) and April, the 7th (Mozambican Women Day). In 2023, GIZ Mozambique and EnDev were elected to follow the main theme of the…
Rights, resources, representation: Indigenous women and girls in German development cooperation
Dear colleagues, Indigenous women and girls play a key role as leaders, knowledge-bearers, and human rights and environmental defenders. At the same time, Indigenous women and girls face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence. Nationally and internationally,…
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…
Launch Event of the German Federal Foreign Office Guidelines on Feminist Foreign Policy
@Federal Foreign Office On 1 March 2023, 14:00h – 15:00h CET the German Federal Foreign Office will launch its Guidelinies on Feminist Foreign Policy. The event, which will be hosted by Foreign Minister Baerbock, will take place in the Weltsaal of…
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…
„Cuerpos juzgados” – Women’s Rights in the context of a feminist foreign and development policy
Organiser: Unidas Women’s Network between Germany, Latin America and the Caribbean coordinated by GIZ project “Latin America and Caribbean Initiative to Promote Stability, Democracy and the Rules-Based International Order (LAK-FSDRIO)” Time & Place: 30.03.2023, 19-22h, Cinema at Gropius Bau, Berlin…
Webinario: “Como producir un curso en linea, sin morir en el intento”
Objetivo: Colegas de la GIZ en Latinoamérica y el Caribe conocerán en la práctica el proceso de producción de un curso de aprendizaje en línea. Conversarán sobre los desafíos y las soluciones en las diferentes etapas y se intercambian sobre…
Mujeres en la construcción de paz – Resolución 1325 ONU –
Mujeres en la construcción de paz – Resolución 1325 ONU – Objetivo General Conocer en qué consiste la Resolución 1325 en el impulso de una cultura de paz con perspectiva feminista, reconociendo a las mujeres como constructoras de paz y…
Voces de mujeres centroamericanas: Juntas para la transformación
Para poner en primer plano las mujeres y su rol crucial en la transformación de las sociedades centroamericanas, escucharemos a mujeres de distintos sectores y países que han sido involucradas en proyectos GIZ del Portafolio SICA y que han participado…
Inauguración del programa de Mentoría 2022
Programa de Mentoría de la GIZ Bolivia La capacitación constante del personal de la GIZ, a nivel global, es un aspecto importante que promueve el desarrollo profesional. En ese sentido, desde el año 2012, se han llevado a cabo distintos…
oces de mujeres centroamericanas: Juntas para la transformación
Invitación a evento regional_Voces mujeres centroamericanas En conmemoración del 8 de marzo, invitamos el 11 de marzo 2022, a las 9am UTC-6, al conversatorio regional: “Voces de mujeres centroamericanas: Juntas para la transformación”. La igualdad de género es una de…
Experience sharing
Experience sharing by projects and the HR Department on how they integrate gender/promote gender equality in their work.
Panel Discussion: Gender Responsive Budgeting: Mainstreaming Girls, Women and Children with Special Needs in Climate Change Adaptation Techniques
GIZ will work with Women Lawyers Association of Malawi to unpack how government can or is supporting girls and women and children with special needs in disaster affected districts. This will be done through: • Discuss budget allocated to the…
Gender promotion messages
With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as background we will share gender promotion messages every day throughout the Gender Week.
Tejiendo la transformación:
Procesos integrales para la igualdad de
género en GIZ Portafolio SICA.
GIZ Gender Award 2022 2nd Prize GM category
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…
Intersectional Diversity Management Initiative
“Intersectionality is a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects. It’s not simply that there’s a race problem here, a gender problem here, and a class or LGBTQ+ problem there. Many…
Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina are taking Rights into their own hands through a Free Legal Aid Application
Project: Open Regional Fund for South East Europe – Legal ReformCountry: Bosnia and HerzegovinaCategory: GG1 Background information Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Legal ReformThe ORF Legal Reform project is one of the six Open Regional Funds (ORF), which…
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,…
Proyecto ROLESSS
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…
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
Presentation of Gender Mainstreaming in EU Accession Talks (Internal Market Policies)
What? Presentation of the Gender Mainstreaming Booklet When? 21.02.2022, 11.00-12.00 hrs. Where? MS Teams Who? GIZ SANECA, GIZ Albania On Monday, 21st February 2022, the GIZ run project “Support to accession negotiations in the economic chapters of the acquis” (SANECA)…
Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we would like to take the opportunity to exchange on different topics related to challenges women face in Albania and how to address those through economic empower. Together with the Country Director of…
Encuentro de mujeres líderes constructoras de paz
El Encuentro forma parte del programa de actividades preparado por el Servicio Civil para la Paz (ZFD) junto con las Organizaciones Contraparte en Conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer. Este evento tiene el objetivo de visibilizar y celebrar los logros…
Gender Week 2022 – Gender Equality in GIZ – Where Do We Stand?
When: March 10th, 13:00-14:00 CET Where: GIZ internal event please contact the organiser for more information Dear colleagues, Do you wonder about the status of gender equality in GIZ? About whether we reached gender parity in our workforce and in management…
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…
Feminist Foreign Policy
When? Wednesday, 9. March 2022, 16.00 – 17:00 CET Where? Berlin, GIZ Representation, online via Live Stream With? Dr. Günter Sautter, Director General, Federal Foreign Office Marthe Wandou, Cameroonian Gender and Peace Activist Laureate of the Alternative Nobel Prize 2021…
(Un-)Learning Gender – Responses for LGBTI Inclusion in Times of COVID-19
When? Thursday, 10. March 2022, 14:30 CET Where? Online via Teams With? Dr. Jürgen Zattler (BMZ), Prof. Dr. Uta Ruppert (Goethe University Frankfurt), Evelyn Schnauder (Goethe University Frankfurt), Dr. Julia Ehrt (ILGA World), Élysse Marcellin (Independent Researcher) Exactly one year…
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.
Mujeres indígenas, acceso a la justicia y COVID-19
12 March | 19.00 CET | online event for GIZ staff |
Reflect on the justiciability of the rights of indigenous women in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Oaxaca; in order to mainstream the perspectives of interculturality; racism, gender and legal pluralism in its various lines of work.
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.
Lanzamiento de Grupo de Trabajo de Género e Integridad Empresarial
11 March | 17.00 CET | online event for GIZ staff |
Join the efforts of local organizations in Mexico and Colombia that are already working on the issue of Gender and Business Integrity.
Migración climática con perspectiva de género
11 March | 15.30 CET | Climate Change Cluster & Gender Working Group Mexico |
Session on the interlinkages between Climate Change and Migration with a gender perspective.
Violencia de género durante la pandemia por COVID-19
8 March | 16.00 CET | Workshop for Gender Group Mexico and CSOs |
Discussion of the effects of confinement on men and women, as well as the actions and challenges of care from the perspective of organized civil society.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Economic Empowerment of Women in South East Europe
Two days Regional Workshop (Western Balkan 6 Countries) on strengthening the notarial practices in South East Europe by implementing the gender responsive share of land ownership. The workshop will cover the following sessions: – The LAT methodology and countries’ reporting…
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…
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…
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…
Colombia: Programa de Acceso a Tierra para Mujeres
Desde el inicio del proceso de restitución de tierras en el 2012, se ha hecho visible una problématica estructural de la sociedad colombiana: las mujeres no disponen de la propiedad de sus predios rurales. Por eso, cuando se abrió la…
Colombia: Pathways to Equity and Peace in Colombia
Building Capacities for Peace – FORPAZ Context and Initiative The Colombian armed conflict has had a devastating impact on society and has caused innumerable victims. The consequences have been particularly severe for women, reinforcing the conditions of vulnerability they have…
Germany: Global Leadership Academy – Unveil the Hidden Presence: Trafficking in Women and Children
Ein Leadership und Innovation Lab der Global Leadership Academy In Kooperation mit dem Sektorprogramm Gleichberechtigung und Frauenrechte fördern und der Thomson Reuters Foundation Warum wir einen Dialog über Frauen- und Kinderhandel brauchen Menschenhandel ist eine der schwersten Menschenrechtsverletzungen unserer…
Ukraine: ULead with Europe
STRENGTHENING GENDER EQUALITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND CONTRIBUTING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG) CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE The Ukraine – Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development Programme (U-LEAD with Europe) supports the Ukrainian government to implement a comprehensive decentralisation and regional…
Women, Peace and Security – Opportunities and Challenges in the Implementation of UN Resolution 1325
Women, Peace and Security: Opportunities and Challenges in the Implementation of UN Resolution 1325 Strengthening the Women and Peace and Security Agenda is one of the main focuses of Germany’s membership in the UN Security Council in 2019/20. The aim…
South Eastern Europe: Empowering Women through Access to Land
Photo credits Jutta Benzenberg, Copyright GIZ EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH ACCESS TO LAND OPEN REGIONAL FUND FOR SOUTH EAST EUROPE – LEGAL REFORM CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE Although it is widely recognized that equality in land ownership rights has a positive impact…
Regional: THE WOMEN, PEACE & SECURITY AGENDA IN AFRICA – GENDER EQUALITY AS A CROSS-CUTTING OBJECTIVE IN THE GIZ APSA PROJECT
TOWARDS GREATER GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH-OUT THE CONFLICT CYCLE Gender Competition 2020 – GG1 – 3rd Place CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE Globally the vast majority of actors in the peace and security sector are men. The full, equal and meaningful participation of…
Female lawyer breakfast
The GIZ Open Regional Fund for South East Europe – Legal Reform (ORF-LR) project together with the IPA 2017 project “Countering Serious Crime in the Western Balkans”, organized on the 26th of March in Tirana, Albania, a “Working Breakfast with Female…
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Girls2Leaders
Girls2Leaders (Communication sur le leadership féminin suivi d’un slam des 24 stagiaires intègres de la Ministère de Finances et Ministère de Plan et de Développement (MEF/MPD/INSAE) sur leur expérience comme femme en profession Une activité du projet “Appui-Conseil Macroeconomique pour…
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…
« 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Egypt: Advancing Women’s Financial Inclusion
CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE Gender equality concerning the access to financial resources and services is a key issue in order to promote women’s empowerment as well as economic growth and sustainable development. While the positive impact of financial inclusion is widely…
GIZ Bolivia: Community of Practice Practice Gender and Interculturality// Bolivia: GIZ Bolivia Hace Camino Al Andar El Grupo De Temas Transversales
CONTEXT AND INITIATIVE The plurinational state of Bolivia shows one of the highest indicators of gender-based violence and feminicide in the Americas. Statistically, 7 in 10 women will experience some sort of violence in their life, most likely during´a romantic…
Nicaragua: The “glass ceiling” for women also exists in National Human Rights Institutions
At first glance, the world of ombudsman institutions in Latin America is female: The majority of the staff is female and in almost all institutions, there is a specialized unit dealing with women’s rights. Yet, this reality is different: While…
Peru: La Ruta Participativa
In Peru, despite the law having made progress, violence against women (VAW) is still a serious human rights issue. It affects 68.2% of women who have a partner (ENDES, 2016) and has negative impacts on society and public health. The…
Burundi: La Femme Burundaise, leader du changement
Contexte sur le Genre au Burundi Au Burundi, comme dans la plupart d’autres so-ciétés, la culture attribue aux filles et aux femmes des rôles et fonctions différentes de celles des garçons et des hommes et ce fait engendre des…
Benin: Gender House
Le tableau ci-avant présenté montre plusieurs dimensions du genre à savoir : Tout d’abord, l’homme sur l’échelle en train de mettre l’enseigne GIZ et la femme qui met la peinture sont un noir et une blanche tous deux employés…
Congo: Il faut briser la glace – La parité, un petit pas pour les femmes, un grand pas pour la REGIDESO
Promotion de la parité entre les sexes dans la structure du partenaire Description du contexte, du secteur et de la situation dans le pays Pour le compte du gouvernement fédéral, la GIZ appuie depuis 2006 l’amélioration de l’accès à l’eau…
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