Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment
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Liberia: "Land Rights Education Will Empower Women, Girls"
Blog
The Land Rights Act (LRA), which was passed into law in 2018 by members of the 54th Legislature, will serve as an impetus that will…
Liberia: Land Rights Education Will Empower Women, Girls
International
The Land Rights Act (LRA), which was passed into law in 2018 by members of the 54th Legislature, will serve as an impetus that will…
US Sets up Commission for Human Rights Advice
International
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced a new commission to review the idea of human rights and how it shapes US foreign policy. Critics…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Entrepreneurs to Receive 5 Percent Quota to Strengthen Economic Participation
International
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has announced to reserve a minimum quota of 5 percent for women entrepreneurs in a bid to improve their participation…
Bangladesh/Myanmar: Flood Submerges Rohingya Camp on Borders
International
A Rohingya camp on the borderline between Bangladesh and Myanmar was flooded by sudden onrush of hilly water on Thursday. Makeshift shades at a camp…
Climate Change is a Women's Human Rights Issue
Blog
On the February 7th 2018, the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) enacted its first general recommendation which focuses…
Women May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change but Data Absent
Blog
Women are more likely to observe the impact of climate change on their lives, and are more vulnerable to such impacts, anecdotal evidence has shown.…
Gender, Indigenous Peoples and Poverty in Latin American NDCs
Blog
Indigenous perspectives are important to the design and implementation of climate policies and here’s why. Indigenous people contribute to the conservation of 80% of the…
Kenyan Tribe Divided Over Women's Land Rights After Landmark Ruling
Blog
A few months ago, the idea of coming home with a hoe in one hand and a sack of freshly harvested potatoes in the other…
Gender and Food Systems
Event
Are you interested in achieving gender equality through your programmes, partnerships and networks? Do you wish to rethink power relations in our food systems, and…
Gender Mainstreaming in Agriculture and Rural Development Training
Event
Agriculture is central to the livelihoods of the rural poor and in the attainment of suitable development goals; gender equality further plays a crucial role…
Nepal Yet to Take Steps to Ensure Justice for Women Who Suffered Sexual Violence during Conflict
International
Even as Nepal has failed to ensure justice for victims of the decade-long conflict, the country has yet to implement the recommendations of the United…
Women's Land Rights: a Journey to Understand Nuances and Explore Challenges
Blog
Journeys that compel us to introspect and leave us stunned are not beatific odysseys or intrepid sagas peppered with swashbuckling antics, but there is unvarnished…
Sustainability Standards and Women's Rights to Land and Agricultural Resources
Event
Join us Thursday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CEST as we discuss how sustainability standards can contribute positively to women’s rights…
Women, Health & Environment
Event
What's being a woman got to do with the environment? And what can women do about climate change? The answer is - a lot! Want…
Colombia: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor
Job
Cuso International is a development organization that works to eradicate poverty and inequality through the efforts of highly skilled volunteers, collaborative partnerships, and compassionate donors.…
India: LTPR-Gender and Women’s Economic Empowerment Specialist– Integrated Land Resource Governance (ILRG), West Bengal, India
Job
Tetra Tech International Development Services, headquartered in Arlington, VA is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified candidates for a Gender and Women’s Empowerment Specialist position…
Casualty or Catalyst: Gender Equality and the Future of Mining
Event
We are pleased to invite you to our workshop on June 12, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at Carleton University to discuss gender…
Myanmar: Gov't Lifts Ban on Plantation Teak Exports
International
The Myanmar government will again allow the exportation of raw teak and timber from state and privately-owned plantations, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation…
Women as Climate Action Ambassadors in Coastal Districts of India's Odisha State
Blog
People in the coastal districts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha are increasingly suffering from the effects of climate change. Most households in the…
Women as Climate Action Ambassadors in Coastal Districts of India's Odisha State
International
People in the coastal districts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha are increasingly suffering from the effects of climate change. Most households in the…
Sierra Leone: Academic Uses Film to Raise Plight of Sierra Leone Diamond Miners
International
It is widely known that “blood diamonds” played a major role in funding the rebel Revolutionary United Front during the ghastly civil war in Sierra…
Iraq: Gender and Protection Manager
Job
About CARE: CARE International (CARE) is a non-religious and non-political international humanitarian aid organization dedicated to fighting global poverty, through diverse public and private partnerships…
A Key to Combating Climate Change: Empowering Girls and Women
Event
Women bear the brunt of climate change, yet they are the world’s best bet in the fight for a clean, healthy, and sustainable planet. This…
Women, Conflict, and the Future of Economic Empowerment
Event
A Women Deliver concurrent session bringing together donors, NGOs, and a youth leader. This session will explore women's economic empowerment in conflict-affected situations.
Who: Women for Women…
Afghanistan: Greenhouses Could Hold the Key to Tackling Afghanistan’s Food Shortages
International
While Afghanistan continues to import a large proportion of its most basic food needs, ACTED is working in Samangan province to help rural women become…
Climate Change: Germany Pushes Climate Change as Security Risk
International
Floods, drought and mass migration: all factors why Germany has made the UN's response to climate change its priority at the Security Council. But political…
Gender and Climate Change: Climate Justice Solutions
Event
This session explores the linkages between gender equality, women’s empowerment and climate change by highlighting the differentiated impacts of climate change, and how they exacerbate…
Nigeria: Gender & Nutrition Officer
Job
Oxfam is a confederation of 20 independent charitable organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, founded in 1942 and led by Oxfam International. Oxfam's…
Women Building Power: African Feminist Efforts on Energy & Climate Justice
Event
Organised peasant and working-class women impacted by extractives industries in African countries are defending their communities and their own gender-specific interests against insatiable extractives industries.…