Young Leaders for development
What it means to be a woman in a world’s largest refugee settlement: “She was escaping fierce fighting in her home town of Bor Medina in South Sudan when Amer was intercepted and gang raped by 6 men who killed the 2 other women who tried to resist. She was released with a ruptured uterus. After walking […]
by Esther Nakajjigo
It is fundamental to accept that we are all different and that even though we may be different, each of us has the same potential to bring something irreplaceable to society; we have the capability to improve our environment and the one of the people who surround us. It would be normal for you to […]
by Ernesto Hernandez Otero
Upper East is one of the regions in Ghana that is engulfed with poverty, especially among women. The population of the region is over one million with 72% of this rural people engaged predominantly in peasant farming with climate change threatening this lifestyle due to changing rainfall patterns. The lives and livelihood of 1 million […]
by Dorcas Apoore
Around the world, we are witnessing an emerging generation of women who have power over decision making and influence over social, political and economic contexts, more than ever. However, they are still largely underrepresented at most levels of the government, industry and academia. The Beijing conference agreement, known as the Platform for Action, dubbed women in power […]
by Diwa Samad
A resilient seven years into the Syrian crisis, Syrians have been calling for more sustainable solutions to support their livelihoods and generate income. Affected people have exhausted their resources and still remain with little or no opportunity to re-build their livelihoods. Host communities are also overstretched, putting significant stress on basic services as a result […]
by Bushra Dabbagh
Inspired by the theme of #EDD18 and the #SheIsWe campaign, we asked our community who their woman inspiration was, to give credit to those who forged a path for others and gave them the motivation to work towards their goals. Here are their responses! “My grandmother, Eno Ukpe, because she stood up for justice and her right to get […]
by Courtney Gehle
ANNOUNCING the “She is We” Campaign!! An global campaign to promote the positive role of women in development, highlighting success stories of individuals who have an important impact on their communities. «She is We» shows that when women are empowered, protected, trusted and invested in, there are benefits for the entire society. She is all […]
by Courtney Gehle
This year, International Women’s Day comes at a time of remarkable progress for women’s rights around the world. However, this progress is occurring much too slowly. Many questions surrounding gender equality still remain unanswered – we’ve asked young leaders from all corners of the world to shed light on the unresolved matters holding back progress. Join […]
by Courtney Gehle
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What it means to be a woman in a world’s largest refugee settlement: “She was escaping fierce fighting in her home town of Bor Medina in South Sudan when Amer was intercepted and gang raped by 6 men who killed the 2 other women who tried to resist. She was released with a ruptured uterus. After walking […]
by Esther Nakajjigo
It is fundamental to accept that we are all different and that even though we may be different, each of us has the same potential to bring something irreplaceable to society; we have the capability to improve our environment and the one of the people who surround us. It would be normal for you to […]
by Ernesto Hernandez Otero
Upper East is one of the regions in Ghana that is engulfed with poverty, especially among women. The population of the region is over one million with 72% of this rural people engaged predominantly in peasant farming with climate change threatening this lifestyle due to changing rainfall patterns. The lives and livelihood of 1 million […]
by Dorcas Apoore
Around the world, we are witnessing an emerging generation of women who have power over decision making and influence over social, political and economic contexts, more than ever. However, they are still largely underrepresented at most levels of the government, industry and academia. The Beijing conference agreement, known as the Platform for Action, dubbed women in power […]
by Diwa Samad
A resilient seven years into the Syrian crisis, Syrians have been calling for more sustainable solutions to support their livelihoods and generate income. Affected people have exhausted their resources and still remain with little or no opportunity to re-build their livelihoods. Host communities are also overstretched, putting significant stress on basic services as a result […]
by Bushra Dabbagh
Inspired by the theme of #EDD18 and the #SheIsWe campaign, we asked our community who their woman inspiration was, to give credit to those who forged a path for others and gave them the motivation to work towards their goals. Here are their responses! “My grandmother, Eno Ukpe, because she stood up for justice and her right to get […]
by Courtney Gehle
ANNOUNCING the “She is We” Campaign!! An global campaign to promote the positive role of women in development, highlighting success stories of individuals who have an important impact on their communities. «She is We» shows that when women are empowered, protected, trusted and invested in, there are benefits for the entire society. She is all […]
by Courtney Gehle
This year, International Women’s Day comes at a time of remarkable progress for women’s rights around the world. However, this progress is occurring much too slowly. Many questions surrounding gender equality still remain unanswered – we’ve asked young leaders from all corners of the world to shed light on the unresolved matters holding back progress. Join […]
by Courtney Gehle
The High Atlas Mountains in Morocco as other mountain regions throughout the world are the source of major economic, environmental resources and ecosystem services. Mountains represent one-fifth of the world’s land and are home to 570 million people. On the 27th October 2017, I organized the Climathon High Atlas event in its first edition and first […]
by Rachid Ennassiri
Science and gender equality, and especially gender equality in science are both vitally important if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Despite recent efforts, many women and girls are still excluded from participating fully in scientific fields. According to a study conducted in 14 countries, the probability of female students graduating with […]
by Courtney Gehle
It is deeply saddening, worrying but even more so infuriating that article headlines such as “One Female Genital Mutilation case reported every hour in the UK” or “Girls in Kenya are hiding in school over Christmas for fear of female genital mutilation at home” are still written based on girls’ current reality somewhere in this […]
by Elsa Zekeng
In 2015, the member states of the United Nations issued a bold challenge to the world – to achieve sustainable development by 2030 through 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). One of the core themes of the goals is the eradication of poverty worldwide and central to achieving this aim is ensuring inclusive economic growth at […]
by Courtney Gehle