Economic Empowerment
Joint Gender Transformative Approaches Working Group (GTA-WG)
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Tejiendo Innovación
Innovación social y tecnológica para la producción ycomercialización de sombreros y artesanías hechas con paja toquilla, a partir delempoderamiento de la mujer 45_Espanol_GG1_APLAK_Fondo de Innovación
Planting seeds of change in India: How communal gardening and nutrition trainings improve nutrition security for women and young children and transform gender roles
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Geschlechtergerechtigkeit im Rohstoffsektor für eine sozial-ökologische Transformation
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Renforcement de la résilience des femmes à travers les cultures de diversification
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The Pink Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Patna as part of the Circular Waste Solutions Project in India
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Importance of Research and Analysis and Gender Mainstreaming in a Sustainable Economic Development Project
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¡Intercambio de saberes entre y para mujeres! Una apuesta por la incidencia política, económica y social de mujeres rurales en Colombia.
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The Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility: Making Business easier for Women
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Output 3 Sustainable Business development and output 4 Fostering employment & Employability
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Renforcement de la participation socioéconomique des déplacées internes, des réfugiées et des communautés hôtes vulnérables (PAPSE)
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A holistic GIZ approach to promoting gender equality and diversity in Malawi
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The Cities Challenge Empowering women* as active shapers of sustainable urban development
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Elevating Gender Equality Initiatives in Lao PDR: Advancing through the Continuation of the Emission Reductions Programm
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Breaking Chains, Building Voices: Gender Transformative Approaches in Plastic Waste Management for Inclusive and Sustainable Communities- Trivandrum
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Beitrag der Grünen Innovationszentren in der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft
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Indo-German Energy Programme – Access to Energy in Rural Areas (IGEN ACCESS)
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Employment for Development Employment/Promotion for Women for the Green Transformation in Africa
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Combating Sexual Harassment: Empowering Labour Market Actors in the Agri-Food Sector in Western Kenya
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Revolutionizing Urban Mobility through Gender Transformative Interventions in India
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Alliances for Trade Facilitation (A4TF): Sensitization for Women in Cross Border Trade Ghana
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Textilarbeiterinnen in Bangladesch: Faktenbasierte Pfade zur Überwindung struktureller Benachteiligung von Frauen
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Unraveling the Ties: How Violence Against Women Impacts Food Security in Ecuador
Violence against women (VAW), in most cases perpetrated by their (former) partners, leaves physical and psychological aftereffects on women and their families. These consequences range from physical and emotional ailments to economic costs for the assaulted women and their households.…
New Call for Proposals to Promote Women Economic Empowerment in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries
The Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility invites public and private sector organisations operating in African, Caribbean, or Pacific (ACP) countries to submit proposals to receive free technical assistance aimed at advancing Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE). The ICR Facility can help…
Strengthening women as a future pillar of the Tunisian economy
Tunisia has a wealth of women’s skills capable of making a difference in the growth rate of the national economy. The country aspires to double the number of women owners of small and medium-sized enterprises and facilitate their access to…
Breaking Ground: Exploring the Gendered Impact of the Energy Transition on Mining Communities
31.05.2023, 10:45-11:45 AM (CEST) This side event at the margins of the BMZ High-Level Forum on Mineral Supply Chains will be jointly organized by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) and the multi-stakeholder group Women’s…
A winner creates decent jobs for women in Tunisia
25-year-old Samar Belkhala comes from the Tunisian coastal town of Teboulba in the Monastir Governorate. Teboulba is a small town traditionally characterized by fishing. To earn her pocket money, Samar often worked in the harbor during her semester breaks. Her…
Yoonu tekki ci taar ak xarala yu bees yi ! Réussir dans le secteur de la beauté par l’innovation et la technologie, c’est possible !
Le Programme « Réussir au Sénégal » célèbre l’entrepreneuriat féminin dans le secteur de la beauté Selon l’Agence Nationale de la Statistique et de la Démographie (ANSD), près de 60% de la population active du Sénégal est constituée d’entreprises individuelles. L’agence renseigne…
DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality
The GIZ Vocational Training Sri Lanka (VTSL) project, commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), aims to align vocational training with the local market demands. The project…
First Export Consortia of women owned/led businesses in Tunisia launched
In Tunisia, the month of March was dominated by feminist foreign and development policy. Shortly after Svenja Schulze presented the strategy for feminist development policy for the BMZ, the new strategy was put into practice in the country. With the…
Small Steps Towards an Empowered Tomorrow
Check out the knowledge product ‘Small Steps Towards an Empowered Tomorrow’, compiled by the Gender Working Group, Natural Resource Management and Agroecology (NRMAE), GIZ India. The Working Group primarily supports projects in its activities towards gender sensitisation, gender equality and…
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…
Gender Month Events of the Regional Programmes E4D and WE4D
GIZ GENDER MONTH 2023 Events organised by the ‘Employment and Skills for Development in Africa (E4D)’ and the ‘Employment promotion for women for the green transformation in Africa (WE4D)’ programmes Together with the programmes‘ regional partners in sub-Saharan Africa,…
Table ronde “digitalisation et inlcusion”
Ensemble, nous allons nous plonger dans un sujet qui a plus d’actualité que jamais: celui de la digitalisation. Dans unc adre convivial et interactif, nous allons revoir les concepts de base, discuter les opportunités et les défis qu’y sont liés…
“Rana hna – Les femmes algériennes dans le secteur des déchets”
Le projet PEMLO vous invite à découvrir son exposition de témoignages des femmes actives dans le domaine des déchets au sein des différentes communes pilotes. 08.-14.03. GIZ Algérie Alger
Lancement Concours Tremplin « Women Sports Entrepreneurship »
En Afrique, environ 20 millions de jeunes arrivent sur le marché du travail chaque année, ce qui représente le plus grand potentiel de main-d’œuvre du monde. Pour atteindre l’objectif de « ne laisser personne pour compte » et d’une «…
New BMZ Feminist Development Policy: Approaches and Implementation in Cameroon
In the context of the International Women’s Day, the GIZ gender month and the publication of the new German feminist development policy, GIZ Cameroon is organising a panel discussion on this policy. The policy underlines the importance of working in…
Gender Equality Week Egypt – REPRESENTATION – Business Future is Female
Agenda March 8th German Gender Equality Week REPRESENTATION – Day 3 – Business Future is Female – is the closing event of the GEW 2023 on International Women’s Day 2023. Hosted by the German Embassy in Cairo, in cooperation with…
Tech’Action 4 Women
Les 07 et 08 Mars 2023 le Programme Migration pour le Développement (PME) organise au Centre Sénégalo-Allemand une formation pour quinze (15) femmes entrepreneurs en activité. Cet atelier de formation initié en partenariat avec l’Agence Nationale pour la Promotion de…
Panel sur : « les mutations du digital en cours dans le monde du travail : opportunités et menaces pour les travailleuses et travailleurs »
Le Ministère du Travail, du Dialogue social et des Relations avec les Institutions, en partenariat avec la GIZ, à travers le projet : « Ensemble vers la réforme du travail », organise un panel sur : « les mutations du…
💭 Imagining Women-Centric Digital Futures
💭 Imagining Women-Centric Digital Futures To be able to create thriving futures for women, we first need to imagine and envision what we want to create 🌌. But, designing for everyone often leads to one-size-fits-men solutions 😕. On the…
Women Together in the Pacific – A Talanoa on Women in Climate Change
Background: Women face disproportionate vulnerabilities to climate change across the world. Men and women often have different roles and responsibilities, determining whom has access to power and decision-making authority within the household and community. These social dimensions impact women’s access…
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…
Gender Issues in Cross-Border Trade: A Virtual Roundtable
Thursday, 16.03.2023, 10am UTC What are the challenges for women in cross-border trade – and how can we adress them? We cordially invite you to a roundtable to discuss challenges of women and small-scale traders. We are eager to…
develoPPP impacts gender inclusivity in textile supply chains
With develoPPP, GIZ pools resources, knowledge and capital from companies and development cooperation so that both sides achieve more than they would alone (win-win). With this interactive event, we want to showcase the possibilities of cooperation with the private sector…
Feminist Approaches in Alternative Development: The Case of Albania
14. March, 08:00-09:00 CET, Vienna International Center This side event is held in the margins of the 66th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and organized by GIZ’s Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development (GPDPD). It…
Rethinking the digital economy for gender justice and decent work
GIZ’s project ‘Future of Work’ and ILO invite you to the webinar series, taking a closer look at the realities and future of women’s work in the digital economy. After a very successful first session, the second webinar will take…
Words as weapons: The unseen scars of emotional violence
GIZ Bangladesh organised the 16 days of activism event against gender-based violence virtually on 9 December 2021, marking the Begum Rokeya Day and the Human Rights Day that is on the 10 December 2021. The event’s theme was “Words as…
MenstruAction – From Enthusiasm to Action: See how the GIZ Staff Initiative joined the Global Menstrual Health and Hygiene Movement
Update! Find the newest version of the MenstruAction publication here: FINAL-GIZ_MenstruAction-Publication-2023-03-20-WEB-SP Just in time for Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28th May, the GIZ Staff Initiative MenstruAction celebrates the journey from its beginnings until today in a new GIZ publication, illustrating…
La Caravane de l’Entrepreneure – Networking and sharing event for female entrepreneurs in Cameroon
On International Women’s Day 2022, the Cameroon Women Entrepreneur Network (CWEN), with support from GIZ Business Scouts for Development and the Gender Focal Point of Cameroon, organised a 2-day networking and sharing event for female entrepreneurs based in the Septentrion,…
“Support of Regional Economic Cooperation in Asia (SRECA)” brings together Chinese, German and Mongolian women entrepreneurs
In 2022, “Support of Regional Economic Cooperation in Asia (SRECA)” brings together Chinese, German and Mongolian women entrepreneurs for the second time. Last year, the SRECA project, which is implemented by GIZ on behalf of the BMZ, initiated a triangular…