As you are probably aware of, we have just completed our Spring 2012 Cycle of Project applications. We were really pleased to receive such a large number of applications and are currently deciding which initiatives we will support. The results will be published here on 31 May for CAPs, GAPs and WBI-CAPs. The annual [...]
In 1948 Eleanor Roosevelt predicted that human rights would creep like “a curious grapevine” into public conciousness around the globe.Dismissed at that time as utopian fantasy, her forecast has proven more prescient than the scepticism of her critics. The prepositions that all human beings- whatever their nationality, culture, or location possess specific inalienable rights simply [...]
React and Change is an online-driven, youth-led, non-profit brazilian organization committed to activating youth to combat gender inequality and its derivates, such as bullying, unemployment, violence against women, racism and poverty by educating and empowering youth through social entrepreneurship, leadership skills and advocacy . We hold a diverse of events across the country, gathering young leaders, [...]
Women play a bigger role in our modern society taking up responsibilities than men do and immensely contributing towards the political and socio-economic development of any country, and not only in the house keeping and upbringing of children. In the Gambia, men are always talked about as a source of protection and also the providers [...]
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ZUNA OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE VISIT TO WFUNA Let me start by Congratulating the Zimbabwe United Nations Association Team and myself in achieving this long awaiting exposure that was presented to us on Friday the 24th of March in New York on my official meeting with the WFUNA President and the Youth Delegation that consisted [...]
Youth Interfaith Forum on Sexuality will organize its first Young Queer faith and Sexuality Camp from 10-14 April 2012 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This camp aims to build dialogue among diverse young people, particularly from different faith and sexual identity. The theme of this camp is “Building Peace through Diversity”. It will be a spirit in [...]
After reading features I chanced upon from the Daily Graphic dated ‘Monday, February 8, 2010’, ‘Wednesday, February 24, 2010’, and ‘Tuesday, May 4, 2010’ all written by E. Kwame Mensah, I saw the need to get involved, try to understand and make known to as many young people I could reach with the good news- [...]
This International Women’s Day, Women without Borders/SAVE would like to celebrate the strength, resilience, and dedication of women to make the world a better place. We also want to take the opportunity this day provides to raise the alarm bells—the global women’s movement was one of the most influential social movements of the 20th century, [...]
Leading up to International Women’s Day on 8 March and in cooperation with Join Me On The Bridge, this week we are featuring Global Changemakers projects concerned with women’s rights on www.global-changemakers.net. Razan in Jordan has spearheaded I Love English, which empowers girls, especially from underprivileged communities, by teaching them English and helping them become [...]
Project Hope was borne out compassion for the plight of teenage girls in Cameroon who fall pregnant and become mothers whilst [...]
According to the National coordinating agency for population and development (NCAPD) Kenya 46% of Kenya’s population lives below the poverty line. [...]
As human beings and Brazilian citizens, we all have equal rights and obligations. Violence has got no justification, either it is [...]
Step Ahead” is a Community Action Project that objectives to tackle the youth apathy in state communities of Sergipe, Pernambuco, Minas [...]
Eddy and the Wifipe team (www.wifipe.org) are working on an ambitious project on Girl Effect tagged GEDI. Girl Child Empowerment and Development [...]
Brazil is a very diverse country with many different historical influences, of Native Indians, Europeans and Africans. The African heritage specifically [...]
In Sub Saharan Africa, some 12 millon girls are out of school. In Cameroon, The three Northern regions (Adamawa, North and [...]
Vision : Our vision in this project has two main components: 1. Empowering girls by creating an inspiring environment to learn English; to [...]
FOFA (Firmes Projetos, Felizes Adolescentes) will tackle the practice of bullying between children and adolescents aged 10-14 years old, focusing on the [...]
React & Change is an online-driven youth-led NGO committed to activating youth to combate gender inequality and its ramifications like bullying, [...]
Teenage girls in rural areas of my community are managing a very challenging life, as a result, many girls make unwise [...]
Shining Horizon was born out of the idea that tackling poverty at grassroots level would be the most effective way in [...]
Gender Inequality is always been an issue for Pakistani women, causes refers from lake of education, Insecurity, tribal customs, religious extremism [...]
WEWAB’s aim is to create more awareness towards women’s rights in Morocco, Pakistan, Brazil, China, the United States of America, Cameroon, [...]
This CAP is intended to minimize gender- and culture-based violence (GBV) and harmful traditional practices (HTPs) in selected rural areas of [...]
Aim The project aims to provide everday and needy skills to 30 females, who will then train others in the community.(Exponential empowerment). The main [...]
In Yemen, most girls don’t feel heard by the authorities and are not confident enough to speak up and make their [...]
Youth Action against Gender Violence is a CAP that aims: To educate youth about gender based violence, its impact on personal development [...]
The vision of this CAP is that of a self-sufficient and united Zimbabwe, brought about through involvement, participation and encouragement of [...]
Women are the bedrock of any society but unfortunate are deprived of equal access to education, health care, capital, and decision [...]
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