Education and ICT Projects Education is the backbone of every nation; it enhances both human and environmental security. Its quality determines the prosperity of a nation, but largely depends on availability of highly…
Hi, I'm Juliet, based in Zimbabwe, and I work to empower women to grow their businesses and become financially independent, so they have real choices and real chances to lift themselves out of poverty. I'm also a global…
Network of African Youths for Development (NAYD) held its 2nd Google hangout this year on the 14th of March which focused on the ability of Africa to effectively implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will…
Deadline for application: Wednesday April 8 2015 This year Her Zimbabwe Founder and Director, Fungai Machirori, initiates the Her Zimbabwe Prize for Young Female Journalists. Understanding young women’s limited opportunities…
Iam helping women in my community to start income generating activities. We come up with a list of activities and skills training and the top three was candles making, soap making and petrolium jelly/vaseline making. Im…
www.kamerbigbang is a recent online platform created to bring Cameroonian youths in the spotlight and offer a wide range of services to the public so as to be able to finance its projects. As a consulting company,…
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (Lagos-Nigeria) is seeking for a Volunteer mentor to a woman entrepreneur in a developing market. Job description By giving just two hours a month, you could support a pioneering women…
Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (Lagos-Nigeria) is seeking for a Volunteer mentor to a woman entrepreneur in a developing market. Job description By giving just two hours a month, you could support a pioneering women…
Dear Sisters, A few months ago, I applied to the Opportunity CollaborationCordes Fellowship that was posted here in the Economic Empowerment Group. About two weeks ago, I was notified that I had been selected as a Cordes…
El Harari, a ‘Thinking Couch’ who is part of the Gold Meir Mount Carmel International Training Centre (MCTC) at Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MASHAV) sees lots of ‘…
Revai Makanje-Aalbaek, UN Women’s Deputy Country Representative presented a key lecture on connecting women’s economic empowerment initiatives to the private sector in Africa. Highlights from her lecture include the…
I am pleased to introduce Ms Delphine Serumaga as the Representative for UN Women Zimbabwe. Delphine joined UN Women on 4 March 2015. Delphine has over 22 years of experience in managing teams, organizations and campaigns…
Thirty participants, twenty seven women and three men from Africa are attending a specialised training on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Israel. The countries represented are Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda,…
By the time the scotch-cart reached Nyahuni clinic Chioniso had run out of screaming energy. Sweat and tears were streaming down her face and body. We had spent two hours on the road from the village to the only clinic in…
“Failure to recognise the different rules of men and women in agricultural development is costly because it results in misguided projects and programmes. It is more important to take into account the role women play in…
Call me Mary. I grew up as any young girl, looking forward to my wedding day. I had fantasies of how beautiful I would look in the gown, how the man of my life, my dream, my prince would embrace me and love me forever. I had…
Preparations are running high for a joint United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (UN Women) Zimbabwe country office and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zimbabwe country office…
In Aviele a community situated along the expressway along the ever busy Auchi – Abuja Road in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State Nigeria, concerted efforts by my organization Society to Heighten Awareness of…
The policy and practice dialogue on women's roles in peace-building and conflict transformation organised jointly by UN Women Zimbabwe and UNDP Zimbabwe and held at Meikels Hotel in Harare attracted unimagined attention from…
Honourable Ministers present, Honourable Members of Parliament, Government Officials Present, Representatives of the Security Sector, Representatives from Civil Society and the Academia, Private Sector, Development…
“The UN Women Peace Study had the effect of making me respect the rights that I take for granted every day. It also compels me to respect those who brought these rights into being.” Sthembile Mpofu, Centre for Conflict…
I am taking time to reflect on the just ended policy and practice dialogue held on the 1th of May in Harare. The dialogue was a result of a partnership between UNDP Zimbabwe and UN Women Zimbabwe The dialogue attracted more…
“Our work as a training centre is helping mitigate conflict and transforming the face of Israel’s politics with its neighbours. Despite the animosity that exists between our country and Palestine, we bring Palestinian women…
My name is Mrs Jane. I came from the eastern part of Nigeria, i read about Worldpulse on google ,i got so inspired by what the women are doing to change the world for good. As a young growing women, i have always ask myself…
