Gender

Gender inequality and poverty are closely related. It is not just that women have lower incomes and are less wealthy; poverty in the narrow financial sense is compounded by women's lack of political power and unequal access to basic human rights; employment; information; social services; infrastructure; natural resources. The European Commission has a longstanding commitment to promoting gender equality in development cooperation.

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Gender budgeting - Gender equality - women's rights - Gender mainstreaming - Gender policy - Gender-based violence - Women's empowerment - Women's organisations

Sustainability in global value chains: Closing the gap between ambition and action

Milena Pirolli posted Information | 15 December 2015

Note: the publication below is for informational purposes only. From: http://ecdpm.org/great-insights/sustainable-value-chains/sustainability-in-global-value-chains-closing-gap-between-ambition-and-action/ How to close the gap between the ambitions for more sustainable global value chains and the...

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Group: Platform on Responsible Management of the Supply Chain in the Garment Sector
A firmer future for family planning in Zambia's remotest communities

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 15 December 2015

Marie Stopes Zambia's (MSZ) innovative family planning project is coming to an end of its funding (around €750,000) from the European Union. However, MSZ plans to continue delivering family planning services in 2016 in conjunction with other donors, says MSZ Senior Programme Manager Julia Ross.

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Sécurité alimentaire: un projet mis en oeuvre par DRC en RCA

Cristina Rigolli created a new Photo album | 8 December 2015

Images d'un projet DRC financé par Bêkou "Contribuer à l'amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire et au relèvement socio-économique des communautés paysannes de ľOuham Pendè par le renforcement de leurs capacités de résilience"

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Group: Fonds fiduciaire européen pour la République centrafricaine "Bêkou" / EU Trust Fund for the Central African Republic "Bêkou"
Des nouvelles opportunités s’offrent à Angèle grâce aux activités de DRC financées par le Fonds Bêkou

davide stefanini posted Information | 8 December 2015

Angèle est née à Paoua (Ouham Pendé, RCA). Elle est mariée et a 6 enfants. Son mari est agriculteur et depuis toujours cultive son champ d’un demi-hectare. Avec une production modeste et rythmée par les saisons agricoles, les conditions de vie de la famille d’Angèle ont toujours été précaires...

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Group: Fonds fiduciaire européen pour la République centrafricaine "Bêkou" / EU Trust Fund for the Central African Republic "Bêkou"
Le Fonds Bêkou et le Conseil Danois pour les Refugiés (DRC) soutiennent la relance des groupes agricoles et de femmes dans l’Ouham Pendé.

davide stefanini posted Information | 8 December 2015

Grace au financement du Fonds Bêkou, l’ONG “Conseil Danois pour les Réfugiés”, basée en RCA depuis 2007, est en train d’appuyer les communautés de l’Ouham Pendé dans la redynamisation de leurs activités économiques. Dans les 5 derniers mois DRC a pu soutenir, en partenariat avec l’ONG locale ARND,...

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Group: Fonds fiduciaire européen pour la République centrafricaine "Bêkou" / EU Trust Fund for the Central African Republic "Bêkou"
Ethical Fashion Initiative - Project of International Trade Centre

Milena Pirolli posted Information | 8 December 2015

Note: the publication below is for informational purposes only. From: http://www.intracen.org/itc/projects/ethical-fashion/ We use fashion as a vehicle out of poverty, at the same time fulfilling fashion's desire to be more fair. Ethical Fashion Initiative connects the fashion business with...

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Combatting Violence against Women and Girls - EIDHR brochure

Friederike Beier uploaded a new Document | 25 November 2015

vaw-eidhr-brochure.pdf 24.83 MB

In recent years and in many parts of the world, there have been unprecedented contestations of women’s status and rights; including the widespread use of rape as a weapon of war, and the proliferation of horrific forms of human trafficking, with women being enslaved or formally sold as goods...

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Group: Public Group on Gender
Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 - Council conclusions (26 October 2015)

Friederike Beier uploaded a new Document | 24 November 2015

gender_action_plan_2016-2020_council_conclusions_en.pdf 426.43 KB

The EU-Council adopted the new Gender Action Plan (GAP) 2016-2020 on 26th October 2015. It r enewed and expanded the EU commitment toward Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: "Gender equality is at the core of European values and enshrined within the European Union (EU) legal and political...

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Group: Public Group on Gender
Fiche d'action Genre II

Cristina Rigolli uploaded a new Document | 23 November 2015

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Group: Fonds fiduciaire européen pour la République centrafricaine "Bêkou" / EU Trust Fund for the Central African Republic "Bêkou"
Bangalore's garment factories – a route to earning and emancipation? - The Guardian

Milena Pirolli posted Information | 19 November 2015

Note: the publication below is for informational purposes only. From The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/sep/14/bangalore-garment-factories-route-earning-emancipation South India’s garment industry gives young women a chance to escape rural drudgery. We are working to...

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