On October 29 2018, the ongoing crackdown on LGBTI people in Tanzania hit a new low. This came with Regional Commissioner of Dar es Salaam Paul Makonde’s announcement he wanted to track down LGBTI persons through online surveillance. His intensified crackdown featured plans to form an interagency task force including the Tanzania Commissions Regulatory Authority, […]
orkshop maps barriers and recommendations for female political participation November 12, 2018 By Laudy Issa Representatives from different organisational structures in Lebanon set strategic recommendations to increasing and improving the political participation of women, in a closed workshop hosted by We4L partner Lebanon Support following the launch of their recent study. The closed […]
rpellation in the Music Industry November 7, 2018 By Samantha Nengomasha Music and Gender Writing about the misogyny embedded in the music industry appears a lamented oratory given that society’s reaction has evolved from distaste to indifference. Some, many, are still perplexed by the voluptuous and/or light skinned models in music videos, some […]
Parliament is Riddled with Obstacles November 7, 2018 Article by Sami Atallah and Daniel Garrote Sanchez The Lebanese Centre for Policy Studies The May 2018 elections have been hailed as a step toward strengthening the role of women in Lebanese politics. After all, eighty-six women candidates ran for parliament compared to only […]
oing strong on Gender Equality November 7, 2018 The Women’s Manifesto Movement (WOMAN), a grouping of different like-minded institutions, hosted the first-ever Women’s Assembly at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, on Monday November 5, 2018. The Assembly, attended by the Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social welfare Hon Dr Jean Kalilani […]
ing: What partners from Southern Africa can teach November 7, 2018 By Laudy Issa Southern African partners of the Women Empowered For Leadership (WE4L) program discussed the achievements and challenges of their work at the WE4L Linking and Learning event hosted on October 1 and 2. The representatives from the Southern African partner […]
e political communication support female leaders in Lebanon November 4, 2018 By Laudy Issa WE4L Lebanon partner Maharat Foundation recently hosted a workshop on effective political communication for more than 20 female university students, providing important gendered knowledge for an upcoming generation of female leaders in media and politics. Held in collaboration with […]
A number of Indonesian and international civil society organizations have held a “People Summit on Alternative Development” meeting in response to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Meeting, held from Oct. 12 to 14 in Bali. The People Summit aimed to consolidate voices of national and international civil society in order to determine patterns of development that are useful for the community.
A direct result from the People Summit, was a communique signed by multiple civil society organisations. Read the full text of the communique in the article.
Y TO LAUNCH WOMEN’S MANIFESTO IN MALAWI October 30, 2018 The Women’s Manifesto Movement (WOMAN), a grouping of different like-minded institutions, will be hosting the first-ever Women’s Assembly at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, on Monday November 5, 2018. The Assembly, to be graced by the Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and […]
The Government of the Republic of Korea will host the Open Government Partnership Regional Meeting in Seoul, South Korea on November 5-6, 2018. Open contracting is high on the agenda and the Open Up Contracting program will be co-hosting a session. Are you interested to learn more about citizen engagement and data use within the open contracting framework? Join our session on 6 November!
Nearly 400,000 contracts from UN, World Bank and NATO made public October 25, 2018 For the first time, it has become visible which countries benefit the most from multilateral organizations such as the United Nations, NATO and the World Bank. Remarkable cash flows have become public and available for research through the website OpenMultilaterals.org. Through […]
Fighting illegal land grabs and government inaction with satellite data “I’m so scared I’m having difficulties sleeping,” said André Karipuna, a young indigenous community leader of a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon. According to satellite data from fly-overs commissioned by All Eyes on the Amazon in June and October 2018, his fears are very real. And […]