Access to affordable and reliable energy enables growth of local economies. And demand for energy ensures feasibility of business models for decentralised energy solutions such as mini-grids. Demand is not necessarily automatic, and an important part of demand stimulation is through productive uses of energy (PUE): using energy to increase income and productivity. But many […]
id=”915″ id=”post-2643″ class=”wp-post-content-block ” itemscope itemtype=”http://schema.org/BlogPosting” itemprop=”blogPost”> Youth Lead for Gender Equity Learning Document November 30, 2020 To view the document, click on the below link: Youth Lead for Gender Equity Learning Document Download
This policy brief analyses the effectiveness and efficiency of trade unions in realizing their mandate, goals and objectives. The brief is based on a study conducted in August 2019 on worker representation in the agriculture sector. Based on the research findings the study makes a number of related policy recommendations on enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of trade unions.
id=”913″ id=”post-2639″ class=”wp-post-content-block ” itemscope itemtype=”http://schema.org/BlogPosting” itemprop=”blogPost”> Covid-19 and the Double Burden on Women in Jordan 2020 study November 26, 2020 To read the study in Arabic or English, click on the links below Double Burden_Final_AR Double Burden_Final_EN Download
id=”907″ id=”post-2627″ class=”wp-post-content-block ” itemscope itemtype=”http://schema.org/BlogPosting” itemprop=”blogPost”> NGO Registration in Lebanon: Manuals and Workshops November 12, 2020 Download
Social media has come a long way since its advent, shifting people’s ways of knowing, connecting, communicating, and working. This ability to reimagine communities has seen social media evolve into a formidable tool for social change credited with reinventing spaces, the public sphere, and organizing in ways that have catalyzed socio-political “revolutions” and democratized citizens’ […]
LOCI Eastern Europe and Central Asia program November 10, 2020
id=”904″ id=”post-2621″ class=”wp-post-content-block ” itemscope itemtype=”http://schema.org/BlogPosting” itemprop=”blogPost”> Research on The Effectiveness of Social Media as a Tool for Opening Up Spaces for Women Leaders’ Participation in Zambia November 10, 2020 By DevCom Consulting Ltd Representation of women in Zambia’s decision making and governance structures remains short of meeting the African Union (AU) and Southern African […]
id=”902″ id=”post-2617″ class=”wp-post-content-block ” itemscope itemtype=”http://schema.org/BlogPosting” itemprop=”blogPost”> Opening up spaces for women leaders’ participation in Malawi: The role of Social Media November 7, 2020 By Centre for Civil Society Strengthening (CCSS) Despite an increase in the number of women leaders elected into councils and parliament in the May 2019, political leadership in Malawi remains male-dominated. […]
id=”901″ id=”post-2615″ class=”wp-post-content-block ” itemscope itemtype=”http://schema.org/BlogPosting” itemprop=”blogPost”> Social media and women’s leadership : a feminist analysis November 7, 2020 By Nour Jane Kachicho and Francesca El Asmar Patriarchal social norms and institutionalized discrimination continue to entrench the systemic exclusion of women from formal and informal decision-making arenas in Lebanon. Modern communication tools, including social media, […]
id=”900″ id=”post-2613″ class=”wp-post-content-block ” itemscope itemtype=”http://schema.org/BlogPosting” itemprop=”blogPost”> Learning Document Jordan: Youth Shadow Councils in Local Administration November 6, 2020 The Shadow Council for Youth gathered more than 50 youth (female and male) from three areas in Jordan Na’our, Madaba and Husband to enforce Article 4, Paragraph A-6 of the Municipalities Law 2015, which gives citizens […]
Lessons from the COVID 19 pandemic: Findings and recommendations for better emergency procurement from 12 countries November 5, 2020