Context In India, as in most parts of the world, the practice of child marriage is closely related to many social, economic, and cultural factors. Child marriage is a violation of children’s rights...
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REBUILD: COVID-19 Pandemic and Women in the Informal Economy in Kenya, Uganda and India
Background The informal work sector and COVID-19 Globally, two billion people are engaged in informal work, of whom a disproportionate number - 66 percent of workers - are women. Women, facing gender...
The Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19 Policy Responses on Women Working in the Informal Urban Economy in Uganda
Publication Author Naome Wandera, Kirabo Suubi, Chryspin Afifu, Emily Schaub, Connor Ruth and Izugbara Chimaraoke Executive Summary Introduction The informal sector in Uganda is characterized by...
The Social and Economic Impact of COVID-19 Policy Responses on Women Working in the Informal Urban Economy in Kenya
Publication Author Naome Wandera, Chryspin Afifu, Kirabo Suubi, Emily Schaub, Connor Ruth and Izugbara Chimaraoke Executive Summary Background At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kenyan...
Nigeria + 4 more
The Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs and Challenges of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Humanitarian Settings in Nigeria and Uganda: A Qualitative Report
IMPROVING SRHR OUTCOMES AMONG YOUNG REFUGEE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN NIGERIA AND UGANDA By the end of 2021, the global population of forcibly displaced peoples was over 89 million, most of them being...
The Critical Importance of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare During Emergency Settings: Recommendations for the U.S. Government and Global Humanitarian Organizations
Written by Samira Damavandi In emergency settings, such as the armed conflict in Ukraine, the COVID-19 global pandemic, and climate-related natural disasters, access to sexual and reproductive health...
COVID-19 Coping and Resilience Mechanisms of Informal Women Workers in Uganda
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is implementing a multi-country research project called REBUILD, which is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the International...
COVID-19 Coping and Resilience Mechanisms of Informal Women Workers in Kenya
The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is implementing a multi-country funded research project dubbed REBUILD. In this project, ICRW seeks to assess the impact of COVID-19 policies on...
Kenya + 1 more
Impact of COVID-19 on women workers in the urban informal economy in Uganda and Kenya
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Globally, 2 billion of the world’s employed population aged 15 and older work informally, representing 61.2 percent of global employment, with the vast majority of employment in...
Time for Feminist Action and Implementation: A Report Card on the Secretary-General’s Fifth Year from the Feminist U.N. Campaign
A REPORT CARD ON THE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S 5TH YEAR FROM THE FEMINIST U.N. CAMPAIGN Release Date: March 8, 2022 Article Subtitle: Time for Feminist Action and Implementation: A Report Card on the...
Caste, Gender, Labor and COVID-19 in the Urban Informal Economy: A Review of Experiences in Three Selected Sectors
Publication Author: Sharmishtha Nanda, Kuhika Seth, Meher Suri, Radhika Uppal, Nilanjana Sengupta, Sneha Sharma One of the key questions posed in our research within the Rebuild project is to...
COVID-19 Economic Recovery: Enhancing the Economic Recovery and Empowerment of Informal Women Workers in Kenya
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted the informal women workers due to lockdowns, curfews, school closures, and all other containment measures- most of which missed the feminist lens...
Expanding social protection to informal women workers for better COVID-19 recovery in Uganda
Key Considerations Uganda has female labor force participation of 67 percent. While some efforts to advance social protection are being made, Uganda currently spends only about 3.5 percent of its...
Most Significant Change Stories from Securing Your Family's Future: Course for Men - Lessons from Tanzania
1. Introduction 1.1 Context of women and land property in Tanzania The Constitution of the Republic of Tanzania (1977) upholds equality before the law and promotes women’s ownership and inheritance...
Endline Evaluation: Securing Your Family’s Future (SYFF) Course for Men in Kenya
Executive Summary In 2016, the Wellspring Philanthropic Fund initiated a multiintervention project, Women’s Land Rights Social Norms, to improve women’s land tenure in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda...
Afghanistan + 5 more
2021 Carta Abierta a los Representantes Permanentes ante las Naciones Unidas antes del Debate Abierto Anual sobre Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad
Estimados Embajadores, La agenda Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad (MPS) es, en esencia, una agenda liderada por la sociedad civil, que, en asociación con los Estados Miembros y la ONU, presionó para la...
Afghanistan + 5 more
Lettre ouverte 2021 aux Représentants permanents auprès des Nations unies à l’occasion du Débat annuel sur les Femmes, la Paix et la Sécurité
Chères Ambassadrices, Chers Ambassadeurs, La société civile est au cœur de la lutte pour la mise en œuvre du programme pour les Femmes, la Paix et la Sécurité et a prôné, en partenariat avec les Etat...
Afghanistan + 5 more
2021 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security [EN/AR/RU]
2021 Joint NGO letter in advance of the annual UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security Dear Ambassadors, The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is, at its heart, an agenda...
Generation equality forum: Kenya’s roadmap for advancing gender equality and ending all forms of gender based violence and female genital mutilation by 2026
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Generation Equality is an international platform that seeks to accelerate the implementation of the gender equality commitments in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for...
World + 1 more
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) is a climate issue: Recommendations for U.S. Foreign Policy and Assistance
INTRODUCTION Climate change is inextricably linked with sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality. Any efforts to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and...