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·Apr 8, 2021

Building women’s adaptability in the changing labour market

Ensuring women’s economic empowerment and building their adaptability and resilience to the changing labour market has never been more important. — The COVID-19 pandemic is the most significant health crisis that the world has faced in the last century. It is exacerbating new and existing inequalities and structural barriers, particularly in relation to women’s limited access to work and education opportunities. …

Vocational Training

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Building women’s adaptability to the changing labour market
Building women’s adaptability to the changing labour market
Vocational Training

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·Jan 26, 2021

Nadia’s story

“Any young woman who is determined to study should follow her heart.” — When Nadia finished her secondary school education, she was determined to keep studying and fulfill her passion for catering. But her mother, who is a single parent from a small rural village, was not in a position to pay her school fees. Luckily, Nadia’s parish priest knew someone working at…

Kenya

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Nadia’s story
Nadia’s story
Kenya

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·Jan 26, 2021

Innovating to keep girls learning in DR Congo

Assina Kahamba shares how she and the teachers at Lycée Liziba adapted to online teaching to keep girls learning during COVID-19. — With 72% of the population living in extreme poverty, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been categorised by the World Bank as one of the world’s poorest countries. …

Dr Congo

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Innovating to keep girls learning in the DR Congo
Innovating to keep girls learning in the DR Congo
Dr Congo

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·Jan 26, 2021

Reflections on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021

The past year has shown us the human capacity for strength, generosity, and resilience in the face of challenges. — In spite of the many limitations and challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been amazed by the innovation and determination that our local partners have shown this year. Their dedication to their students, providing emergency aid, remote mentoring and developing alternative modes of study, has been inspiring.

Dr Congo

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Reflections on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Reflections on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Dr Congo

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·Dec 17, 2020

Learning online during the pandemic in the UK and Nigeria

We invited leaders and students from our partner programmes in Nigeria and the UK to share their experiences of teaching and learning online during the pandemic. — The past year has shown the importance of digital access across our programmes around the world. We invited leaders and students from Nigeria and the UK to share their first-hand experiences of teaching and learning online during the pandemic.

Education

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Learning online during the pandemic in the UK and Nigeria
Learning online during the pandemic in the UK and Nigeria
Education

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·Dec 2, 2020

Empowering women and girls to thrive in the digital world

Empowering women and girls to play an active role in the digital world is key to giving them the power to shape their own futures and influence change in their communities. — COVID-19 has shifted many of our lives online, it is also shining a light on the digital gender divide. …

Digital Gender Gap

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Empowering women and girls to thrive in the digital world
Empowering women and girls to thrive in the digital world
Digital Gender Gap

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·Nov 6, 2020

Women as architects of the post COVID-19 world

As COVID-19 threatens gender equality, the economic inclusion and empowerment of women has never been more important. — COVID-19 has transformed lives across the globe. Its onset has highlighted and exacerbated already existent gender inequalities. Ensuring global economic recovery doesn’t worsen gender inequality should be at the top of the global agenda. An article recently published by the Gates Foundation reveals that a four year delay in the…

Kilifi

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Women as architects of the post COVID-19 world
Women as architects of the post COVID-19 world
Kilifi

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·Nov 6, 2020

ISSI: Transforming healthcare in DRC

“All African women, especially Congolese, are heroes. They are strong, courageous women.”- Dr Ese Diejomaoh — The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently experiencing, according to The Guardian, the ‘most complex healthcare crisis in history’. DRC’s national public healthcare system is extremely basic. …

Nurses

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ISSI: Transforming healthcare in DRC
ISSI: Transforming healthcare in DRC
Nurses

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·Nov 4, 2020

Rebuilding young women’s lives in rural Kenya

Why we are working with Tewa Training Centre to ensure young women in rural Kenya have the skills to thrive in a post-COVID world. — For young women living in rural Kenya, vocational education and skills training is the surest way into work and out of poverty. However, in March 2020, the Kenyan government closed schools in response to COVID-19. The social and economic impact of school closures is particularly severe for marginalised women and…

Young Women

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Rebuilding young women’s lives in rural Kenya
Rebuilding young women’s lives in rural Kenya
Young Women

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·Nov 4, 2020

How can we inspire young women’s leadership?

This guide for youth workers shares our learnings on how to inspire young women’s leadership. — As youth workers supporting young women, we are always thinking of how to empower them and help them to overcome their challenges, so that they can thrive in their personal and professional lives, and have agency as citizens. The youth workers involved in the Red:GLOW network have worked together, sharing…

Young Women

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How can we inspire young women’s leadership?
How can we inspire young women’s leadership?
Young Women

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