Women'sNet, as part of its work to support women's activism and networking, is hosting an email list for the support of Zimbabwean women during the country's current crisis in which woman activists were arrested, beaten and detained. Membership is open to women activists, feminist women, and gender activists. This list serve is for communication, events, and organisations which are non-partisan in nature. It's a feminist list serve and analysis, discussions, and actions will reflect this. Organisations involved include POWA, the Zimbabwe Crisis Committee and more.
We will be in Cape Town next week for the Feminist Tech Exchange! Women'sNet with AWID and the Association for Progressive Communications is organising this ground breaking international event. Read more here:http://ftx.apcwomen.org/.
We will also see you at the AWID Forum, and will be bringing those of you not there, lots of feedback and information - so remember to check out the Women'sNet staff Blogs at http://www.womensnet.org.za/blogs/staff
The second Substantive Session of the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the Durban Review Conference met in Geneva
from 6 to 17 October 2008. It followed a first substantive PrepCom session which was held from 21 April to 2 May 2008. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navanethem Pillay, opened the session by underlining the need to embrace a multi-faceted approach to achieve the maximum gain from the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA). read more...
Unlocking the Potential to Create a New World Together
As a global community, where are we succeeding and where are we failing to overcome the most urgent development challenges that we face?
You are invited to be part of the solution and help chart a new agenda.
The Institute of Cultural Affairs International and Senator Iwao Matsuda, chairman of ICA Japan invite you to Takayama this November to explore our most pressing human development challenges and design creative new solutions for advancing human development. read more...
On a continent that has been dominated by the rule of men, this tiny East African nation is trying something new. Here, women are not only driving the economy -- working on construction sites, in factories and as truck and taxi drivers - they are also filling the ranks of government
In an effort to protect and advance the human rights of freedom of expression and privacy, a diverse coalition of leading information and communications companies, major human rights organisations, academics, investors and technology leaders today launched the Global Network Initiative.
Moremi Initiative for Women's Leadership in Africa (Moremi Initiative) recently launched its website as part of a re-introduction to partners and supporters.
The arduous work of engaging with the individuals, policies and institutions that drive the way in which aid flows from donors to less developed countries has been occupying women's rights advocates for several years now.
Following the initial rush of Information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) projects in rural Africa, many did not yield the anticipated outcomes, and interest has been dying down.
A relieve in the HIV sector as Barbara Hogan assumed the health portfolio a month ago. She officially marked the end of the genocidal denialism that has characterised our country's management of the pandemic to date, on 13 October during the International HIV Vaccine Research Conference in Cape Town.
Tomorrow South Africa switches on to digital migration. This is in accordance with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) agreement that all countries should have migrated by 2015.
A woman in Somalia has been stoned to death after an Islamic Sharia law court found her guilty of adultery. The woman was buried up to her neck and then pelted to death with stones in front of a large crowd in Kismayo.
United Nations Development Programme invites applicants for the Retainer Contract for International Consultancy as Strategic Gender Consultant for PSGG project.
The Joint UNCDF/UNDP/UNIFEM programme "Gender Equitable Local Development", implemented by UNCDF and UNIFEM, seeks to achieve gender equitable development and improve women's access to resources and services at the local level through gender responsive planning, programming and budgeting.
WGNRR is looking for interns and volunteers to assist in its Analysis, Information Provision and Exchange; Advocacy and Campaigning; Networking and Global Alliances Building; Policy Development; Capacity Building; and Operations and Administrative programmes.
We are looking for Senior Programme Officer to take forward our strategic work on gender and peace building. As Senior Programme Officer for gender, you will advance our gender-sensitive peacebuilding strategies and programmes.
