One of the most important activities of the Association for the achievement of gender equality is the Jinsiyati Karamati or My Nationality, My Dignity" campaign, which calls for Lebanese women's rights to their natural right to grant their nationality to their children. This campaign includes the implementation of sit-ins, meetings with Lebanese officials and party leaders to pressure the Lebanese government to grant Lebanese women their constitutional right to grant Lebanese nationality to their children.
• Regular meetings of groups of women who come together to deconstruct the different subjects of life under the feminist prism: sexuality, religion, family, work, etc. • Screening of feminist films, or films highlighting women • Feminist cafes open to the public (exclusively female public), which push for the appropriation of women in the public space • Demonstrations denouncing the ill-treatment of women
- Participation in international, regional and local conferences and seminars to highlight the situation of Libyan women and increase their political participation - Participate and organize campaigns to demand a quota for Libyan women in parliament and elected councils - Participate in the training of conflict resolution, peace and national reconciliation - Participation in the sixty-second session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
The Malta Confederation of Women’s Organisations (MCWO) is involved in many activities related to gender equality and women's rights and topics such as: • Women in Decision Making / Politics • Violence Against Women (VAW) • Women in the Labour Market • Prostitution and Pornography Members take part in : • European Women’s Lobby (EWL) meetings and International Fora, local meetings and conferences • Internal discussions • Issue Press Releases • Increase MCWO visibility through TV and Radio and published interviews • Networking
The Council is keen to ensure equal participation of young men and women in all its activities and trainings related to legal awareness, citizenship and media. The Council also trained and prepared 523 young men and women on entrepreneurship, leadership skills, success factors and funding resources. It also trained 66 young men and women on handicrafts, and 112 young women and young people on electronic marketing. In addition to dozens of other trainings and workshops in the fields of tourism, industry and trade, which have enabled many young women economically and professionally.
• the promotion of women's entrepreneurship; • women's empowerment; • the creation of Income Generating Activities (AGRs); • post-creation support; • the organization of exchange visits; • cooperation with women entrepreneurs; • marketing support; • the organization of festivals and evets; • participation in events concerning women's enterprises
- Prevention actions; - Information; - Sensitization; - Campaigns; - Organization of Seminars, - Workshops, Conferences; - Thematic workshops; - Training and educational activities. All actions aim, among other things, to contribute to raising society's awareness regarding the need and urgency of respecting the rights of women and girls, the sources and strengths of contemporary society.
The "Make Your Voice Heard" project, which aims to end gender-based violence by encouraging women to speak up about violence and raising their awareness with regard to their rights by: • Educating women about the laws that protect them, and teach them storytelling using podcasts to talk about situations of violence that they have personally experienced, or were experienced by one of their acquaintances in order to draw the attention of the community and move public opinion towards these issues. • Using social networks to gather stories, share experiences, legal information, and publish Infographic to promote the initiative and ensure that other groups benefit from this experience. • Launching a website to disseminate the stories of the beneficiaries and their knowledge. The website contains a platform to provide assistance and answer questions and provides the contact information of existing listening and hosting centres which provides services to the victims of gender based violence.
This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
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