Since 2016, we have been running the IWPA Award, which was created to provide a global platform for international women photographers increasing the visibility of women’s work every year thanks to a travelling show in several international key cities (in France, Japan, Singapore, India, Lebanon, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan). We also carry out educational actions in photography for women, training activities against sexist stereotypes, and actions to support women entrepreneurs for the visual presentation of their projects, products and services. IWPA partners with international NGOs in order to empower girls and women to shape their future and accelerate progress within their communities.
To achieve its ambition, the Orbital Fund breaks down its action into 3 programs: - Training: we suggest looking for the best program to acquire all the skills and give all the resources to implement a coherent entrepreneurial project, acceptable by the market, financeable and sustainable. - Mentoring entrepreneurs: putting the project leader in touch with a volunteer mentor who will provide advice to help her stay focused on what really matters for the success of her future business. - Project financing: we help to understand the banking language, we provide concrete tools to build a financial strategy and we assist in seeking financing solutions.
•Conducting a National survey to understand why the lack of interest in politics is so widespread among women and what is the public perception about their role in public life •Gathering women leaders from different backgrounds to initiate public discussions, by using solid communication tools. This initiative will reinforce the role of women in the consolidation of civil peace and their presence in negotiations and conflict resolution. •Encouraging women and youth to take part in the next municipal and parliamentary elections •Elaborating tool kits to act against sexism (harassment, defamation, discrimination, political violence) and establishing a charter of good practices to measure the commitment of public and private institutions toward equality
The conditional gender wage gap in Egypt: premium or penalty?” Topics in Middle Eastern and African Economies Vol. 19, Issue No. 2, 2017, September. “Ever Married Women’s Participation in Labor Market in Egypt: Constraints and Opportunities”. Co-authored with Racha Ramadan- Middle East Development Journal, (2018), 10(1), 119-151 "Time poverty in Egypt and Tunisia: is there a gender gap?", Co-authored with Asmaa Ezzat, International Journal of Development Issues, (2019), Vol. 18 No. 3, pp. 261-289.
-Training and seminars for local associations working for sustainable development, especially women's associations (urban planning and management, development of a territory, environment, water and waste management). - Environmental education program for children. - Literacy courses for women and girls.
- Womenpreneur Tour: a joint initiative of SANAD’s Entrepreneurship Academy and Womenpreneur, mapping female entrepreneurs in technology, digital and innovation. We travel through different MENA countries for two months in order to understand and analyze the challenges they face in their country's ecosystem. During our trips, we interview female talents and entrepreneurs in the tech sector. The insights gained are also the basis for a policy paper that draws attention to the main challenges female entrepreneurs face and offers impactful solutions. - Womenpreneur Experience: an event, taking place at the end of the journey in each Womenpreneur Tour's country, providing inspirational talks with leaders in tech entrepreneurship as well as networking opportunities. - Womenpreneur Forum: a joint effort of APEFE and Womenpreneur, aiming to educate, connect and celebrate women in the MENA region and the global diaspora. We also offer various forums, panel discussions, networking events and more.
Publications: 1.The Role of Women’s Rights Movements in Reforming Public Policies after the Arab Spring: https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?id=115998&lang=slv 2. The Islamization of gender inequalities?:http://www.planeta.buzz/2018/09/03/the-islamization-of-gender-inequalities/ 3. The role of the Feminist Foreign Policy in supporting women’s rights movements in the South and North of the Mediterranean: http://tiny.cc/8n06cz Projects: Online seminars: Feminists for the Globe: https://www.facebook.com/WomenForTheGlobe/ Free Movement 4 all, Arab-Slovene women to end Xenophobia: https://www.facebook.com/Samar.Zughool/videos/10219311321515774/
1: Fighting violence against women. 2: Readings of the law 103.13 regarding the fight against gender-based violence. 3: Youth and public policies. 4: Gender equality in politics. 5: Fighting domestic violence. 6: Non-exclusion.
The company's fields of intervention also include: • Providing advice, strategy, management, leadership, coaching, and training services; • Studies and preparation of reports and other media content in all forms; • Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development; • Quality, Safety, Environment Management; • Economic rights, Labor law; • Gender, Diversity, Human Rights and the mechanisms for their protection; • Information System, Design and edition of software solutions and Software Packages; • Computer graphics, editing and Printing.
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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