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Egypt - Economy / Employment - Association

'A Step of hope'Award for short film on women defying social stigma

Created 15.04.2018

Life Foundation for development and community integration participated at Alexandria Short Film festival by providing a special award entitled ‘’A Step of Hope’’, a golden award to highlight the challenge of change,...

Jordan - Economy / Employment - Association

Promotion of sustainable water management among Bedouin women in Jordan

Created 06.04.2018

Women have an important role in the household management within the Bedouin community of Qatrana (Jordan); however, they have limited opportunity to learn about current issues relevant to best practices in household management. This project was one...

Algeria - Education / Professional training - Association

AFIF: Literacy, Training and Employment for Women in Algeria

Created 25.01.2018

In 1962, when Algeria became independent, it set up a huge literacy programme. More than 85 percent of the population was illiterate, and despite considerable investment and progress in education, low levels of literacy remain a challenge today....

Egypt - Miscellaneous - Association

Stories of Nihad: A TV program discussing women's issues

Created 24.01.2018

"Hikayat Nihad" is a TV program broadcast on Cairo and the people channel, presented by Nihad Abul-Qumsan in a simple and easy language. The program includes number of illustrated stories aiming at educating and supporting Egyptian women, as well...

Jordan - Education / Professional training - Association

Solar mamas: It takes one woman to light a village!

Created 18.12.2017

Jordan’s poorest desert villages on the Iraqi border, was given a chance to travel to India to attend the Barefoot College, where illiterate women from around the world are trained in 6 months to become solar engineers.  This documentary...

Jordan - Types of Violence - Enterprises and Unions

SheFighter, inspiring initiative to end violence against women and girls

Created 16.11.2017

An estimated 80% of women in Jordan have faced street harassment, and 1 in 3 women in this country are survivors of physical violence. To this reality, Lina Khalifeh, a Jordanian citizen who didn’t like the fact that women don’t stand...

Morocco - Education / Professional training - Association

Functional Literacy Programme for Women of the Argan Cooperative

Created 08.09.2017

With a population of over 32 million, literacy rates in Morocco stand at an average of 56%, representing over 10 million people lacking basic literacy skills. With literacy programmes frequently being carried out in urban areas, opportunities for...

Egypt - Types of Violence - Association

How to report a harassment, simplified guide to fight sexual harassment in Egypt

Created 04.09.2017

In the recent years, the magnitude of sexual violence in Egypt increased significantly, especially following the 2011 popular uprising when mass rape and sexual assault occurred during several protests. Since then, organized efforts by civil...

- MENA region - Civil and political rights - Association

Animation: The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

Created 31.08.2017

This animated video was launched by UN Women Jordan, during the "16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence" campaign. The video revises the negative connotations associated with the CEDAW Convention among the general public in Jordan...

- MENA region - Miscellaneous - Association

Manarat : Stories of inspiring women from the Middle East and North Africa

Created 22.08.2017

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2017, Oxfam Great Britain’s Regional Gender Justice Programme is launching Manarat (Lighthouse), a digital comic campaign to tell the stories of Pioneer Women from the Middle East and North Africa...

Algeria - Economy / Employment - Enterprises and Unions

Plastic recycling female company in Oran

Created 29.06.2017

Krim plastico’s company was born to address the issue of environmental damage in the municipality of El bayadh (wilaya of Oran). This situation encouraged Mrs. Rachida Krim to take the leadn and to create her own enterprise while the sector...

Algeria - Miscellaneous - Association

Project: Do not touch my rights!

Created 05.03.2017

The project "Do not touch my rights!” is funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), for a period of 12 months from 1 October 2015, with the aim of: - Strengthening the professional capacities of women and improving their economic...

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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