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In Ghana, WEDO partners with Abantu for Development who authored the Ghana study as part of Gender, Climate Change and Human Security Report.
In Kenya, WEDO partners with the African Women Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) to engage governments and Women’s groups in the effort to create a UN Women’s entity. FEMNET is the GEAR Campaign focal point for Africa.
WEDO will partner with Women Direct in Kenya on capacity building for women politicians through training, advocacy and lobbying in 2009.
In Namibia, WEDO collaborates with Sister Namibia to promote Women’s leadership in decision making. Sister Namibia, with its partners, launched a successful 50/50 Campaign in Namibia.
In Nigeria, WEDO collaborates with Baobab for Women’s Human Rights on Women’s political participation and on the GEAR Campaign.
WEDO works closely with COWAN in Nigeria on Women’s political participation and leadership in decision making. WEDO and COWAN are collaborating to disseminate the lessons learned from WEDO’s research on women candidates and campaign finance.
In Senegal, WEDO partners with Conseil des Femmes Senegalaises (COSEF) on UN Reform and Women’s political leadership projects.
In Senegal, WEDO partners with Environmental Action in the Third World (ENDA), on a Gender & Climate Change Caravan, with support from the New Field Foundation ENDA also authored the Senegal case study as part of Gender, Climate Change and Human Security Report.
WEDO, together with UNFPA and with support from Global Fund for Women (GFW) hosted a Gender and Climate Change Workshop for partners last June, in Dakar, Senegal.Read the Final Report here!
WEDO works closely with ECOWATCH Africa, in Uganda, to continue raising awareness in the region on gender and climate change.
In South Africa, WEDO partners with Gender Links on Women’s political participation and leadership and to raise awareness about the under representation of African women in decision-making spheres.
WEDO participated in the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)11th International Forum on Women’s Rights and Development in Cape Town, South Africa in November 2008. Two sessions organized by WEDO–The United Nations as a Legitimate Place for Women Organizing: Challenges and Lessons and Climate Change in Africa: Why Women’s Leadership is Critical–attracted a large number of attendees.
Case Study: Gender, Human Security and Climate Change in Senegal
Commissioned by WEDO, a Case Study conducted by Yacine Diagne Gueye of ENDA (Environmental Development Action in the Third World) in Senegal. It gives an overview of the climate change situation in Senegal and draws out the implications for women’s livelihood, security and gender equality. The situation of women in Senegal is also discussed in [...]
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Case Study: Gender, Human Security and Climate Change in Ghana
Commissioned by WEDO, a Case Study conducted by Rose Mensah-Kutin from ABANTU for Development in Ghana. It provides an overview of climate change in Ghana and draws out implications for women’s livelihood security and gender equality. The situation of women in Ghana is also discussed in terms of how they manage to cope with continued [...]
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Colleen Lowe Morna, “Women Making a Difference in South African Countries”
The African Union has 22.4 percent female representation in government, second regionally only to the Nordic countries. And despite the variations between countries—based on liberation struggles, ideology, different quota systems and culture and religion—women in the AU are rapidly increasingly occupying political leadership positions. Colleen Lowe Morna, “Women Making a Difference in South African Countries” [...]
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Catherine Makoni & Tsitsi Matekaire, “Zimbabwe Report”
Catherine Makoni and Tsitsi Matekaire of the Women in Politics Support Unit, ActionAid demonstrated the extent to which the current political climate has taken its toll in setting back the many gains women made between 1980 and 1990. Catherine Makoni & Tsitsi Matekaire, “Zimbabwe Report” (Word .doc)
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Pumla Mncayi, “South African Review of 50/50 Campaign”
Pumla Mncayi of Gender Advocacy Program reported that in March of 2002 South Africa became the 11th country to officially launch the 50/50 Campaign. The political climate in South Africa has taken a turn since 2002 evidenced by the increase in the number of women in the cabinet in the 2004 elections. Pumla Mncayi, “South [...]
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