Are you living your values?
These days, most organisations, whether in the corporate or not-for-profit sector, will have a values statement and EU-CORD members are no different. Values can be helpful. Well-articulated, they can help …
Global Europe Call for Proposal Analysis
In October, Ruth Faber shared a piece of research undertaken by the EU-CORD Secretariat that analysed forty-one calls for proposals released by DG INTPA between January and October 2022. The …
Adolescents as a change agent to ensure women’s rights and gender equality in rural Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, 51% of girls are married by the time they turn eighteen (18), and 5 in 10 child brides give birth before age 18 (UNICEF, 2020). This is …
Tunadobees’ Busy Bees programme
Entrepreneurship, protection, connection These three words signify Tunadobees’ and Woord en Daad’s Busy Bees programme [https://www.woordendaad.nl/tag/busybees-oeganda/]. Bees connect. Investing in an inclusive honey value chain in Uganda has led to …
LM International: Using the Maputo Protocol to Fight Gender Specific Harms
Sexual Violence in Conflict (SViC) has received increased focus within the political discourse and international aid programming over the past years. In spite of this, the use of sexual violence …
Tearfund Netherlands: Working with Religious Actors and taking a Faith-based approach to Addressing harmful Gender norms
Tearfund is working as part of the Joint Initiative for Strategic Religious Action (JISRA). Working within religious communities to tackle discrimination and extremism and building bridges between religious …
Ending violence against women: IJM’s political reception provides decisive approaches to action
According to the United Nations, 35 percent of women worldwide experience sexual or domestic violence in their lives. In order to discuss risks and solutions to this problem, the human …
The Bonga Project: Girls Football Team in Tanzania
BONGA Project. In Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam district, Stromme Foundation works with the locale partner OCODE. They have activities towards children and youth through supporting schools and the program called BONGA. This …
Fida: Collaborating in East Africa to Effectively Fight Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
The number of reported cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) has risen sharply in Eastern Africa during and after the spread of the Covid-19 virus and related lockdown measures. …