by Andrea Ayers | Sep 29, 2016 | Gender, Human Rights
Until recently, the human rights of half the world’s population – women – were not universally protected, nor accepted in most parts of the world. In 2014, the United Nations (UN) released a publication, “Women’s Rights are Human...
by Rayricus Matthews | Feb 25, 2016 | Community-led Development, Governance, Human Rights, Leadership
Jon-Andreas Solberg and Douglas Ragan co-authored a very enlightening post on UN-Habitat Youth covering five principles of youth-led development that are being utilized by youth programs globally and has begun to influence policy at the local, national and global...
by Rayricus Matthews | Feb 12, 2016 | Community-led Development, Data, SDGs, Uncategorized
Let the work begin! The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a Global Initiative of the United Nations, has released a guidebook “Getting Started with the Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs) to help all stakeholders understand and implement...
by claraknutson | Jun 26, 2014 | Gender, Reports
Two years ago, USAID implemented a Gender Equality and Female Empowerment policy. Women Thrive recently released a paper examining the successes and shortcomings of the policy, entitled “The Path to Inclusive Development: Assessing the First Two Years of USAID’s...
by claraknutson | Jun 19, 2014 | Data, Gender
The World Bank recently released a report called Voice and Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity, compiling data and studies about the challenges that women and girls face worldwide. The report finds that education is key to advancing the role of...
