Women are key to peace, Oksana’s story
Date: Tuesday, 24 November 2020
This is the story of Oksana Rusanova, a physics lecturer at the Donetsk University, who had to flee her city due to the conflict. Now she is teaching physics at the Children’s Science Club, where she helps students build robots, conduct experiments, and even build bridges. She also teaches students to solve conflicts and be aspiring leaders.“This positive experience helped me understand that I am capable and gives me strength” – says Oksana.Oksana’s story is a testament that women’s…
Women are key to peace, Andriana’s Story
Date: Tuesday, 24 November 2020
"A woman's strength is that she thinks about the consequences," says Andriana Arekhta.She is a demobilized veteran serving in the reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the leader of the Women's Veterans Movement, as well as mother and wife of an active duty serviceman.Andriana’s story is a testament that women’s experience, competence and effectiveness make a key contribution to the successful peace efforts. This story is a part of the UN Women campaign Women Are Key to…
Women are key to peace, Liudmyla’s story
Date: Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Liudmyla Bileka was a paramedic on the frontlines of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine. Since she came back from the frontlines, she has been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To overcome PTSD and help other veterans do the same, she is taking the lead on screen as an actress of the acclaimed film Atlantis, and off-screen as an activist advocating for proper psychosocial services for veterans.This story is a part of the UN Women campaign Women Are Key to Peace…
Local and refugee women in Turkey build friendships and generate income
Date: Monday, 9 November 2020
Refugee women in Turkey, together with the women from the local community, improve their livelihood skills and establish cross cultural friendships thanks to UN Women Turkey's Refugee Response Programme (UN Women RRP). The programme aims to strengthen the resilience of Syrian women and girls and host communities and increase their access to opportunities, rights, and services with a gender-sensitive approach. It is funded by the European Union and the Government of Japan, and…
Preventing violence through self-defense training
Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2020
More than 100 women and girls participated in a self-defense training during the summer of 2020 in Albania. They learned to prevent and respond to situations of abuse, violence, bullying and crime, during a free online course UN Women developed in collaboration with Aikido and with the support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation (Sida). Participants aged from 14 to 50 years old highlighted that after the training they feel more empowered and self-confident.
Words do not bring change, budgets do
Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2020
How do women and men benefit equally from government funding in Albania? Learn from women and girls on how their lives have changed and how gender budgeting initiative is reducing inequalities.Albania has been successful in making gender responsive budgeting (GRB) a mandatory requirement in the Albanian legislation for both central and local level public financing. The percentage of annual budget on gender equality increased to 7,2 per cent in 2020 compared to 1 per cent when UN Women…
HeForShe Congress 2020: Why businesses should be a safe space for workers
Date: Friday, 2 October 2020
In Ukraine, HeForShe Congress, an event which unites progressive businesses around the theme of gender equality and non-discrimination, takes place for the third time. This year, the congress is held online and includes 5 thematic videos which will provide businesses with practices and cases to help them realize gender equality.In the fourth video of the HeForShe Congress 2020 social restaurant Urban Space 500 and the Ukrainian IT-company talk about how safe space helps their teams be more…
HeForShe Congress 2020: What are the key performance indicators for gender equality in businesses
Date: Friday, 2 October 2020
In Ukraine, HeForShe Congress, an event which unites progressive businesses around the theme of gender equality and non-discrimination, takes place for the third time. This year, the congress is held online and includes 5 thematic videos which will provide businesses with practices and cases to help them realize gender equality.The fifth video of the HeForShe Congress 2020 is “What are the key performance indicators (KPIs) for gender equality in businesses,” where we discuss why gender…
Keep the promise, accelerate the change
Date: Friday, 2 October 2020
25 years ago, Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action laid out a bold vision for gender equality. How far have we come in Europe and Central Asia since then?Our new report provides a snapshot. Find out more: http://unwo.men/jc0G50BHIvt #GenerationEquality #WomenCount
Adela Postolachi, local councilor and medical doctor from Moldova
Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
For 8 years, the Local Council of Terebna village, Edinet District in Moldova consisted of men politicians only. The 2019 local elections in the country made room for two women for the village local council. Adela Postolachi is one of them, she is also the first person with disabilities in that position. She continues working as a medical doctor in Terebna village, in parallel with her councilor job.To share the stories of women with disabilities who run in local elections, the barriers they…
HeForShe Congress 2020: Why businesses should invest in women's potential
Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
In Ukraine, HeForShe Congress, an event which unites progressive businesses around the theme of gender equality and non-discrimination, takes place for the third time. This year, the congress is held online and includes 5 thematic videos which will provide businesses with practices and cases to help them realize gender equality.In this second video, our speakers explain how and why businesses are already creating internal and external programs to support women's growth, for instance,…
HeForShe Congress 2020: How leaders drive change in corporate values
Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
In Ukraine, HeForShe Congress, an event which unites progressive businesses around the theme of gender equality and non-discrimination, takes place for the third time. This year, the congress is held online and includes 5 thematic videos which will provide businesses with practices and cases to help them realize gender equality. The first video is “How leaders drive change in corporate values,” where StarLightMedia and Ferrexpo Poltava Mining executives discuss the new business era with…
Mariana Tihu, local activist from Moldova
Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Mariana Tihu ran for the position of the Local Council of Ceadir-Lunga, Republic of Moldova. Despite the fact that Mariana didn’t make it, she continues to be a local activist and to participate in monitoring the level of accessibility of the infrastructure in town.To share the stories of women with disabilities who run in local elections, the barriers they faced, and their achievements, UN Women Moldova in partnership with "Niste Filme" Production House, and with financial support…
Lilia Puzderi-Cainareanu, local councilor in Moldova
Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Lilia Puzderi-Cainareanu is the first person with disabilities elected in the Local Council of Borogani locality, Leova District of the Republic of Moldova.To share the stories of women with disabilities who run in local elections, the barriers they faced, and their achievements, UN Women Moldova in partnership with "Niste Filme" Production House, and with financial support from Sweden – produced 3 documentaries that tell the story of 3 women candidates with disabilities who ran…
Date: Monday, 17 August 2020
During the past years, UN Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina has been working on strengthening the capacities of media professionals on responsible reporting on gender-based violence. These activities included journalists, editors, students, bloggers, and results are reflected in quality stories that report about the topic of violence against women and domestic violence in a credible way.
Date: Monday, 17 August 2020
Each year, UN Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina works to raise awareness on violence against women under the umbrella of the global campaign “16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence”. From 2016 to 2019 the campaign has incorporated different topics, including the role of youth in preventing violence and eliminating gender stereotypes, the development of innovative solutions to prevent violence and raising awareness on available services to support local communities in Bosnia and…
Ideas Campaign – Rethinking challenges and improving solutions
Date: Thursday, 13 August 2020
UN Women Europe and Central Asia is implementing a regional innovation facility to accelerate impact for women and girls across the region. Building on UN Women’s institutional expertise and experience, and the curiosity of innovation champions in the organization, UN Women Europe and Central Asia launched the Ideas Campaign under the innovation facility and challenged the staff across the region to submit innovative ideas. To increase the impact of the work for gender equality, the campaign…
Date: Tuesday, 11 August 2020
Working with youth on changing harmful stereotypes on violence against women is at the heart of preventing violence. UN Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina focus on targeting young men and their role in preventing violence against women and girls. The work with high schools opened the space for young people to address the harmful attitudes in a creative way and advocate for gender equality in their school communities.
Supporting women economic resilience through local tourism
Date: Tuesday, 4 August 2020
COVID-19 is seriously damaging the Albanian economy, especially rural tourism. Tourism decline puts a strain on the farms and guest houses in the upper Vjosa river, where local women work and earn a living. Elona, Leonora, Anila, Mirela and Zhenisa, who are working in this area, have seen the collapse of visitor numbers amid the pandemic. Now, in this new reality they are counting on local tourists. These women local entrepreneurs are providing for themselves, their workers, and the whole…
Over 4,000 vulnerable women receive food and hygiene packages in response to COVID-19
Date: Monday, 27 July 2020
UN Women offered more than 40 tons of products to the beneficiaries from the Republic of Moldova, funded from the UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund. The project is supported by the Governments of Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland.