“Programme Ra” redefines manhood in Lebanon
Programme Ra: Redefining manhood in Lebanon The 2014 Womanity Award winners’ new programme, designed to redefine manhood and reduce violence, will reach young men in refugee and marginalized communities in Lebanon. “Boys are raised to think that expressing emotions openly, seeking help, or failure to respond in a dominant manner means they are weak.” — […]
Annual Report 2015
Womanity 2015. Enhancing the lives of women and girls What impact is The Womanity Foundation having on the lives of women and girls globally? Over the past 10 years since our inception, 33,000 children in 15 public girls’ schools across Afghanistan have accessed a quality education. Meanwhile 1,111,068 girls in India have been impacted by the […]
Womanity Foundation, a world’s Top 200 NGOs
Womanity enters Top 200 NGOs The Womanity Foundation rose to the 187th position of the recently released Top 500 NGOs’ 2016 world-wide ranking by NGO Advisor, a Geneva-based independent media. The ranking identifies social development and humanitarian non-governmental non-profit organisations (NGOs), which excel in innovation, impact and sustainability. Womanity empowers girls and women to shape their future and accelerate progress within […]
The business of unlocking women’s potential
By Antonella Notari Vischer You can find the original article on The Economist website The undeveloped capabilities of women hold huge promise for global businesses The woes of the global economy are not only due to instability, but also because businesses are inadvertently not engaging with nearly half of the global population. With a refocus, we could be connecting with […]
How fiction and ‘edutainment’ can be used to empower women
Fiction that empowers women It’s not the first thing you might think of when it comes to empowering women and tackling violence against women. But ‘edutainment’ – fiction which tackles social issues – is surprisingly powerful in changing deep-rooted mindsets and gender norms. Which is why we are proud to launch the second series of […]
Womanity Foundation Launches Ground-Breaking " Be 100 Ragl" Animated Series
Be 100 Ragl II. The fiction that empowers women Building on the popularity of the “Be 100 Ragl I” radio series of 2015 — a soap-opera chronicling the adventures of Noha, an intrepid radio journalist fighting for social justice — the Womanity Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a new, engaging and innovative […]
Feminism in India: simple tech gives women a voice
News media and Feminism in India This week the ICTforWomanity network takes us to India to discover Japleen Pasricha, a young feminist activist based in New Delhi. Japleen runs India’s first crowdsourced, and award-winning digital intersectional feminist platform – Feminism in India, which amplifies the voices of women and marginalized communities using art, media culture, […]
How young women disrupt the silence surrounding Gender-Based Violence
The ICTforWomanity interview series focuses this week on video production. To cover this area, we are meeting with Amie Williams, an award winning producer/director specializing in documentary film and video for television. Amie is the Executive Director & Co-Founder of GlobalGirl Media (GGM), an organization that develops the voice and media literacy of teenage girls […]
Womanity President Yann Borgstedt: "I felt that life had given me so much, I had to give back"
“I had so much, I had to give back” Womanity President Yann Borgstedt has been awarded the 2016 BNP Paribas prize for Individual Philanthropy. Here, he explains the Foundation’s work, how being a champion for women makes business sense, and his innovative approach to philanthropy. “What happens when you are successful in life? Do you […]
Yann Borgstedt, founder of Womanity, receives the BNP Paribas Award for Individual Philanthropy (Special Jury Prize) 2016
Empower women to accelerate progress (Geneva, Tuesday 31 May 2016) – Last night, at a gala dinner in Paris, BNP Wealth Management presented the 9th BNP Paribas Prize for Individual Philanthropy which honours the outstanding work of philanthropists around the world. Awarded annually since 2008 by a jury of independent and internationally recognized experts, the distinction goes to two […]