WCM CASE STORY: ARMMAN
Our journey with ARMMAN started in 2017 when ARMMAN’s founder, Dr. Aparna Hegde, became a WomenChangeMakers Fellow with The Womanity Foundation. ARMMAN, founded in 2008, is an NGO that works on maternal and child health. They use tech-enabled solutions to reach women, children and health workers at scale in a cost-effective manner across India. We […]
Afghanistan's female coders defy gender stereotypes
Meet Afghanistan’s female coders who are defying gender stereotypes by Kirstie Brewer, The Guardian contributor In a country where just 16% of the workforce is female, teaching women to code can help foster greater equality, empowerment and economic stability. In the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, a small but determined contingent of young women […]
5,000 Female Construction Workers Change Brazil’s Landscape
By Antonella Notari Vischer You can find the original article on the Huffington Post website In the small city of Canoas, Brazil, where gender stereotypes are deeply ingrained and 15 women a day are killed because of their gender, you’ll find more than 5,000 underprivileged women working in perhaps the world’s most male dominated sector: civil construction. While […]
Love, Acceptance, and Support on the Path to Gender Equality in Lebanon
Estephan “Tino” Bechara is a young man working with the Red Cross in Lebanon as a Youth and Health Trainer. He participated in the first validation workshop of Programme Ra with other young men. In July 2016, Lebanese NGO ABAAD–Resource Center for Gender Equality and Promundo launched Programme Ra in Beirut with support from the Womanity Foundation’s first-ever Womanity Award. The program, […]
Champions of Programme RA: Working with young men in Lebanon
In July 2016, Lebanese NGO ABAAD–Resource Center for Gender Equality and Promundo launched Programme Ra in Beirut with support from the Womanity Foundation’s first-ever Womanity Award. The program, adapted from Promundo’s flagship Program H, encourages men and boys to challenge gender-based stereotypes, question traditional ideas of manhood, and contribute to ending all forms of gender-based […]
Womanity Award winners Promundo to partner with AXE for positive manhood
Promundo is proud to announce their new partnership with AXE to bring a message of positive, healthy, supportive manhood to more than half a million boys and men. You may be familiar with the Axe brand, but what you may not know is that Axe is now on a mission to fight the limitations of […]
“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.” — […]
Ghida Anani’s Bold Quest for Gender Equality in the Middle East
Ask any of her staff and they will tell you that Ghida Anani is a mission-driven social entrepreneur, a strategic thinker, and a leader who knows how to encourage and challenge her team. Beyond her network of supporters, however, Anani is often the subject of controversy. She is the founder of the Beirut-based ABAAD Resource […]