Displaying 1 - 8 of 8
From victims to leaders: ending gender-based violence in the Lake Chad Basin
Nearly 30 per cent of girls in Ngatansou’s home in North Cameroon are married before the age of 18, facing loss of education, high rates of maternal mortality, and increased risk of gender-based violence. Today, at 49, Ngatansou is working to change the narrative for women and girls in the Lake Chad Basin – an area encompassing Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.
Women raise the roof in India
Working with women to design safe, resilient housing solutions
Providing vouchers to respond to the urgent needs of economically vulnerable families and women in Palestine
COVID-19 has increased the risk of gender-based violence
Building women's resilient businesses in Vanuatu
Can an island rise and recover from a cyclone swell through targeted support to women’s owned businesses?
Jamaican women craft vendors get business support
Enhancing resilience when disasters strike
UN Women helps ease climate risks for women farmers in the mountains of Viet Nam
Women in this mountainous region are getting help to be more climate-resilient
Cash handouts provide lifeline to vulnerable women in Viet Nam facing double impact of pandemic and flooding
Cash handouts provide lifeline to vulnerable women in Viet Nam facing double impact of pandemic and flooding
Partnerships for building resilience in the Philippines
Assistance provided to 450 families in waterways communities