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RISE 2030: Women for results
The first all-women solar team in Lebanon challenges the gender stereotypes in the male-dominated construction sector
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.
How the fisherwomen of Java rise above climate change and an increase in gender-based violence
This case study explores these uneven impacts, the importance of collective active action, and the key role women play in sustainable recovery from Covid-19.
Women raise the roof in India
Working with women to design safe, resilient housing solutions
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?
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
Jamaican women craft vendors get business support
Enhancing resilience when disasters strike
Cultivating change: women farmers in Dominica find new paths to market amidst COVID-19 shutdowns
Women farmers have recently suffered significant loss of income as a result of overlapping disasters. This case study explores how women farmers are being connected to new outlets and market opportunities and supported to do more business online.
The struggle of a women-led business in Vanuatu
Vanuatu micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are facing parallel disasters
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
Strengthening women’s livelihoods and participation for greater resilience to disasters and climate change in Viet Nam
Changing weather patterns in Viet nam has meant that households are considering alternative livelihoods. This case study shows how women can be agents of change and lead the way in building more resilient livelihoods.