World Day against Trafficking in Persons 30 July
The vast majority of detected trafficked persons are women, accounting for 55 to 60% of victims detected globally. Girls make up two thirds of all trafficked children. Education and awareness of the multiple forms trafficking can take are key to ending this modern-day slavery. For more information, see here. Join the campaign and tweet using the hashtag...
Register now for the GWI 32nd Triennial Conference
Remember to register: Graduate Women International’s triennial conference taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, in August 2016, is a leading conference focusing on the confluence of education , gender and human rights. It is the occasion to discuss pertinent issues and to network with a wide variety of stakeholders, ranging from Ministers of Education, Ministers of Finance, to Deans and Trustees of Secondary schools, universities, technical colleges and other institutes of higher education, international organisations such as UNESCO, WHO, UNICEF, UN, UNHCR, ILO, CARE, PLAN, education and human rights NGOs, as well as business executives interested in gender, human rights and continuing education (e.g. heads of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), training and gender...
GWI project to train women teachers moves forward
Community engagement in Buyende, eastern Uganda, has now taken place to sensitise the community on the merits of education, build relationships through dialogue and education, and identify potential girls for the next university intake. Read more about the GWI project Teachers for Rural Futures here. Support us to train more women teachers in Uganda. Donate here. ...
Girls’ Choices Mobile App project
GWI is working with Orange Device Group to develop a mobile application. The Girls’ Choices Mobile App will provide immediate, easy access to material empowering girls to explore possibilities in their lives beyond school. The app allows girls to challenge stereotypes and explore the career choices available to them, through fun and interactive questions and tasks. A focus group of teenage girls in Kigali, Rwanda give regular feedback on the content of the app, facilitated by GWI Partner Paper Crown Institute. For more information about the project see...
GWI will take part in side event at HRC 32
Graduate Women International (GWI) Executive Director Danièle Castle will participate in a side-event panel discussion on Non-Formal Education for Gender Equality, at the 32nd Human Rights Council. She will speak alongside representatives from Soka Gakkai International and the Young Womens Christian Associations of Sri Lanka and Kenya. There will be opportunity for informal discussion following the presentation. For more information on GWI and its manifesto on non-formal and non-traditional education, see here. The side event will take place in Room IX, Palais de Nations, 11.00-12.30 am Tuesday 28...
