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A Better World r Equality de an en d G W : o 1 m e e n m ’ u s l E o m V p o w e r m e n t Actions and commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals A Better World r Equality de an en d G W : o 1 m e e n m ’ u s l E o m V p o w e r m e n t Actions and commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals DISCLAIMER The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Tudor Rose concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by Tudor Rose in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the publisher. ISBN 978-0-9956487-0-8 Original title: A Better World Text © Tudor Rose. All rights reserved. Photographs © as per credits Published in 2016 by Tudor Rose www.tudor-rose.co.uk Acknowledgements Compiled by: Sean Nicklin, Ben Cornwell Edited by: Dr Jacqui Griffiths Designed by: Libby Sidebotham Project Manager: Stuart Fairbrother Cover photo: Rinku Dagiwal, 18, belongs to the Nat caste. She is one of the beneficiaries of the bridge course being run at the NFE centre. Rinku was in class five when she dropped out of school due to problems at home. But thanks to the bridge course, she has now cleared class eight and made her teachers proud. Today, she dreams of becoming a teacher. © UN Women/Shaista Chishty Printed in the UK by: Gomer Press Ltd. With thanks to all the authors listed in the contents section for their support in making A Better World possible. African Centre for Gender, United Nations Economic Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Department of Commission for Africa Development Policy African Development Bank (AfDB) Ministry for Women, New Zealand All India Women’s Conference Ministry of Religious Affairs, Brunei Darussalam Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mongolian National Commission on Gender Equality (NCGE) Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO) Network of Rural Women Producers Trinidad and Tobago (NRWPTT) Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC) Department of Women’s Affairs, Ministry of Social Development, Sultanate of Oman PROSPERA, Mexico Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Service and Research Institute on Family and Children (GIZ) GmbH (SERFAC) Division for Gender Equality, United Nations Educational, State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) the Republic of Azerbaijan Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Status of Women Canada, Government of Canada Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Sultan Omar ’Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies, (FAO) Universiti Brunei Darussalam Institute of Sikh Studies (IOSS) UN Women Islamic Development Bank United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) KADEM: Women and Democracy Association United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Centre for Women MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Women’s Commission of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region []3 Foreword SEAN NICKLIN, GENERAL COORDINATOR OF THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR TUDOR ROSE With the establishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, Tudor Rose and its Human Development Forum has accepted the challenge to expand its human development publishing with the creation of a series of volumes, each dedicated to one or more of the 17 SDGs. Entitled A Better World, this volume first published in November 2016 covers Goal 5: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. While the world has achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment under the Millennium Development Goals (including equal access to primary education between girls and boys), women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence in every part of the world. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. Providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. This volume reflects the progress and challenges in this essential topic, highlighting good practices in a wide variety of societies and disciplines. By focusing on the experiences and livelihoods of people, especially those in vulnerable human habitats, the book will show the benefits of best policy and practices, and how these may develop further as we come to terms with a changing and more turbulent world. This innovative endeavour is a striking example of sharing respective resources to engage the many official governmental, international organisations, institutional and professional interests in displaying the extent and variety of their efforts to make the world a better place. Since 1999 Tudor Rose has published 27 books in partnership with the United Nations and its agencies, covering a diverse range of subjects from disaster reduction, water management and climate science to intercultural dialogue and humanitarian assistance. The books are read extensively by the human development sector and especially by community leaders in vulnerable regions around the globe. The books are close collaborations between individual UN agencies, UN member states and civil sector organisations, committed to a better future for the world. They have widened the knowledge of people in vulnerable communities and given them inspiration and knowledge to better their lives in a sustainable way. []4 Contents Acknowledgements ......................................................................3 Empowering women with information and communications technology .........................................................35 Dr Angela Langenkamp, Gender Officer of GIZ and Senior Programme Foreword .....................................................................................4 Officer in the Governance and Conflict Division; Christine Brendel, Sean Nicklin, General Coordinator of the Human Development Forum Manager, Regional Programme ‘Fighting violence against women for Tudor Rose in Latin America’ – ComVoMujer; Sandra Doempke, Manager, Private Sector Development Project (PSDP), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Reaching a ‘Planet 50-50’ by 2030 ...............................................7 Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women Communities Care: Transforming Lives and Preventing Violence ............................................................38 Mendy Marsh, Child Protection Specialist, GBV in Emergencies, Tomorrow’s strong leaders: a school for indigenous women ......12 UNICEF New York; Athieng Riak, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF Valeria Poggi, Emma Jessie McGhie, and Yon Fernandez de Larrinoa, South Sudan; and Patty Alleman, Senior Advisor, Gender and Indigenous Peoples Team, Food and Agriculture Organization of the Development, UNICEF New York United Nations Engagement for action: how the Government of Canada What does it mean, to be empowered? ......................................15 is responding to gender-based violence ......................................43 Hanford Lin, Chien-Cheng Yang, Debra Boudreaux and contributing The Honourable Patty Hajdu, P.C., M.P. Minister of Status of Women author Dharma Master Cheng Yen, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation Government of Canada Born to inequality, building equality: family-centric FAO Dimitra Clubs – boosting rural women’s empowerment approaches to gender mutuality .................................................18 using information and communication technologies ..................46 Catherine Bernard, Founder-Director, Service and Research Institute Christiane Monsieur, Eliane Najros, and Andrea Sánchez Enciso, Food on Family and Children and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Women, peace and security: a roadmap towards Opening opportunities for all: advancing women’s gender equality in the Arab region .............................................21 leadership and economic empowerment in Kenya .....................49 Raidan Al-Saqqaf, Social Affairs Officer – Women, Peace, and Ambassador Gil Haskel, Head of MASHAV – Israel’s Agency for Security, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for International Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Asia Centre for Women Gender justice for women ..........................................................52 Comprehensive and tailored approaches for women’s E. Sare Aydın Yılmaz, Founding President of the Women and economic empowerment ...........................................................24 Democracy Association and Faculty Member at Istanbul Commerce Leena Akatama, Senior Adviser – Gender, Department of Development University Department of International Relations and Political Science Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Strengthening the role of women in the marine A woman, a mobile phone and an education: