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Offer: ILO’s Youth Entrepreneurship Facility’s: Youth To Youth Replication Fund In East Africa (Y2Y2) - Application deadline: May 10, 2013

by anaisabelbbp | May 2, 2013 at 4:41 PM | Funding

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Youth Employment Network (YEN) developed in partnership with the United Nations, International Labour Organization, and the World Bank has launched a new … Read More»

If only…!

by Greengirl | April 24, 2013 at 5:48 AM

The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incident … Read More»

Offer: Qualitative Research Specialist Consultant (Poverty Reduction) - Location: Washington, DC, USA - Deadline: 03-May-2013

by anaisabelbbp | April 17, 2013 at 7:23 AM | Opportunities

Summary: … Read More»

Women's Work: Gender and the Global Food System

by Beverly Bell | March 4, 2013 at 10:50 AM

In the Mexican … Read More»

Reporting Water, Hygiene and Sanitation from the remotest parts of rural India- Be a part of the WASH YATRA with me and India Water Portal from 2nd October-20th November 2012 as I take you along with me.

by Urmila Chanam | September 28, 2012 at 12:09 AM

73% of India's population lives in remote villages which have rudimentary health facilities, safe drinking water or proper sanitation. … Read More»

Stream of Tears for Her Unreached Baby

by Greengirl | September 18, 2012 at 3:25 PM

It was my first time serving as a volunteer with Bridge of Life Missions Incorporated (BLMI), an indigenous Nigerian Gospel Ministry that conducts gospel and free medical outreaches in unevangelized a … Read More»

World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development - An Opportunity Both Welcome and Missed

by Titilope | January 14, 2012 at 12:20 AM

World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development - An Opportunity Both Welcome and Missed Author(s): Shahra Razavi … Read More»

Offer: eAtlas of Gender is launched!

by Liz4peace | November 22, 2011 at 2:57 PM | Information Sharing

The World Bank has launched it's new eAtlas of Gender. It looks like a really cool tool to see how your country stacks up in terms of gender issues. Lots of data! … Read More»

Open Forum on Gender: "Getting to Equal" - 24 Hour chat with Gender experts now on

by YAOtieno | September 20, 2011 at 9:45 PM

It’s 2011. Today, there is global recognition of women’s rights. More girls go to school, rapidly closing (and in some cases, even reversing) the gender gap in education. … Read More»

Waiting for Pennies from Heaven

by HowMatters | September 20, 2011 at 2:26 PM

In honor of this week's Clinton Global Initiative's Annual Meeting, I'm reposting this from early October last year … Read More»