She Too is a Development Hero: Women Make Change Happen in Host Municipalities across MENA and Turkey
Mar 10, 2020 / Blog entry
وضعت الحكومات المحلية التي تستضيف المهجرين قسراً في الأردن ولبنان وفلسطين والعراق وتركيا، تمكين اللاجئات واعتمادهن على أنفسهن في صلب برامجهن التنموية. ماذا عن كون من يطور مثل هذه البرامج البلدية ويتعامل مع إدماج المرأة من النساء أيضاً؟
تعرض هذه القصة الفوتوغرافية سلسلة من الصور لممثلات عن بلديات وحكومات في بلدان تتعامل مع التهجير القسري. جميع...
[High-Level Workshop] “Forced Displacement, Migration and Human Capital Mobility”
Nov 13, 2019 / Highlight
Context & Rationale
At the present time, issues related to flows and movements of people – in all their forms – figure prominently among the most pressing, relevant and, often, divisive policy agendas in the Mediterranean region.
A comprehensive approach to migration is needed, taking into account its root causes as well as all related...
A Decade of Partnerships for Knowledge and Action
Enabling Business Environment and Private Sector Mobilization: Armenia, Yerevan Municipality; Economic Programs for Refugees
Jan 21, 2019 / Blog entry
نفذت بلدية يريفان برامج اقتصادية تهدف إلى تعزيز بيئة الأعمال من خلال الإدماج الاقتصادي لرجال الأعمال السوريين في السياق المحلي، جنبًا إلى جنب مع الأنشطة الاجتماعية، لإسكان اللاجئين وبرامج التعليم للشباب السوريين.
الهيئة أو المنظمة المسؤولة: بلدية يرفان
المنطقة: يرفان، جمهورية أرمينيا
المستفيدون: استفاد اللاجئون السوريون الشباب والنساء السوريات...
Women, Water & Youth Conference Report and Recommendation
UFM and CMI Seal Partnership
Nov 13, 2018 / Highlight
Marseille, France, 13 November 2018 – The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marking the launch of a new collaboration agreement between the two organizations. The parties will cooperate on promoting development and integration in the Euro-...
Empowering Women in Rural and Agricultural Areas
Oct 16, 2018 / Highlight
Gender Equality is key for development in the Middle East and North Africa. Countries must bridge gender gaps to achieve their full potential. CMI Manager, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, shared the CMI’s vision for guaranteeing female inclusion in all sectors at the fourth High-Level Conference on Women’s Empowerment entitled, "Women Build Inclusive...
The Economic Miracle of Women
Oct 08, 2018 / Library
Gender Equality is key for development in the Middle East and North Africa. Countries must bridge gender gaps to achieve their full potential. CMI Manager, Blanca Moreno-Dodson, shares the CMI’s vision for guaranteeing female inclusion in all sectors and introduces the stories of some of the most impressive women in the region who are...
[Regional Conference] Women, Water & Youth: Perspectives from the MENA Region
Sep 27, 2018 / Highlight
Background
The Mediterranean region is the most water scarce region in the world and one of the most vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events. Combating water scarcity in order to reduce environmental damage effects could be conducive to job creation and entrepreneurship, particularly among Mediterranean youth and women, with...
She too is a #WaterHero
Sep 13, 2018 / Library
For so long women have represented the symbol of resilience. In the water sector, they are no different. In the Middle East and North Africa, the world’s most water-stressed region, women are playing their part in protecting water and fighting water scarcity.
[Agenda] Women, Water and Youth: Perspectives from the MENA Region
Are Females good Managers in MENA Countries? (MED Brief)
Jun 25, 2018 / Library
This policy brief tries to answer the important question of whether firms gain from women participation in management positions. The debate on academic and policy levels have not reached a consensus regarding the existence of gender gaps in firm performance. This policy brief attempts to clarify some of the misconceptions associated with the idea...
She too is a #WaterHero
Apr 16, 2018 / Blog entry
For so long women have represented the symbol of resilience. In the water sector they are no different. In the Middle East and North Africa, the world’s most water-stressed region, women are playing their part in protecting water and fighting water scarcity.
This project was initiated during the CMI's World Water Day Youth Workshop: Nature-...
Women Driving the Middle East and North Africa Forward, One Business Innovation at A Time
Jun 12, 2017 / Blog entry
إيماننا مستمر بأن الشابات العربيات يتمتعن بقدر هائل من القدرات والمرونة والقيادة المحفزة. ففي القاهرة، يارا ياسين ورانيا رافع هما من عوامل التغيير. تعمل هاتان الشابتان مع الحرفيين المحليين لتحويل الأكياس البلاستيكية إلى منتجات أزياء عالية الجودة تباع في جميع أنحاء العالم.
تابع قراءة هذا المقال على الموقع الإلكتروني للبنك الدولي، هنا.
Female, Lebanese and Semi-Emancipated: My Views
Mar 14, 2017 / Blog entry
In the misleading influx of media images contrasting “eastern submissive women” – i.e. child marriages, forced marriages, forced hijab, female genital mutilation etc. – and of “western free and progressive women” – i.e. female politicians, single mothers, free sexual orientation, abortion rights etc. – this blog post does not wish to add another...
SAHWA National Case Studies
Mar 07, 2017 / Library
In line with SAHWA’s methodology -based on a mixed method- these National Case Studies (NCS) summarise the main findings coming from the Ethnographic Fieldwork and SAHWA Youth Survey with a focus on the national level (Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia). Basically, every National Case Studies are structured following the clusters...
Counting the Invisible Girls: Using Data to Transform the Lives of Women and Girls by 2030
Oct 18, 2016 / Library
Counting the Invisible' explores the current state of gender data and exposes the gaps: we don’t count how many girls leave school because of early marriage, pregnancy or violence, exactly how many give birth before they turn 15, how many hours a day they spend working, what kind of work they do and whether they get paid for it.
The Women for Resilient Cities Acceleration Program
Jun 07, 2016 / Library
The Women for Resilience Program (W4R) brought together a group a hopeful enthusiastic women entrepreneurs from Egypt, Djibouti and Lebanon and put them through an accelerated training program hoping to equip them with knowledge they need to succeed in their project. The program aims at empowering women in tackling urban risk and developing...
Working Women in MENA
Mar 15, 2016 / Library
Thirteen of the 15 countries with the lowest rates of women participating in their labor force are in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to the 2015 Global Gender Gap Report (2015).
Despite High Education Levels, Arab Women Still Don’t Have Jobs
Mar 15, 2016 / Blog entry
تضم منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا 13 من بين 15 بلدا في العالم تعاني من أدنى معدل لمشاركة المرأة في القوى العاملة بحسب تقرير "الفجوة بين الجنسين في العالم لعام 2015". ويتصدر اليمن القائمة بأقل نسبة من مشاركة المرأة في العمل، ويليه سوريا والأردن وإيران والمغرب و السعودية والجزائر ولبنان ومصر وعمان وتونس وموريتانيا وتركيا.
لكن لماذا تتدنى...
The State of Women’s Rights in the Arab World
Mar 09, 2016 / Blog entry
من حسن الطالع أنه عندما يتعلق الأمر بالإصلاحات التي تزيد من الفرص الاقتصادية أمام المرأة وتحد من عدد القوانين التي تقلص دورها، فثمة تحسينات تشهدها البلدان في مختلف أنحاء العالم كل عام. ووفقا لتقرير "المرأة وأنشطة الأعمال والقانون 2016" الذي أصدره البنك الدولي مؤخرا، فإن نحو 65 بلدا من بلدان العالم قامت خلال العامين الماضيين بسن 94 إصلاحا من شأنها...
How to Open the Doors for more Women to Work in Jordan
Mar 08, 2016 / Blog entry
أنجز هذا المقال بالتعاون مع موقع رصيف22 ومدوّنة البنك الدولي.
يذيّل الأردن القوائم الدولية وحتى العربية في نسبة مشاركة المرأة الاقتصادية ، إذ تحتل المملكة المركز 139 من بين 142 دولة. وترد ناشطات نسويات هذه المرتبة المتأخرة والإحجام عن المشاركة في سوق العمل، إلى التشريعات والممارسات غير الصديقة للمرأة في سوق العمل الأردني، والتمييز وهضم الحقوق...
The Two Faces of the Sea
Mar 08, 2016 / Blog entry
استطاع البحر، البحر الذي يتألف من ثلاثة حروف صغيرة في اللغة أن يعقد موعداً مستمراً للألم مع السوريات والسوريين منذ خمسة أعوام وحتى الآ غير أن أم محمد وأم عيسى لم تخططا لهذا الموعد أبداّ. فالأولى هربت من جحيم براميل البارود التي تلقى على مدينة داريا ، والأخرىقررت أن تترك الوطن خلفها بعد أن بدأت الأجهزة الأمنية التابعة للنظام الحاكم بملاحقة ابنها ...
5 Arab Women who are Breaking down Stereotypes and Building their Countries
Mar 01, 2016 / Blog entry
هناك قول مأثور مخيف في بعض البلدان العربية: وهو أن المرأة ليس لها إلا بيتها وزوجها فقط. فهي لا ينبغي أن تتعلم أو تعمل أو أن يكون لها رأي. ومما يؤسف له أن هذا الاعتقاد مازال يهيمن على بعض المناطق في العالم العربي. ولكن النساء والرجال العرب العصريين والمتعلمين وأصحاب الإرادة القوية يرون أن ذلك لم يعد ملائما للحياة العصرية بل ومتخلفا.
تشكل النساء...
Hoda Mahmoud / transi.to: Meet the Winners of the Women for Resilience Initiative
Jan 29, 2016 / Library
Three female-led teams from Beirut and Cairo were awarded in September 2015 in Marseille at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration. The event brought together seven finalist teams along with business incubators, local stakeholders from...
Leveraging Women Entrepreneurship for Resilience in MENA Cities
Jan 29, 2016 / Library
Three female-led teams from Beirut and Cairo were awarded in September 2015 in Marseille at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration. The event brought together seven finalist teams along with business incubators, local stakeholders from...
Radwa Rostom / Hand Over: Meet the Winners of the Women for Resilience Initiative
Jan 29, 2016 / Library
Three female-led teams from Beirut and Cairo were awarded in September 2015 in Marseille at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration. The event brought together seven finalist teams along with business incubators, local stakeholders from...
#SheIsResilient: Young Women Entrepreneurs from MENA Build the Resilience of their Cities
Jan 29, 2016 / Highlight
Three female-led projects from Beirut and Cairo were awarded at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration.
The Women for Resilience (W4R) is an initiative conducted by the World Bank in partnership with the Global Facility for Disaster...
Sara Helou / eTobb: Meet the Winners of the Women for Resilience Initiative
Jan 29, 2016 / Library
Three female-led teams from Beirut and Cairo were awarded in September 2015 in Marseille at the Grand Finale of the “Women for Resilient Cities Start-up Competition” organized by the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration. The event brought together seven finalist teams along with business incubators, local stakeholders from...
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