Spotlight on Jennifer Elms, Gender Advisor at AKFC and AKF-US
“My hope would be that gender equality becomes so part of everybody’s DNA that integrating gender and using a gender lens will be a part of everyone.”
Uganda
- All
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
- Canada
- Central Asia
- East Africa
- Egypt
- India
- Kenya
- Kyrgyz Republic
- Madagascar
- Mali
- Mozambique
- Pakistan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
In their words: Gender equality and international development
We sat down with four gender advisors from across the AKDN to talk about their work and learn about development from their perspectives.
Spotlight on Nyambura Gathumbi, Regional Gender Advisor, AKF East Africa
My ultimate hope for the future is that we can transform the way we think, change our mindset around women, around girls, around gender issues.
Learning During A Pandemic
We helped governments create resources and toolkits to help students continue learning beyond the classroom.
Foundations for Education and Empowerment (F4EE)
F4EE aims to improve educational systems at the pre-primary and primary levels.
The Adolescent Girls’ Education in Crisis Initiative (AGENCI)
AGENCI is a project to empower adolescent girls and female youth pursuing an education in crisis-affected areas.
Side effects: How COVID-19 is putting gender equality gains at risk
By Lindsay Mossman, Senior Gender Equality Advisor
How old you are, where you live, your race, your ethnic background, and your socioeconomic status all affect how your world has changed since the pandemic began. Gender is no exception.
Back-to-school, but not back to normal: Lessons from our field programs
By Tracey Evans, Program Manager, Education
Educators, parents, and policymakers around the world have grappled with a common question for months: how to keep children safe while learning?
The world we want
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sometimes called the Global Goals, are a worldwide movement to break the cycle of poverty
