He aha te nui o te ao What is the most important thing in the world? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata It is the people, it is the people, it is the people - Maori proverb. “The people. Humanity. Mankind… are our neighbours, local or international, men or women, whatever race,
I want to build a school. A blog by Sian Kent, SI Bangor and District in North Wales. “I want to build a school" – these were words spoken by Albert Mwansa (a local teacher), as he stood on a bare hill overlooking the village of Mkushi in Central Province,
HUMAN TRAFFICKING A PORTRAYAL BY LINDA WITONG, SPECIAL ADVISOR TO SI ADVOCACY 2015-2017 “It ought
Every year NGO CSW/NY has between 5 and 8 interns to help facilitate the mission of the committee to achieve Gender Equality, and to assist with customer service during the actual Commission. Since last year SI has sponsored the internship programme. SI Un Representative Bette Levy explains: “The interns are
MOHINDER WATSON IS AN ACADEMIC RESEARCHER AND FOUNDER OF ACTION ON CHILD, EARLY AND FORCED
"25 November marks the start of 16 Days of Activism, culminating in the celebration of Human Rights Day on 10 December 2016. On the 25th of each month the call is for us to wear orange as a sign we want to eliminate violence against women. The connection is that
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN President’s Message "25 November marks the
Following the agreement of the Sustainable Development Goals, the next Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) will focus on the theme ‘women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development’. Soroptimist International, Zonta International, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women, and Graduate Women International, have released a statement
On Monday, 14 March, the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) turned the focus of the United Nations towards women and gender related issues worldwide. This year stood as a landmark year for CSW, as it was the first global meeting of governments, NGOs, civil society and experts
SONYANGA OLE NGAIS IS CAPTAIN OF THE MAASAI CRICKET WARRIORS, COACH OF THE MAASAI CRICKET LADIES TEAM, AND ONE OF THE STARS OF THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED ‘WARRIORS’, A POWERFUL DOCUMENTARY DIRECTED BY BARNEY DOUGLAS Through the vehicle of cricket, a group of young Maasai men have found a voice -
