Fempower Initiative

Empowering girls & young women in the Middle East through health & education projects. Helping them transform their lives & reach their full potential.

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

My visit to Turkey showed how far we still have to go before women are treated as equals. Always. Everywhere.

My story made headlines. But there are so many stories of women, most of them far more serious, that go unobserved.

We have to make sure these stories are also told!

[UN Women @UN_Women]

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[Standforwomen @istandforwomen]

“When you lift women, you lift humanity”: that’s one of the core messages in The Moment of Lift, @melindagates’s new book! ✨
But what exactly is a #MomentOfLift?

[Fempower Initiative @FempowerIn]

Great to join @POLITICOEurope at the Women Rule networking lunch today. Always inspiring to gather together with the brilliant women of Brussels. #womenrule #womensday #WomensDay2019 #InternationalWomansDay2019

[Fempower Initiative @FempowerIn]

Every day is #womensday here at Fempower. However, we know that’s not the case for everyone or everywhere, so take today to celebrate the women around you & commit to building a gender equal world! #HappyWomensDay2019 #InternationalWomensDay2019

[UN Women Arabic @unwomenarabic]

الدساتير: ما هي العوامل التي يجب مراعاتها لاشراك المرأة وتضمين النوع الاجتماعي في وضع الدستور؟
Check out the report
Arabic: https://t.co/43CD1YSdvR
English: https://t.co/Wa9Qhlv90R

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Join us in celebrating the women on whose shoulders we stand. Thanks to their courage & persistence, we have come this far. Let's build on the momentum! #WomensMarch

[UN Women in Brussels @unwomenEU]

This young architect designed an inclusive garden oasis in a conflict-affected neighborhood: https://t.co/E2Mrm2Rh62 @UN_Women #SafeSpaces4Youth

[UN Women @UN_Women]

On #dayofthegirl, be inspired by @Malala:

[UN Women Arabic @unwomenarabic]

Check out our training manual on gender & masculinities & strategies of engaging men and boys in combating gender discrimination & violence. Produced by @UN_Women & @AbaadMENA with support from @Sida. Read here in English and Arabic: https://t.co/cY6zDb5DvA

[UN Women Arabic @unwomenarabic]

"Community leaders in #Egypt can have a crucial role in addressing #ChildMarriage. They target and influence decision-makers in families in order to prevent such practice"- Heba Wanis, Inclusion & Gender Equality Advisor, @PlanEgypt #EndChildMarriageNo

[UN Women Arabic @unwomenarabic]

Representatives from #NorthAfrica discuss how religious leaders can help to end #ChildMarriage and #FGM at the Reg. Dialogue of Traditional Leaders in #Nairobi. #EndChildMarriageNow

[UNIDO PWE in MENA @unido_pwe]

#DidYouKnow - Women in the MENA region are less likely to have autonomy over the cash they are able to spend on technology - and their activity may be restricted and monitored by family. Let's change that!

#WomenEmpowerment #MENA #MondayMotivation

[UN Women Arabic @unwomenarabic]

"لو اتعاكست هقف وهدافع عن نفسي حتى لو الناس في الشارع مش معايا." - إسراء عادل، مشاركة في برنامج مدن آمنة خالية من العنف ضد النساء والفتيات. https://t.co/v3IdG1d8PR
#SafeCities
@USAIDEgypt
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via @UN_Women #Egypt

[UN Women Arabic @unwomenarabic]

Gender equality makes sense in every language, for every person. #SDG5 #GlobalGoals v @UN_Women

[UN Women in Brussels @unwomenEU]

"I try to explain that early marriages only serve to perpetuate a cycle of abuse and discrimination". Qerim Emini volunteers in his community in Lipljan, Kosovo, to fight early mariage. #changingmindstoEVAW
@eu_near @unwomeneca @EU_Del
Read more: https://t.co/z6fn91VBxg

[UN Women Jordan @unwomenjordan]

Grateful for the visit of @JY_LeDrian to @UN_Women Oasis in the Azraq refugee camp. With the generous support of @francediplo_EN we are providing 400 daily cash-for-work opportunities to vulnerable Syrian refugee women, along with protection, civic engagement & education services

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Empowered women
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https://t.co/pKpCWbMm5w

[Jumanah Zabaneh ~ جمانة @j_zabaneh]

“What is the best or worst thing about the life of a #Syrian #girl in #Lebanon?” Sadly 40% of the 1346 interviewed people mentioned #childmarriage 😢 Read the just released study(& its innovative participatory methodology)by ABAAD & Queen’s university https://t.co/1fAP8udEsZ

[UN Women @UN_Women]

Be a feminist, be proud.