Looking Towards Our Future

Adizah Tejani

Life as a global citizen….

Tag: Women

  • Oxfam Pramble 2011

    Last weekend I was down at the Millennium Bridge in London to welcome the Oxfam Pramble team. So what is it all about? Let some of the volunteers tell you themselves: Have a look at  their route, all the way from London to Manchester showing their interactive journey! Another cool part of the finish line… Read.

  • Gender Equality: an activists view

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    Last month, Gender was a hot topic within International Development and the fight against poverty worldwide. In March it was International Women’s Day, UN Women gained some momentum and it also played host the publication of The International Handbook of Gender and Poverty edited by Sylvia Chant.  It has been great to highlight the progress… Read.

  • The Girl Effect

    Have a look at some insightful videos:   Read.

  • The Journey of Women’s Rights 1911-2011

    Support UN Women,  join their Facebook page and take a look at their website. I know that without the push for women’s rights I would no have had access to higher education, I probably would not be writing this blog and so much more! Read.

  • Make Women Matter

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    Make Women Matter is a campaign around five inspirational and thought-provoking advocacy films offering a unique insight into the life and death challenges and choices that girls and women in poorer countries are facing every day. The films highlight the importance of Millennium Development Goal 5 (MDG5). This goal, which was set in 2000 by the United Nations, aims… Read.

  • Launch of UN Women

    The launch of the United Nations’ new global body – UN Women – highlights the progress made in the last 65 years of UN work. As Ban Ki-Moon states: “UN Women is recognition of a simple truth: equality for women is a basic human right and a social economic imperative.” This recognition once again will… Read.