Gender Equality

The government in Islamabad has launched several initiatives to address the country’s water problems

Purple Innovation supports women having faced domestic violence to launch businesses and become financially independent

During their second period of rule, the Taliban appear more moderate in a few select areas, partly due to international expectations and a more self-confident Afghan society

The author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga writes about a young woman’s fight for the right to female self-determination in Zimbabwe

Project on sustainable fishery deliberately targets women to “bridge the gender gap”

In West Africa, some faith-based networks promote demographic change

Nassir Djafari’s novel “Mahtab” tells the story of a migrant woman from Iran who makes Frankfurt her home town

In “The First Woman”, Ugandan author Jennifer Makumbi portrays the many facets of feminism in Uganda

Legal and social attitudes towards LGBTQ persons in Africa vary significantly within societies and between countries.

While research indicates that girls and women are particularly affected by hunger, boys and men must not be forgotten too