Women Leaders of Self-Help Group Drive Local Development in Eastern Ukraine
Date: Friday, 29 June 2018
UN Women with Ukrainian Women’s Fund have been supporting community mobilization for empowerment (CME) processes in Eastern Ukraine. Mobilized women improved the skills and knowledge in leadership and advocacy. 20 of the self-help groups registered as Civil Society Organizations (CSO). This transition from the informal groups to a formal CSO demonstrated a sense of commitment and readiness to engage in advocacy with the authorities and other stakeholders to enhance women’s participation in…
Advancing the Rights of Women with Disabilities in Local Development
Date: Thursday, 28 June 2018
UN Women with Ukrainian Women’s Fund have been supporting community mobilization for empowerment (CME) processes in Eastern Ukraine. The CME process has enabled vulnerable women and men in the communities to identify and address their gender-specific needs. The Gender Accessibility Audit was conducted first time in Kramatorsk city with the direct participation of women and men with disabilities and identified the architectural and infrastructure barriers that restrict their access to public…
Building Safer Communities for Women and Girls
Date: Wednesday, 27 June 2018
UN Women with Ukrainian Women’s Fund have been supporting community mobilization for empowerment (CME) processes in Eastern Ukraine. 58 self-help groups have been formed, involving 364 women and 52 men. The mobilized groups together with authorities and law enforcement implemented locally owned interventions to prevent and respond to security and gender-based violence related needs of women and girls. The mobilized groups installed street lighting and established the Crisis Social Center for…
Date: Wednesday, 9 May 2018
This video aims to raise awareness on prevention and response to Domestic Violence in Ukraine. It was made within the Joint UNDP-UN Women Programme “Restoration of Governance and Reconciliation in Crisis-affected Areas of Ukraine” funded by the European Union.
Ukraine joins the HeForShe Campaign
Date: Wednesday, 14 March 2018
Famous singer, jury member of the Ukrainian X-Factor and opinion leader Dmytro Shurov and his 14-year-old son Lev Shurov started the HeForShe movement as role-models and HeForShe advocates. A series of videos capture informal dialogues between father and son about women in politics and art, women champions in sports, shared family duties and domestic work, which all undermine persisting gender stereotypes in Ukrainian society. The videos aim to initiate discussion among Ukrainian youth. The…
Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2018
The Public Service Announcement to raise awareness on Gender-Based Violence in Ukraine was produced in the framework of the UN Women-UNDP Joint Programme funded by the European Union and Government of Netherlands.
Date: Tuesday, 23 January 2018
The Public Service Announcement to raise awareness on Gender-Based Violence in Ukraine was produced in the framework of the UN Women-UNDP Joint Programme funded by the European Union and Government of Netherlands.
CEDAW Quick & Concise: The principle of state obligation
Date: Friday, 19 January 2018
The "CEDAW Quick & Concise" series explains the three main principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This video explains the principle of State Obligation.
CEDAW Quick & Concise: Explaining the Principle of Non Discrimination
Date: Friday, 19 January 2018
The "CEDAW Quick & Concise" series explains the three main principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This video explains the principle of Non-discrimination.
CEDAW Quick & Concise: The principle of substantive equality
Date: Friday, 19 January 2018
The "CEDAW Quick & Concise" series explains the three main principles of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This video explains the principle of Substantive Equality.