Improving Outcomes for Women
For Ekin Su Yilmaz from Turkey, joining UN Women as a UN Youth Volunteer was her life-long dream…
Educating Girls in Nepal
In Nepal VSO is working to promote access to the education for marginalised girls through the “Sisters for Sisters” programme, funded by DFID…
Empowering Women in Jordan
In Jordan, as women are facing all forms of violence, Girl Guides launched a project with the purpose of spreading awareness among the Girl Guides, school students, and local community of womens’ rights as stipulated by religion, constitution, and human rights, as well as empower women throughout society in all social, economic, and political fields…
Becoming Kinder and More Compassionate
As a volunteer with Piece of My Heart Foundation (POMHF), Oluwatoyin Olayemi helps teenagers understand the concept of sex education and how to live a healthy, and purposeful life…
Increasing Women Participation
In Burkina Faso, volunteers from the Programme National de Volontariat du Burkina Faso strengthened the participation of women in the 2020 electoral process…
Enabling Women in Elections
The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic worked with community volunteers in that country to enable 3,185 women to register as first-time voters, while 390 women candidates standing in the elections were provided with capacity development opportunities…
Supporting Women’s Finances
In Solomon Islands, the volunteer-run savings club “The West ‘Are’ Are Rokotanikeni Association” supported women, including in remote areas, in managing their fnances and savings…
Gender Sensitivity
In Bolivia,the Country Program Office (CPO) of Cuso International started working on masculinities with the objective to sensitize and include the masculine side to the gender discussion…
Do you know of other successes?
We’d like to hear how an organization you know is advancing progress toward UN SDG’s.