Birth registration in Uganda
Situation The rate of birth registration in rural, urban and refugee settlements in Uganda is low. Based on a study from 2014, only 7.8% of…
Category: Women Empowerment
Orangi Pilot Project
Situation Orangi Town, one of the largest slums in Asia, came into existence as a direct result of the two major partitions that reshaped Pakistan…
Protoyping a Climate Resilient Seed Testing and Distribution Program
Situation Airbel IRC had previously conducted foundational research in Northeast Syria and Pakistan, which surfaced several critical opportunities and challenges around community seed systems and…
Women-owned businesses in Bangladesh market systems study
Situation The study explored the status and challenges faced by women-owned businesses throughout Bangladesh, including in refugee camps. Women entrepreneurs across diverse backgrounds and circumstances…
Empowering Refugee Communities through Human-Centered Design: The Dzaleka Refugee Camp Basketball Court Initiative
Situation Between 2018 and 2020, CorpsAfrica sought to enhance the capacity of its Volunteers across Malawi, Senegal, Morocco, and Rwanda by integrating HCD and Asset-Based…
Enhancing Agricultural Livelihoods through Input Access at Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi
Situation In 2016, the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa District, Malawi—home to a growing population of refugees from countries such as the Democratic Republic of…
Improving Access to Maternal Healthcare in West and Central Africa
Project Timeline Start Date: March 9, 2023 End Date: September 20, 2024 Situation Countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Chad, and Niger…
Plan International – Increase income levels of young mothers in Nairobi slums
Situation Plan International is focusing on empowering girls and women. It desired to solve challenges around Base-of-Pyramid in urban settings. This resulted in identifying Kibera,…
CARE – Business incubation support of women and youth in Côte d’Ivoire
Situation CARE Côte d’Ivoire has a set-up over hundreds of Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLAs) throughout Côte d’Ivoire. The youth and women of these…
AWEP – Accelerating female CEOs in Ethiopia
Situation AWEP stands for Alliance for Women Entrepreneurship. The goal of AWEP Ethiopia is to empower Ethiopian women entrepreneurs and widen their connections to global markets…