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Euromed Feminist Initiative IFE-EFI
Euromed Feminist Initiative EFI is a policy network that encompasses women’s rights organizations from the two shores of the Mediterranean and advocates for gender equality and women’s rights as inseparable from democracy building and citizenship, for political solutions to all conflicts, and for the right of peoples to self-determination.
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Training of Trainers on the ABC for a Gender-Sensitive Constitution
EuroMed Feminist Initiative organized a 5-day training of trainers on the “ABC for a gender-sensitive Constitution” in Beirut, Lebanon. The event gathered 10 Syrian participants, from lawyers, human rights defenders, women rights activists and volunteers working with local communities on women’s rights and on women’s participation in all aspects of public life.
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Beauty Training Programme Gives Hope to Jordanian and Syrian Women
Amman, 16 December 2019 - 21 Syrian refugee women and 22 Jordanian women graduated today from an intensive vocational training programme in beauty care and hairdressing. The training supports women’s access to the labour market. It was delivered at the Constant Step Academy and was provided thanks to the support of the European Union, through the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the EU “MADAD” Fund, by a consortium led by EuroMed Feminist Initiative.
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Regional Forum - Combating Discrimination in Legislation, Tunis
One hundred and fifty-four participants from eighty-seven civil society organisations, together with decision makers, ministerial representatives, legal and gender experts, as well as media from twelve countries from the South Mediterranean gathered on 10-11 December in Tunis for the Regional Forum on Combating Discrimination in Legislation. The participants discussed ways to better implement international women’s human rights conventions and agreements, especially the 4th UfM Ministerial Declaration on women’s rights (Cairo, 27 November 2017) and the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention, 2011). In addition to raising awareness about the importance of the conventions to protect women’s rights, the Forum also aimed to engage decision makers in taking action.
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Media Campaign on Zero Tolerance for Violence Against Women and Girls
The Media Campaign on Zero Tolerance for Violence Against Women and Girls comprises billboards, films, a website, radio spots, TV coverage and interviews along with social media coverage in seven countries. Influencers from these countries have joined the campaign in order to contribute to the public debate.
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National Roundtable on the Reality of Women's Economic Participation, Challenges and Solutions, August 2019, Amman
The national roundtable "The Reality of Women's Economic Participation, Challenges and Solutions” took place on August 29 at the Jordanian Parliament. It was organised in partnership with the Coalition of Women MPs from the Arab Countries to Combat Violence against Women in the frame of the project “Strengthening access to protection, participation and services for women refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and women in the host communities in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq” funded by the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the EU “MADAD” Fund.
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