Canadian nonprofits shared their best ideas for how to build a better world through technology. Some of the projects selected by Google.org Impact Challenges are transformational, and therefore we ask our members and friends to take part in choosing the winners.
Webinar: Leveraging Technologies for Women’s Economic Empowerment
We are pleased to inform our valued members and supporters that they can register to participate in the Leveraging Technologies for Women’s Economic Empowerment webinar hosted by Empower Women on February 9th.
New publication: The impact of Germany’s arms transfers on women
Our colleagues have published a new report on Germany’s extraterritorial obligations under CEDAW and the Arms Trade Treaty related to arms transfers to India, Iraq, Mexico, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia and their impacts on women.
Pakistan and FATA: NGOs should be allowed to work without intimidation
During a press conference held in Peshawar today, Mr. Zar Ali khan Afridi, Defend International coordinator in FATA and the chairman of the Tribal NGOs Consortium, denounced the restrictions imposed on human rights defenders and civil society in FATA and Pakistan.