News - Gender Equality & Women's empowerment

1. Equipping girls as role models and change makers

   The Dutch embassy in Mozambique runs a program that perfectly aligns with the Youth at Heart strategy, and something we would ...

   News item | 08-03-2024 | 09:00

2. Investing in girls’ education transforms individuals, communities, countries and the entire world

   The Netherlands is committed to improving access to education for all girls. An investment in girls is an investment in the ...

   News item | 11-11-2021 | 12:06

3. ‘Society still doesn’t accommodate women with ambitions’

   When Laura was living in Brazil at the age of 17, she saw the consequences of marginal sex education. Now Laura Bas (24) from ...

   News item | 14-10-2021 | 10:52

4. Gender Equality and SRHR: Crucial in claiming the world young people deserve

   Decision makers and youth representatives came together during the UN General Assembly 2021 to discuss Gender Equality and Sexual ...

   News item | 28-09-2021 | 17:09

5. Call for proposals: meaningful participation of women and youth in peacebuilding

   The United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) supports women and youth through its Gender and Youth Promotion Initiative (GYPI) in ...

   News item | 18-05-2021 | 13:54

6. Kiitos stimulates IT talent from the Middle East and North Africa

   In the Middle Eastern countries there are a lot of young IT talents, struggling to find a job. Software company Kiitos creates ...

   News item | 16-03-2021 | 15:14

7. Youth at Heart Podcast. Episode 1: Women in politics

   How can we promote women’s participation in politics? Listen to the first episode of the Youth at Heart podcast: a conversation ...

   News item | 09-03-2021 | 13:44

8. On Internationals Women’s Day we promote school enrolment for girls

   ‘Going to school for me was a miracle, as I was already booked for marriage’, says Selina from Kenya. Lucky for her, with support ...

   News item | 08-03-2021 | 09:03