News
2012Feb15
The Huairou Commission (HC), as a member of the GEAR Campaign (Gender Equality Architecture Reform), is proud to be a supporter of the development of UN Women and particularly pleased with the commitment Michelle Bachelet has made to the involvement of grassroots women throughout the world. We understand that creating an agency that addresses all women's interests and needs equitably is an immense undertaking, and we are dedicated to doing our part to support its ongoing evolution.
2012Feb08
The Huairou Commission is thrilled to announce the launch of the new and improved Women and Human Settlement (WAHS) web portal at www.womenandhumansettlements.org, a collaboration between the Huairou Commission and UN-HABITAT. WAHS is a global exchange space for community-based organizations, researchers and international development practitioners at large to share experiences, tools and local knowledge relating to women and development.
2012Feb08
After three years in the making, the Huairou Commission is proud to present an essential guide for grassroots women-led engagement with local government and decision makers.
The Local-to-Local Dialogue Resource Manual combines collective knowledge, evolved from nearly a decade of experiences around the world, into a series of practical tools and locally adaptable strategies for initiating and engaging in Local-to-Local (L2L) Dialogues. The manual will guide grassroots women's groups in negotiating a wide spectrum of development issues that affect grassroots women and their communities.
2012Jan27
Esther Mwaura-Muiru, founder and coordinator of GROOTS Kenya, has been invited by former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, to take part in the Africa Panel this January 31 in Geneva, Switzerland.
2012Jan27
On December 29 and 30 2011, Cyclone Thane hit the coast of Tamil Nadu on the southeast tip of the Indian subcontinent, destroying livestock, livelihoods and lives with waves reaching heights of 1.5 meters (5 ft) and winds up to 135 km/h (83 mph).
2012Jan18
As 2012 is getting up to full speed, the Huairou Commission is excited to showcase some of its feature projects for the new year. The following is an overview of campaign initiatives that you can expect to read more about in the coming months, alongside grassroots profiles, event updates and online resources.
2012Jan18
Entrando en el 2012, La Comisión Huairou está muy emocionada de revelar algunos de sus proyectos principales para el nuevo año. A continuacion encontrara un resumen de las iniciativas de las cuales puede esperar de leer mas en las siguientes semanas, así mismo encontrara perfiles de mujeres de base, actualizaciones sobre los eventos y recursos en línea.
2011Dec22
As 2011 draws to a close, the Huairou Commission would like to share the exciting final outcomes of one of its initiatives it's most proud of - the MDG3 Accountability Initiative - which over the last three years helped initiate "resilient, sustainable change" in communities across 27 countries in the global South. This is one of the conclusions of a final evaluation conducted by independent consultant Renee Kantelberg, released this month and now available on the Huairou Commission website.
2011Dec22
Nereide Segala, of Cooperativa Ser do Sertão, in Brazil, was recently awarded the Agricultural Highlight of 2011 Award, by regional newswire A Tarde, the Bahia State Livestock Association (Abexpo) and the State Secretariat of Agriculture, Irrigation and Agrarian Reform of Bahia State (Seagri).
2011Dec22
Nereide Segala, de la Cooperativa Brasilera Ser do Sertão, fue ganadora del "Agricultural Highlight of 2011 Award", (Premio para Agricultores Destacados del 2011) por el noticiero regional A Tarde, La Asociación de Ganaderos del estado de Bahía (Abexpo) y la Oficina General de Agricultura, Irrigación y Reforma Agraria del estado de Bahía (Seargi).
