Articles about World Bank
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Southern Africa: First woman president says the time is now!
11 April 12 | (5) Comments
Regional relevance: Malawi, Southern Africa (SADC)
Lilongwe, 11 April - In an interview with an Aljazeera news anchor, the newly sworn-in Republic of Malawi President, Joyce Banda said “my election (in 2009) as the vice president and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (Liberian president) shows that Africans have grown in democracy [and] they have confidence in both women and... [read more]
Southern Africa: Welcoming our first female president
11 April 12
Regional relevance: Malawi, Southern Africa (SADC)
Lilongwe, 11 April - Joyce Banda, has become Southern Africa’s first, and Africa’s second female president following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika on April 5, 2012. A vote of confidence saw the former Deputy President taking over the reigns in Malawi over Easter. The first female African president is... [read more]
Weather reports key to Africa's climate changes' adaptation
07 December 11
Regional relevance: International
“This is your weather forecast and I am Nguatah Francis.” In the 90s, Kenyans were accustomed to hearing this introductory statement at the tail end of the state broadcast news. Little changed over the years about the timing or format of the weather reports, maybe that contributed to why Kenyans attached little... [read more]
Madagascar: Women tackle population growth
22 November 11
Regional relevance: Madagascar
Daniel Soadava and Samoela Razafindram bohoare known as "the mean women" in Antalaha, a small town on the east coast of Madagascar. "Men complain that we are always saying bad things about them," they laugh. [read more]
South Africa: Finding gender in the new Economic Growth Path
04 October 11
The World Bank together with South African government and women business leaders convened a meeting in Sandton on 24 August 2011 aimed at coordinating a gender response to South Africa's new economic growth path.
The National Growth plan outlines five job drivers [read more]
Mauritius: Clairette Ah Hen: first woman to head the Financial Service Commission
31 August 11
The 2011 SADC Gender Protocol Barometer shows that the proportion of women in economic decision making has increased by 6% from 18% in 2009 to 24% in 2011. There is only one woman finance minister (in Namibia) in the SADC region but women hold several influential positions. Mauritian Clairette Ah Hen is one of those... [read more]
Make your voice count on Gender and the New Growth Path
11 July 11 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Gender Links (GL) is collaborating with Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) and the World Bank in developing a submission on Gender and the New Growth Path. This follows a workshop convened in March [read more]
Youth Month
17 June 11
The International Day of the African Child has been celebrated on 16 June every year since 1991, when it was first initiated by the Organization of African Unity. It honours those who participated in the Soweto Uprising in 1976 on that day in South Africa where thousands of black school children took to the streets... [read more]
Gender Links at MDG plus 10
01 September 10
Gender Links aims to bring citizens voices to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Ten Year Review Summit under the banner: Making every voice count - Citizens speak out on the MDGs. Among the projects Gender Links aspires to achieve during the review is a series of opinion peices, a 2 page supplemt paper, and... [read more]
Gender Links @ Beijing+15, 1-8 March
25 February 10
Gender Links, the Gender and Media Diversity Centre, Gender and Media Southern Africa Network and the African Women and Child Feature Service in collaboration with UNIFEM and the World Bank invite you to join the Beijing Plus 15 cyber dialogues that will be held simultaneously in three chat rooms in French, Spanish... [read more]
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