Human Rights and Governance

Advancing Human Rights and Governance

Five reasons why digital work may help promote inclusion of youth with disabilities

Digital jobs are opening up important new work opportunities for youth with disabilities in developing countries. The COVID‒19 pandemic has accelerated the expansion of jobs which offer flexibility, accommodations for disability and functional access for remote communities.
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Antony Karanja

Antony Karanja is part of pan-African organisation The Youth Café. Listen in to hear him passionately share why helping young people from across Africa is important to him, as he champions a vision of creating your own positive future.
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Unpaid and unrecognised – tools and examples on how business can tackle invisible labour.

At a time of global economic downturn, when record numbers of women have lost their jobs and with more women than ever having to juggle paid work and unpaid care responsibilities, taking action to support these women and recognise their work has never been more urgent.
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Announcing the launch of the GSMA Innovation Fund for Digital Urban Services

Do you leverage digital technology to deliver urban services with social, economic and environmental Impact? if you do so in the fields of plastic and waste management, energy, water or sanitation, the newly launched GSMA fund could support you. Red on to learn more.
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Examples from the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark COVID-19 study: How some companies are responding to the crisis in a meaningful way

The World Benchmarking Alliance’s COVID-19 and human rights study shows companies still have a long way to go when it comes to adequately managing the human rights risks and impacts of the global pandemic. However, there are positive examples of businesses prioritising the rights of their workers.
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GS2021 – Forum 2

Our Online Written Discussion “Enhancing the Livelihoods of ‘Hidden Women’ in Global Smallholder Value Chains,” focused on how companies and partnerships can significantly improve
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GS2021 – Webinar 3

Our webinar explored “Women and eCommerce in Africa”. The speakers highlighted the challenges faced by women-owned businesses during the pandemic and outlined strategies for
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GS2021 – Webinar 2

Our webinar explored “The Business Case for Addressing Gender-Based Violence” and featured experts discussing the advantages of closing gender gaps and achieving better gender
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Digital Dividends in Plastic Recycling

In GSMA’s new report, they explore the specific benefits that plastics organisations (for-profit start-ups or social enterprises that manage plastic waste collection and recycling) in LMICs currently reap, or could eventually reap, from using digital tools or services or partnering with technology organisations, such as mobile network operators (MNOs).
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Young leaders offer wisdom for the road ahead

The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving a deep socio-economic impact on young people and their livelihoods. Nevertheless, youth have been among the most active responders to the biggest challenges facing society in the wake of the pandemic. From Brazil to the U.K., changemakers reflect on inclusion, community, the power of poetry, and more.
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How can we empower women in agricultural value chains?

Join this live written discussion in our private LinkedIn Group, as part of our Rebuild Better Gender Summit. This discussion will take place on 11 March 3.30 – 4.30 PM GMT / 10.30 – 11.30 AM EST
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How can we tackle GBV in the workplace and supply chain?

Join this live written discussion in our private LinkedIn Group, as part of our Rebuild Better Gender Summit. This discussion will take place on 10 March 3.30 – 4.30 PM GMT / 10.30 – 11.30 AM EST
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How can we challenge ourselves to unleash the power of women’s enterprises?

Join this live written discussion in our private LinkedIn Group, as part of our Rebuild Better Gender Summit. This discussion will take place on 9 March 3.30 – 4.30 PM GMT / 10.30 – 11.30 AM EST
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Over 300 practical tools to make your youth employment initiative a success

Youth unemployment in developing countries is a pressing problem – youth face multiple constraints that affect both their decision to enter the labor force and their access to employment. And the Covid-19 has further exacerbated these issues. Solutions for Youth Employment (S4YE), a global partnership led by the World Bank, recently launched a new digital resource, the S4YE Knowledge Repository, to to provide easy access to practical tools and resources on youth employment.
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Building the next generation of responsible businesses and leaders 

There are limited materials and resources designed specifically for individual entrepreneurs and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), especially in emerging markets, which address the barriers faced in implementing decent work principles into their businesses. YBI’s new brief shares learning and sets out their recommendations to help young entrepreneurs embed decent work principles into their businesses .
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Women entrepreneurs make changing norms the new norm

Female social entrepreneurs are more likely to change social and cultural norms through their work than their male counterparts, according to Ashoka’s 2018 Global Impact Study. Yet the mainstream idea of what makes a social initiative “successful” excludes the model used by many female entrepreneurs.
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Rupa Dash

During our conversation, Rupa shares why she and her World Woman Foundation are on a mission to unlock the power of women and why investing in women-led enterprises will unlock huge potential.
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Business Partnerships as a Force for Good

Business Partnerships for Global Goals (BP4GG) is a UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office programme which invests in partnerships with businesses to test and scale shared value initiatives that support achieving the SDGs.
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Business Fights Poverty Fortnightly Round-up

This round-up article looks back on the Rebuild Better Gender Summit 2021, and the wealth of resources available through our website to inspire and guide business action for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. It also highlights a new Insights Report that distills valuable lessons from Kenya’s National Business Compact on Coronavirus.
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A day in CottonConnect’s Women in Cotton programme: Practical training, tangible changes

This International Women’s Day, CottonConnect give an insight into a day in their Women in Cotton programme, and the tangible changes that can occur when businesses intentionally choose to put women at the centre of their Rebuild Better strategies.
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