
UN Women Egypt
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@UN_Women is the UN entity for #genderequality & women’s empowerment. Tweets are from our office in Egypt.
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#UNWEgypt in partnership with NCWEGYPT🇪🇬 & in collab. with AUC Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation organized a hackathon, where 42 women showcased their projects across 4 tracks: Ideation, general, handicrafts, & education & 22 of these women entrepreneurs received seed funding to scale their businesses.



Companies play a crucial role in achieving gender equality, both at work & in communities! WEPs principle 6 aims to empower women through focusing on the company’s societal influence and CSR initiatives. Watch this video & stay tuned for more #WEPs info! KOICA EGYPT OFFICE


#UNWEgypt congratulates Dr. Yasmine Fouad on her appointment as the Executive Secretary of the UN Land and Drought. Her leadership and expertise in sustainable development highlights Egyptian women’s role in shaping global environmental change. We wish her continued success in this new role!










Corporate leadership is key to gender equality & women's empowerment! Principle 1 of #WEPs emphasizes embedding equality in company values & action plans & actively working to eliminate discrimination at all levels. Watch this video to learn more! KOICA EGYPT OFFICE




The #Rabeha JP & GAPP at AUC organized a "ToT for Sustainability" for 29 participants from Cairo, Giza, BeniSuef, Minya, Fayoum, Alex., & Behaira, where 9 trainers were selected to deliver two employability trainings, which resulted in a total of 30 women graduating the trainings.



This is a reminder to regularly examine yourself. Early detection can save lives 🩷 Source:World Health Organization (WHO)
