We work with amazing people to bring about positive and lasting change in some of the world's poorest places.
Globally, women represent 70% of the world’s poor, while six out of ten women face abuse in their lifetime.
Why work on Gender Equality? It’s about unlocking the potential of women around the world. Supporting women whose rights are being violated strengthens communities, helps families to overcome poverty, improves the health and education of children and builds a more solid future for everyone.
With your help, women all over the world are standing up for a brighter future for themselves and their children.
Support in Action: In Uganda 25,000 churches across 19 diocese rolled out a programme with Trócaire to prevent domestic violence. In Sierra Leone 2,500 women become more independent through 144 savings and loans groups. In the Democratic Republic of Congo local women’s groups are taking a stand through peaceful marches against sexual violence and striking against illegal taxation.
Promoting Gender Equality is one of Trocaire’s six organisational priorities for the period 2006-2016. Within this, mainstreaming is identified as a priority both in the organisation and in our programmes. This resource pack is for programme staff and managers. The pack aims to: Clarify the terminology associated with gender mainstreaming; Unpack what mainstreaming means in practice; and Highlight the essentials of mainstreaming in programming.
In this report Trócaire outlines how it has contributed to the MDG's 1, 3, 6 and 8. This report outlines those MDGs to which Trócaire contributes and gives concrete examples of progress towards achieveing the goals. This report also highlights the major gaps and deficiencies in the goals, including the lack of emphasis on governance and human rights and discusses how a rights-based approach needs to be at the heart of the MDGs.
This policy and strategy was developed through the active collaboration and engagement of Trócaire staff and managers from across the organisation in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Ireland, bringing diverse perspectives and insights based on the realities where we work.
On 17th November 2008 the Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence hosted a conference “Women, Peace and Conflict”. The conference was attended by international and Irish women’s rights activists, representatives from Irish government agencies, including the Irish Defence Forces and Department of Foreign Affairs, and representatives from Irish and international civil society organisations.
A report by the Irish Joint Consortium on Gender Based Violence
