Giving Women

Giving Women Spring Project Evening
2020-05-18 00:00 UTC
Join us to learn all about the 3 new projects that Giving Women has selected to support
About this Event
Dear Giving Women members,
We are delighted to invite you to our: Giving Women Autumn Project Evening.
We have put together an exciting programme that includes: updates on existing project circles, including the presentation of our new projects She Guides, ESGRA and Women’s Voices Now as well as a presentation on what a project circle is.
This is your chance to get involved and actively support GW projects. Given the Covid-19 situation, we will hold the project evening as a big Zoom meeting and will send out the details on 18 May. We look forward to seeing many of you there.
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Programme for the Evening
18:00 – 18h15: Update on ongoing project circles
18:15 – 18h45: Presentation of “She Guides”
18:45 – 19:15: Presentation of “ESGRA”
19:15 – 19:45: Presentation of “Women’s Voices Now”
19:45 – 20:00: What is a project circle?
Starts Mon May 18 2020

Giving Women Workshop: Crowdfunding for Impact
2020-05-12 00:00
Check the event replay here.
Join us for this informative and interactive workshop
About this Event
Are you thinking about running a crowdfunding campaign? and you don’t know where to start? Join us for a step by step guide to crownfunding to help you achieve your goals!
Crowdfunding is a great way to build community or client base, and to raise awareness and attract funding for your project or social business…. But will it work for you?
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the funding sources of many humanitarian projects, NGOs and social businesses. Many are having to turn to new sources of potential funding… Could crowdfunding help your organisation bridge some of this funding gap? Find out what it takes to run a crowdfunding campaign like a pro.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE
In this interactive workshop, you will learn the basics of running a crowdfunding campaign from start to finish. We will demystify the world of crowdfunding and understand how it can be used as an alternative method to fund a project or social startup. Combined with real world examples from a variety of successful campaigns, this workshop will provide you with all the information and tools you will need to start building your campaign.
The webinar recording along with slides and supporting documentation will all be made available to registrants and Giving Women members after the workshops.
PLEASE NOTE: Login details for the webinar will be emailed out to registrants the day of the event.
YOUR PRESENTER: Kathleen Holmlund
Kathleen is Giving Women’s Operations & Communications manager. She has been working in the communications field across various corporate and non-profit sectors for over 18 years. These include consumer electronics, automotive electronics, human rights, climate, business ethics, health and food. She has worked on a number of crowdfunding campaigns particularly in her collaboration with Impact Hub Geneva and has presented on the subject on many occasions.

Special Screening & Discussion: "How can bicycles impact the last mile?"
2020-05-07 00:00
Join us for an inspiring viewing and insightful discussions
About this Event
Film Screenings & Discussion on “How can bicycles impact the last mile?”
(This will be an online event. You will receive the link to access the Zoom call once you register here)
Across the developing world, more than one billion people live in rural areas. In these communities, distance and challenges of moving freely from one place to another hinder people’s access to health services, food security, economic opportunity and education. This limits their ability to lift themselves out of poverty and become self-reliant. Women and girls continue to be disproportionally challenged by the lack of transportation.
World Bicycle Relief is addressing the challenge of distance and last mile mobility by building and distributing a rugged, specially-designed, locally-assembled bicycle to students, healthcare providers, entrepreneurs, and workers.
Join us for a screening of two short films, and learn about the transformative impact bicycles have on girls, women and their communities.
A Way Forward beautifully illustrates how Buffalo Bicycles help the girls get to school safely and on time, avoiding tiring walks to school or having to accept lifts from motorcycle drivers.
Seeing Brave is part of a documentary series of three courageous women, who are transforming lives around the globe through taking action. The co-founder of World Bicycle Relief, Leah Missbach Day, is portrayed in this episode and it touches on her inspiration, motivation, and leadership approach after founding the organization following the tsunami in Sri Lanka in 2004.
The film screening will be followed by a discussion with co-founder of World Bicycle Relief, Leah Missbach Day and World Bicycle Relief’s Global Director for Strategic Information and Innovation, Alisha Myers. The discussion will be moderated by Giving Women’s Founder, Atalanti Moquette.
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BIO LEAH MISSBACH DAY
Leah Missbach Day is co-founder of World Bicycle Relief and a documentary photographer based in Chicago. Her images and storytelling often serve World Bicycle Relief’s campaigns and illustrate the power of bicycles to transform lives. Leah is profiled in Seeing Brave, a documentary that shares the stories of three women trailblazers inspiring the next generation of female leaders and as author of the foreword to National Geographic’s book Wheels of Change: How Women Rode to Freedom.
BIO ALISHA MYERS
Based in South Africa with regular field visits, Alisha provides strategic leadership, management, and oversight of WBR’s global M&E efforts, including digital platforms, field-based tools, analysis and learning, and data reporting. As an essential technical leader of the organization, Alisha identifies and addresses data collection and reporting requirements, initiatives, and challenges, as well as research study opportunities and new market analysis.
Alisha brings 16 years of experience to her role at WBR. From 2009 to 2014, Alisha served as Senior Technical Advisor for M&E at mothers2mothers, a global NGO based in South Africa, which seeks to improve maternal and newborn health and prevent mother to child transmission of HIV. Alisha spent the early years of her career at Catholic Relief Services in a series of research and analysis roles, including as M&E Technical Advisor for three years and as senior program manager in Sri Lanka. Alisha is a former Fulbright Fellow (1999), Congressional Hunger Center Fellow (2001 to 2003), and Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar (2005 to 2006). She has an undergraduate degree in Global Studies from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and MSc in Social Policy and Planning from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Addressing Gender-based Violence (GBV) within the context of COVID-19
2020-05-05 00:00
Check the event replay here.
Join us for a film screening and panel discussion online
About this Event
Identifying, Addressing and Mitigating Gender-based Violence (GBV) within the context of COVID-19
Experience from past outbreaks, and also current anecdotal evidence, suggests that measures put in place to help control the COVID-19 pandemic may be exacerbating the risks of gender-based violence (GBV) for women and girls. Social distancing and quarantine measures limit the possibility for survivors to distance themselves from their abusers and also limit access to external support (e.g. social, legal, physical and mental health, etc.). It is crucial that all actors across the COVID-19 response incorporate GBV into their planning and programming. Together, actors can work to identify, address and mitigate GBV, and ensure vulnerable populations have access to information and services. The speakers on this panel will speak about interventions and models to support survivors of GBV across the spectrum of legal and psychosocial services, both in person and remotely.
The evening will commence with the first ever screening of “Eimai” which translates as “I am” from Greek. Eimai is a documentary by Action for Women capturing stories of three women whose journeys are marked by struggle, sacrifice and hope. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with speakers representing Action for Women , SAHR and Abaad. (Bios below)
The Panel will be moderated by Kelsi Kriitmaa, Executive Director at Philanthropy Advisors in Geneva and a Giving Women member.
PLEASE NOTE: Login details for the webinar will be emailed out to registrants the day of the event.
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OUR PANELISTS
Gabrielle Tay – Founder, Action for Women
Gabrielle founded Action for Women in 2015. She has worked in emergency settings on the Balkan route, Italy and then Greece, where she spent 20 months on the aegean island of Chios. While working in the camps, she observed how women’s voices are unheard and needs specific to the gender are unmet in the biggest humanitarian crisis since World War 2.
She opened the Athena Centre for Women in July 2016 – the first all-women space outside of any official camp structures in Greece. The Athena Centre provided crucial services requested by the vulnerable women residents of the camps, in order to address the gaps in protection and incidents of gender based violence. Her vision to provide safety, support and hope for the women who are able to leave Chios onto the mainland, saw the birth of the Halcyon Days Project in Athens in August 2018.
Gabrielle graduated from the University of Exeter, UK’s law faculty with first class honours and has practiced in the United Kingdom and Singapore as an advocate and solicitor. This passionate advocate for women’s rights has dedicated countless pro-bono hours in various legal aid clinics and women shelters representing the underprivileged and marginalised women in civl and criminal matters.
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Sara Bergamaschi – Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights, SAHR
As SAHR’s Executive Director, Sara leads SAHR’s advocacy and resource mobilization efforts to bring attention and funds to our sensitive and high-profile legal cases. She applies her unbridled energy and lust for life to ensure SAHR’s financial sustainability and develop long-lasting strategic partnerships. She also has pioneered SAHR’s trademark ‘Tales of Disobedience’, a unique event series at the crossroads of women’s rights and creative ARTivism.
Sara spearheads SAHR’s gender justice efforts with the UN, governments and other organizations. When deployed in complex emergency and forced displacement settings, Sara’s role is to protect the most vulnerable survivors and unlock barriers to justice by leveraging trustworthy relationships both at the local and at the highest levels, in the dance of compromise.
Previously, she worked for the Italian Embassy in Egypt, the German Development Agency (GIZ) in Morocco, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Iraq, UNOCHA in New York City and Jordan, as well as, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) at the Turkish-Syrian border and in Yemen in 2019.
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Ghida Anani – Director, Abaad
Ghida is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Public Health at the Lebanese University. In 2008, she received the ‘’Excellence in Collaborative Teaching Award’’ from the American University of Beirut. As an expert in Gender-Based Violence and Child Protection, Anani has published a number of studies, articles, training kits and community educational materials on GBV & Child Sexual Abuse in Lebanon and the MENA region.
In June 2011, she founded and continues to manage ABAAD – Resource Centre for Gender Equality, which was awarded the Womanity Award. In 2014, Anani received the Women Leadership Achievement Award by The World Women Leadership Congress. She has led a number of public opinion campaigns, notably the latest #Undress522 which resulted in a historical parliamentary vote, repealing article 522 from the Lebanese Penal Code. The campaign received the “Women Rights Award” from the Beirut Bar Association and Avenir Liban and an honoring Award by the Lebanese Canadian University in March 2017. In 2019, the campaign received the first prize “UN SDG Action Award” for the most impactful campaign globally.
In 2018, Anani has been honored as part of the program “Icon of Pioneering” & “Leaders from the land of Cedars” beside a number of Lebanese leaders innovative in different sectors. She was also listed by the World Bank as one of 10 Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs Making a Difference across MENA and was featured in the Pioneers & Leaders HUB, launched by the Women as Partners in Progress (WPP) Project within the Gibran Chair for Values and Peace at the University of Maryland. Anani was among the handful of women leaders selected from the MENA region to participate in the Female Leadership Programme by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2019, she was also selected by the UN Solutions Summit organizers as one of the 10 extraordinary solution makers across the globe advancing the SDGs.
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Esha Meher – Legal Associate, SAHR
Esha joined SAHR in 2020 and is our legal associate, working on the frontlines for our cases in Asia, Pacific and MENA region, supporting the Legal Director on advancing justice and accountability for survivors through strategic litigation. She is also an enthusiastic voice on the campaign-advocacy front and sometimes yields her pen for SAHR’s creative team.
A people’s person at heart, Esha is most comfortable making conversations with strangers across all ages on the most unrelated topics; her interests range from a critique of comedy in Iranian cinema to cat-sitting techniques and hacks. An avid reader and a struggling painter, she enjoys listening to Rostropovich’s cello on Friday evenings.
Besides appearing and assisting in multiple cases of constitutional importance in India, Esha has also been a regular part of teaching and civilian advocacy initiatives. She heads the legal team of the Gender Security Project (India), serves as the Founding director of Project DARYA, a London based storytelling initiative, and presides over a Massachusetts-based non-profit.

Giving Women Workshop: Theory of Change
2020-04-28 00:00
Join us for this informative and interactive workshop webinar
About this Event
Workshop Description
Theories of Change (TOCs) are roadmaps to impact. It expresses how an initiative expects to arrive at/produce the desired results. It is the foundation for impact management.
In this workshop, we will explore the logic behind TOCs and their main building blocks. Using practical examples, we will show how TOCs help organisations to better manage their impact for improved outcomes and communication.
About our presenter: Nadir Franca
Nadir is one of our Giving Women members in Zurich. She is a consultant and researcher in the fields of impact-driven entrepreneurship, impact management, and sustainable finance. She has worked for 10+ years with non-profit and for-profit social businesses and initiatives for the productive & financial inclusion of underserved populations. She is currently a Sustainable Finance Policy Fellow with Foraus, and a Consultant in impact management projects with Stone Soup Consulting. Nadir holds a Ph.D. (USP/Brazil) and an MSc (UFPE/Brazil) in Business Management.
The Webinar Workshop will be recorded and made available along with supporting documentation and resources to all those who register as a follow-up to the event.
PLEASE NOTE: The event will take place on Zoom webinar and along with receiving details from Eventbrite about accessing the Webinar, we will also send all people registered an email before the event.

Monthly Informal Lunch March, Geneva
2020-03-12 00:00
Come and learn all about Giving Women over a delicious lunch
About this Event
Our informal lunches are an ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded women!
The lunch starts at 12h00
The menu includes a an amuse buche, main course, coffee or tea as well as petit-fours. Still water will be provided.
Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested and bring a friend!
It is Giving Women policy that non-members are welcome to attend the Giving Women Informal Lunch up to two times as well as two other events (please register as non-members). If you would like to attend any additional events, we invite you to become a member.
Please sign up 3 days before the event at the latest due to limited seating.
Kindly note: Last minute registrations and arrivals cannot be guaranteed a spot at the main table and may have to sit at another table and order from the restaurant menu separately.

Zurich Informal Lunch, 12 March 2020
2020-03-12 00:00
Come and learn all about Giving Women over a delicious lunch
About this Event
Our informal lunches are an ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded women! You will get to know other Giving Women members and the exciting work they are all doing, and be inspired!
The lunch starts at 12h00 and everyone will just order from the menu and pay separately. We just need you to register here so we can reserve a table.
Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested and bring a friend!
We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Film Screening: The Biggest Little Farm
2020-02-27 00:00
Film Screening of The Biggest Little Farm
About this Event
Join us to watch this beautiful documentary, which tells the story of a young idealistic couples’ return to the land.
Guided by a wise mentor they buy a farm on land which was completely desiccated and discover the beauty, complexity, and harmony of the natural world as it regenerates into a productive farm.
At a time where the industrialised approaches to working the land have destroyed the biodiversity of nature this magnificently filmed documentary makes us realise there is still hope for our planet, if we all learn to respect it fully.
This will be an uplifting preparation on the theme of our 2020 Annual Conference on 19 March “Food: Women’s role in the struggle to feed the world

Monthly Informal Lunch February, Geneva
2020-02-08 00:00
Come and learn all about Giving Women over a delicious lunch
About this Event
Our informal lunches are an ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded women!
The lunch starts at 12h00 and the price from January 2020 is going up to 40 CHF. The menu includes a an amuse buche, main course, coffee or tea as well as petit-fours. Still water will be provided.
Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested and bring a friend!
It is Giving Women policy that non-members are welcome to attend the Giving Women Informal Lunch up to two times as well as two other events (please register as non-members). If you would like to attend any additional events, we invite you to become a member.
Please sign up 3 days before the event at the latest due to limited seating.
Kindly note: Last minute registrations and arrivals cannot be guaranteed a spot at the main table and may have to sit at another table and order from the restaurant menu separately.

Informal Lunch Zurich, February 2020
2020-02-07 00:00

Geneva Workshop: Social Impact Management
2020-01-23 00:00
About this EventSocial Impact Management
Measuring impact is essential to the success of any development or humanitarian programme. It is important to ensure that the desired outcomes are being achieved and key learnings are being integrated into your programme.
We are very lucky to have Tanya Murphy, a Giving Women member and expert in social impact management, who recently released an ITC SME Trade Academy course: How to measure and manage your social impact.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE:
In this workshop we will explore why social impact management is important and how to use a simple methodology to support the grassroots projects we work with. We will learn how to create SMART impact KPIs (key performance indicators). We will also learn about the 3-step impact management cycle: capture and collect, store and analyse, and learn and communicate. As always we will apply our new learnings to real examples so as to ensure we have integrated our new knowledge effectively.
As always, the workshop will be delivered in two parts with a dinner provided half-way through the workshop.
In advance of the workshop to get the most out of it please come up with a few indicators from your own project / Project circle’s project that we can work on and improve. An indicator is a means to help understand and measure whether a project is moving toward the intended results, outcome or impact.

Geneva January 2020 Informal Lunch
2020-01-08 12:00 - 13:30
Our informal lunches are an ideal opportunity to network and meet like-minded women!
The lunch starts at 12h00 and the price from January 2020 is going up to 40 CHF. The menu includes a an amuse buche, main course, coffee or tea as well as petit-fours. Still water will be provided.
Please feel free to share this invitation with anyone who may be interested and bring a friend!
Please sign up 3 days before the event at the latest due to limited seating.
Kindly note: Last minute registrations and arrivals cannot be guaranteed a spot at the main table and may have to sit at another table and order from the restaurant menu separately.

Giving Women Informal Apero - Geneva
2026-04-25 05:29
Register Now
In 2024, Giving Women celebrates with great pride its 15th anniversary. We have seen our community steadily grow to over two hundred members, and beyond, with partners and projects globally. To date, we have worked with over 75 projects on 5 continents. Each year we recognise the value that our community brings to projects working to improve the lives of women and girls.
So come and get to know other Giving Women members and the exciting work they are all doing, and be inspired over a light Apero at our offices.
On this occasion, we will dedicate a space to ActionAid and its experience in promoting women’s rights in Malawi, featuring the ActionAid team and two guests from Malawi.
Guests:
Yandura Chipeta, Country Director, ActionAid Malawi
Mezia Chigango, recipient of ActionAid projects and member of the Kasumbu Women Forum Malawi
Claudia Vitali, Philanthropy and Partnerships, AA Italy and Switzerland
Caterina Ghislandi, Head of Institutional and High Value Funding, AA Italy and Switzerland
For additional context about the Forum, it is a group of passionate women and young girls committed to promoting sustainable socio-economic development, with a particular focus on women’s issues.

Geneva Workshop: Social Impact Management
2026-04-25 05:29
Social Impact Management Measuring impact is essential to the success of any development or humanitarian programme. It is important to ensure that the desired outcomes are being achieved and key learnings are being integrated into your programme.
We are very lucky to have Tanya Murphy, a Giving Women member and expert in social impact management, who recently released an ITC SMA Trade Academic course: How to measure and manage your social impact.
WORKSHOP OUTLINE:
In this workshop we will explore why social impact management is important and how to use a simple methodology to support the grassroots projects we work with. We will learn how to create SMART impact KPIs (key performance indicators). We will also learn about the 3-step impact management cycle: capture and collect, store and analyse, and learn and communicate. As always we will apply our new learnings to real examples so as to ensure we have integrated our new knowledge effectively.
As always, the workshop will be delivered in two parts with a dinner provided half-way through the workshop.
In advance of the workshop to get the most out of it please come up with a few indicators from your own project / Project circle’s project that we can work on and improve. An indicator is a means to help understand and measure whether a project is moving toward the intended results, outcome or impact.
