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  • Giving Women 9th Annual Conference

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    Join us for what promises to be a highly informative and engaging conference
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    Join the Giving Women 9th Annual Conference online 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th October 2020

  • Giving Women Autumn Project Evening

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    About this EventDear Giving Women members,

    We are delighted to invite you to our: Giving Women Autumn Project Evening.

  • GW Panel: How girl and women survivors of human trafficking

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    Human trafficking is a problem we hear about, we know it exists but many of us are not aware of the magnitude of the problem, nor that this is an issue that touches us all. According to the ILO's most recent numbers: 40.3 million people globally are victims of human trafficking. Of those trafficked, 72% are girls and women.

  • Panel: Education in the time of COVID-19: can tech keep girls in school?

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    About this EventIn the context of the COVID-19 pandemic NGOs have had to ensure the continuity of the education of children in developing countries while schools were closing. Particular effort was placed on girls who were particularly affected by this crisis. During our discussion we would like to raise awareness of the challenges faced by NGOs and how they can and have set up innovative solutions to reach those girls and their communities in different regions of the world.

  • Member Lunch: Building resilience and positivity in these challenging times

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    Please join us at the first informal members' lunch of 2021. Megan Patterson-Brown, psychologist, and Frédérique Lambrakis-Haddad, a mental health therapist, will guide a conversation in which we can talk about what has been difficult and how we have stayed resilient and positive during the pandemic.

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  • GW Zürich Friday Circle – Afterwork Drinks

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    Many of our members have said that they would like meet on a regular basis. We are therefore in the process of selecting a central location for our Giving Women Friday Circle.

    To facilitate the organisation  for the “Friday Circle” we have set up a WhatsApp group which you are welcome to join https://tinyurl.com/Friday-Circle and we will use it to connect regarding the planned meetings.

    All future plans will also be communicated to everyone in the normal way via Giving Women. 

    We look forward to seeing you on Friday 1 September at Rathaus Cafe.

  • GW Workshop: SMART Indicators for effective Monitoring and Evaluation

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    Please join us to delve into the pivotal role of SMART indicators in effective monitoring and evaluation. We will explore how indicators bring focus to our desired positive changes and a lens for continuous improvement. In this interactive session, we will master the craft of creating SMART indicators tailored to the outcomes of our own projects. We will also review how to use indicators to maximize our social impact.
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    OUR FACILITATOR

    Dr Tanya Murphy is a member of GW Excom, co-lead of the monitoring sub-committee, and a specialist in impact measurement and management. Tanya is a social entrepreneur and philanthropist. With a Ph.D. in social anthropology and 30 years of experience, she has worked in Europe, the Middle East, USA and Africa. Tanya specialises in social impact management for social enterprises and social development programs. Education is a particular passion and she founded and runs a small charity, the Zoe Sarojini Education Trust in memory of her late sister. She is an active member of Giving Women, helping to maintain and to increase our contribution to the well-being of women around the world, including ourselves.

  • Giving Women Member Lunch in Zurich

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    This will be an informal lunch with our founder, Atalanti Moquette, attending along with some members of the Giving Women Executive Committee.
    While this is an event largely for members, we welcome anyone who is interested in joining Giving Women to also attend.

    We will meet at Afghan Anar from 12pm and kindly note that each participant will pay for their own lunch.

     

  • Giving Women Welcome Back Apero

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    Register Now!We look forward to seeing many of you in person at our offices for this apero.

    We have invited Elise Buckle, co-founder of SHE Changes Climate,a global campaign enabling women in all diversity, to lead equitable climate action globally. 

    She will speak to us about the work of SHE Changes Climate that is focused on increasing female representation at all levels of climate decision making, by influencing key players, campaigning for public support, collaborating with counterparts and amplifying the overlooked. As our Annual Conference in 2024 will be on women in climate, we thought this would be an ideal opportunity to start the conversation.

     

  • Screening of “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (if you are a girl)”

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    In-person Space is Limited so Register Soon BelowFollowing the panel conversation we held back in April this year, where the founder of Skateistan was one of the panelists, we are delighted to be able to screen this Oscar and BAFTA award-winning documentary.

     

    This short film/documentary follows a group of girls who are attending the ‘Back to School’ program at Skateistan to help them enter or rejoin formal education. Alongside winning an Academy Award, the film has also won a BAFTA and won Best Documentary Short at the Tribeca Film Festival.

    Skateistan, founded in 2008 in Kabul, runs skateboarding and creative education programs in Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa. Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) is a moving account of a group of girls in Kabul and their progress through their classes at Skateistan. The Skate School is seen as a refuge from the dangers and insecurity of life outside its walls. We see the interaction between the girls and their female teachers, some of whom are former Skateistan students, and the bonds that are created between women and girls in challenging environments.

    It’s fitting that the film was shot with an entirely female crew, on location in Kabul in 2017. Afghanistan is consistently ranked as one of the worst places in the world to be a girl, but the film shows another side to life and childhood in Kabul. We see the girls in the classroom at Skateistan, being guided by their teachers who encourage them to be brave by coming to the board. They tell stories to each other, joke around and clap for each other when they get things right. In the skatepark, they watch their educator in awe as she demonstrates her skills, before getting on the boards themselves and helping each other to balance.

     

    The screening will be followed by a Q & A with the founder and executive director of Skateistan, Oliver Percovich.

     

  • GW Workshop: Monitoring and Evaluation Clinic for Project Circles

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    This clinic is to help our Project Circles understand the importance of Monitoring & Evaluation as a tool for accountability and learning. After a quick dive into the key elements of the M&E framework, we will address challenges PCs might face in establishing their M&E system. We want this workshop to be as interactive and practically useful as possible.  
    *This workshop is open to all GW members, but please note it will be specifically targeting Project Circles.  

    **If you are a current Project Owner and were unable to register to the workshop, please contact us.

     

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    OUR FACILITATORS

    Elianna is an active giving women member and member of the executive committee. She has been working in the field of development for more than 15 years in direct programme implementation, and more recently as a grant maker. Elianna has conducted many evaluations for Giving Women projects and sat on several project circles. 

    Sophie is an active giving women member and also sits on the executive committee. Sophie spent a decade building her career in London's financial sector, with expertise in Leveraged Finance later transitioning to private equity. Upon relocating to Switzerland, she engaged in local volunteering activities and competitive ski touring races while raising her four children. In 2020, Sophie Pelka co-founded the Give It Forward Trust (GIFT) with two partners. GIFT embodies her belief in the power of professionalized philanthropy to drive sustainable changes, especially for women and girls.