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In Timor-Leste, women’s knowledge and leadership skills are proving to be fundamental to reverse adverse climatic conditions. One of the central voices in the climate discussion is Francisca, village Chief of Metiaut.

As a member of the Tsapa women’s sustainable energy businesses, Clara is seeing real differences in her community, women are more financially independent and more children are now able to go to school.

The EU SWITCH-Asia project "Evolving a Women-centred Model of Extension of Improved Cook Stoves for Sustained Adoption at Scale" was implemented in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, India for a women centric adoption approach towards Improved Cook Stoves.

Uranium mining made Min-Kush a prosperous place in Soviet times but now the town has fallen into poverty. However, the situation is improving, as the EU is working with the EBRD to clean up the nuclear waste and bring new hope to the area.

The project aims at contributing to the elimination of child labour in all its forms, and forced labour in the cotton, textile and garment value chains in target producing countries. It covers Burkina Faso, Mali, Pakistan and Peru

The community health worker networks have been set up to provide basic quality health and nutrition services to the children of Yemen, even in the most remote areas. The objective is to improve community resilience, support poor households in seeking care and reduce inequities between urban and...

Since the Covid-19 crisis began, Colas Afrique has focused on guaranteeing the safety and health of all employees. Specific measures have been introduced at construction sites, production sites and head offices everywhere.

Eco-village in Tanzania fights climate change and reduces poverty

An EU project being implemented by the ILO in Pakistan is raising awareness about safe labour migration among prospective migrant workers.