Women empower women: these young indigenous women are ready to change to world

Simavi – 95 years towards a healthy life for all

July 31st, 2020, marks the 95th anniversary of Simavi. For almost a century we have been working for a healthy and equal world. Our mission has never changed, but through the years our focus shifted, and as an organisation we have developed. Now we work towards a healthy life for women and girls in Africa and Asia.

Towards true inclusion: nothing about us without us

The well-deserved increased attention for the Black Lives Matter movement and subsequent worldwide discourse on racism and discrimination triggered a discussion within our organisation as well. There are many linkages to the work we do.

“This programme will create boldness in girls’ hearts”

Ms Shefalika Tripura is the executive director of the Khagrapur Mahila Kalyan Samity - Association for wellbeing of women in Khagrapur (KMKS) organisation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. KMKS is a women-led, women’s rights organisation that works with Simavi in the Our Lives, Our Health, Our Futures programme funded by the European Union.

Unintended consequences of enforcement of Child Marriage Laws

Unintended consequences of enforcement of child marriage laws, a virtual side-event during the United Nations 2020 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF).

Grant fund: Community Skyrocket is open for applications

We are looking for one organisation in each country to design and implement a participatory learning exchange initiative (July to September 2020) on the theme of addressing adolescent female sexuality in dismantling child marriage.

Learning Spark Fund

The Learning Spark Fund is a grant mechanism designed to stimulate learning as broadly and creatively as possible on the theme of female adolescent sexuality and child marriage.

Wottazela: a radio campaign for social inclusion in Uganda

Radio as a medium for social inclusion and an evidence-based lobby & advocacy approach in Uganda.

Menstrual Hygiene Day in India, Indonesia and Bangladesh

See what happened worldwide in order to raise awareness on menstruation

Menstrual health during COVID-19 times

Celebrating Menstrual Hygiene Day is important, because menstruation is still stigmatised. Since 2014, a growing number of people and organisations worldwide celebrate, talk and post about menstruation on this day.

COVID-19 Simavi Framework of Action

COVID-19 and the related measures such as lock-downs will disproportionally affect women and have an impact on gender equality and the fulfilment of women’s rights. Our Theory of Change and expertise areas enable us to respond effectively to COVID-19 and the impact on women’s right to health.

COVID-19 prevention in Golden Line communities in Ghana and Tanzania

At the beginning of April, the gold mining communities involved in the Golden Line programme in Tanzania and Ghana have received training and information on the prevention of COVID-19.

The impact of COVID-19 in Africa and Asia – our current activities

The impact of COVID-19 on our work – where can we make a difference

The restrictions we face have a huge impact on our programmes, which are mostly built around group meetings and community interactions, and most activities have been put on hold whilst at the same time we are reviewing and adapting to the new situation.

Women of Gold

The film – directed by Jerry de Mars - depicts a reality of a world that for us seems fictional. Confronted by the poverty and gender-inequality that haunt our golden jewellery, viewers are persuaded to ask the same questions about the origin of our gold as that we ask about our coffee and chocolate.  

Dutch soccer player Leonne Stentler visits girls empowerment project in Malawi

Together with the UEFA foundation, Simavi has implemented a programme to enhance awareness on gender equality and sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

2019 at Simavi: almost 95 years old, but still learning 

In 2019 we implemented a renewed and refreshed vision. Core of this vision: our work to empower women and girls socially and economically to enable them to pursue a healthy life.