{"id":37051,"date":"2025-09-16T06:58:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=37051"},"modified":"2025-09-16T07:26:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:26:37","slug":"gender-equality-cannot-wait","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/news\/gender-equality-cannot-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender Equality Cannot Wait any Longer: Taking Action Today for Girls in the Sahel"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"subpageBanner\" style=\"display:\">\n    <div class=\"subpageBannerBlock figure_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS110_Zangre-Agathe8-1-e1754664023576.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 5328px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 5328\/2833;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS110_Zangre-Agathe8-1-e1754664023576.jpg 5328w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS110_Zangre-Agathe8-1-e1754664023576-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS110_Zangre-Agathe8-1-e1754664023576-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS110_Zangre-Agathe8-1-e1754664023576-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS110_Zangre-Agathe8-1-e1754664023576-1536x817.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS110_Zangre-Agathe8-1-e1754664023576-2048x1089.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 5328px) 100vw, 5328px\" \/>\n        <div class=\"subpageBannerWrap\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div>\n                        <span class=\"bannerHead\"><\/span>\n                        <h1>Gender Equality Cannot Wait any Longer: Taking Action Today for Girls in the Sahel<\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"picture-caption\">\n                <div class=\"caption-content\"><span>Zangr\u00e9 Agathe \u00e9l\u00e8ve de 12 ans \u00e0 \u00e9cole de Sougoudougou, fait un exercice.<\/span><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n        \/\/ Check if the block exists\n        var bannerSection = $('#subpage-banner-section');\n\n        if (bannerSection.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ Move the block to the end of <main> just before the footer\n            $('main').append(bannerSection); 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Today, <strong>let&#8217;s highlight the actions that are making a difference for them, despite all the work that remains to be done.<\/strong><\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"leftTextRightImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS336_IMG_5965.jpeg\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS336_IMG_5965.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 4032px; 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Insecurity has become part of everyday life in many regions. <strong>To ensure that these children receive an education, we are running emergency education projects in some affected regions, where girls&#8217; attendance rates are higher than in the regular system.<\/strong> The teaching methods we promote among teachers are gender-sensitive.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"leftTextRightImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"leftTextRightImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS4008_DSC_0834-1.jpg\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS4008_DSC_0834-1.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 4608px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1417\/946;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS6864__DSC9878_BEST-2.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS6864__DSC9878_BEST-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS6864__DSC9878_BEST-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS6864__DSC9878_BEST-2-768x513.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" \/>\n                                                                    <\/a>\n                                <figcaption><\/figcaption>\n                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"right\">\n                        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h2>                                Equality Cannot Wait any Longer: Let&#8217;s Take Action Today <small><\/small>\n                            <\/h2>                                                            <p>Gender issues must be considered and applied across all stages of our projects. Much work remains to be done to achieve equality.<\/p>\n<p>Education is a first step, but <strong>we call on all actors in international cooperation \u2013 donors, governments and civil society \u2013 to mobilise<\/strong> and continue their efforts towards gender equality.<\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section class=\"donation_count\" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"inner_row\">\n            <div class=\"right_img_block\">\n                <div class=\"img_block figure_block\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS106_Zangre-Agathe4.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 3247px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 3247\/4329;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS106_Zangre-Agathe4.jpg 3247w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS106_Zangre-Agathe4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS106_Zangre-Agathe4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS106_Zangre-Agathe4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/RS106_Zangre-Agathe4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 3247px) 100vw, 3247px\">\n                                            <div class=\"picture-caption\">\n                            <div class=\"caption-content\"><span>Zangr\u00e9 Agathe \u00e9l\u00e8ve de 12 ans \u00e0 \u00e9cole de Sougoudougou, fait un exercice dans la cours de l&#8217;\u00e9cole.<\/span><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"left_txt_block\">\n                <div class=\"txt_contents\">\n                    <h3>My Donation Can Make a Real Difference<\/h3>\n                    <div class=\"block_txts\">\n                                                    <div class=\"item\">\n                                <span class=\"title\">For Example:<\/span>\n                                <p><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"item\">\n                                <span class=\"title\">With 70 CHF,<\/span>\n                                <p>I could provide a bilingual schoolbook in French and Moor\u00e9 to 10 children in Burkina Faso to support their learning.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"item\">\n                                <span class=\"title\"> With 100\u202fCHF,<\/span>\n                                <p>I could offer a hygiene kit\u2014including washable pads, underwear, and soap\u2014to 8 girls in the Aboutengu\u00e9 refugee camp in Chad.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"item\">\n                                <span class=\"title\">With 150\u202fCHF, <\/span>\n                                <p>I could fund continuing bilingual education training for 5 teachers in Burkina Faso to improve the quality of their lessons.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/don.edm.ch\/en\" class=\"btnWhite buttonDonation\">\n                                DONATE NOW                            <\/a>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the publication of the 2024 SDG Gender Index, which measures the state of gender equality worldwide, the findings are dramatic: only a few countries achieve a \u2018satisfactory\u2019 rating for equality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":37032,"template":"","news-category":[274],"news-year":[536],"class_list":["post-37051","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-africa","news-year-2025-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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