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African Development Bank Group marks progress in gender equality with EDGE Certification

AfDB celebrates gender equality with EDGE Certification

A year after launching the EDGE certification(link is external) process, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has attained Level 1 Assess, in recognition of its commitment to monitoring, benchmarking and achieving gender parity in its workforce. EDGE Certification The Bank began the EDGE certification process in 2022. EDGE is the world’s leading certification that measures gender

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Sarah Gilbert,Andrew Pollard

Sarah Gilbert wins the IVI-SK Bioscience Park MahnHoon Award

VI-SK Bioscience Park MahnHoon Award The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and SK bioscience announced Prof. Sarah Gilbert as one of the winners of the second IVI-SK bioscience Park ManhHoon Award. Andrew Pollard / Sarah Gilbert and Rino Rappuoli / Mariagrazia Pizza are two groups of co-recipients of this award. It recognizes the outstanding contributions of

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[James Bartle] Sustainable Jeans

[James Bartle] Sustainable Jeans: Innovating to Reduce Water Footprint

The global citizen we will introduce in this post is James Bartle from Australia. He is the founder and CEO of Outland Denim, an environment-friendly and socially conscious denim company. One Pair of Jeans = 5,000 of 2-liter water bottles Jeans and denim are favorite fashion items for people of all ages. But did you

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Gavi welcomes new CEO, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, 2022 Sunhak Peace Prize laureate, announced the appointment of Dr. Muhammed Ali Pate as its new CEO. Dr. Pate will officially begin his role on August 3rd, 2023. SunhakPeacePrize Dr. Pate’s Background and Experience Make Him an Excellent Fit to Lead Gavi Not surprisingly, Dr. Pateโ€™s appointment comes after a yearlong

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Gender-Based Violence

4 Shocking facts about Gender-Based Violence – Quiz

What is Gender-Based Violence? Did you know that more than one in three women experience gender-based violence during their lifetime? Gender-based violence (GBV) is any harmful act against a person based on their gender identity. It affects people of all genders, but it disproportionately affeccts women and girls. GBV can occur in the home, community,

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