In this podcast, Fauna Ibramogy explains how they use a gender transformative approach in Mozambique to create structural change in the perception of gender norms and promote equality in rural communities. Fauna Ibramogy is a national programme and gender focal point at the Swiss Embassy in Mozambique.  

Raising awareness of privilege and prejudice is key towards a more just society. In this podcast, Vesna Bajsanski-Agic the director of the Mozaik Foundation, a start-up incubator in Bosnia & Herzegovina, tells us how they are addressing privilege & prejudice, and how something as simple as being thoughtful in the use of language may encourage young women to become entrepreneurs.  

In this podcast, Federico Restrepo Sierra from the Impact Hub in Medellin shares how to improve gender equality through women economic empowerment. Their program for women entrepreneurs provides them with tools, benefits and connections to even the playing field and pave their way to success.

Las mujeres rurales tienen el potencial de ser creadoras del desarrollo de destinos sostenibles. En este podcast, Rocío Rojas, de Turistech LivingLap (y ganadora del premio a la mejor iniciativa de integración de la perspectiva de género en PesLatam) habla de Redintur, un proyecto en Perú en el que se empodera a mujeres y niñas de zonas rurales a través de la cocreación de conocimiento. Centrándose principalmente en la formación en gobernanza participativa, proyectos de innovación y liderazgo, se capacita a las mujeres para desarrollar un turismo que las beneficie a ellas, a su patrimonio cultural y al entorno natural. 

Rural women carry the potential to be creators of sustainable destination development. In this podcast Rocio Rojas, from Turistech LivingLap (and winner of the Best Gender Mainstreaming Initiatives of Enterprenours in PesLatam) talks about Redintur, a project in Peru where women and girls from rural areas are empowered through the co-creation of knowledge. Focusing mainly on training in participatory governance, innovation projects and leadership, women are enabled to develop tourism that benefits them, their cultural heritage and the natural environment. 

In this podcast we will learn how the project "Mercados Rurales" in Bolivia came up with a concrete idea to improve women's economic empowerment by redesigning boxes for fruit vendors in markets. Rocio Tarraga (Swisscontact Women Empowerment Consultant) also shares how they used a Gender Mainstreaming Business Model and other approaches to make that happen.

In this podcast our guest is Peter Sidler, Head of the Domain Employment and Income, in the Swiss Embassy in Tanzania. 

We will talk about including gender in a tender process, what is important for tendering, and how you can win one.