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In the spotlight: Emerging Markets Entrepreneurs

In the spotlight: Emerging Markets Entrepreneurs

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Cambodian women are increasingly challenging the traditional concept of ‘chebap srey’ (literally "women rules," a set of limits on their role in Khmer society) by starting their own businesses. Emerging Markets Entrepreneurs (EME) has developed a two-pronged approach to help them overcome difficulties both cultural and financial.

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Moushumi Biswas on August 16, 2012

The Impact of Microfinance Programmes on Women’s Lives

The Impact of Microfinance Programmes on Women’s Lives

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This case study is a part of a larger research project on women’s participation in different development programmes and projects in Afghanistan, examining the impact of their involvement on gender roles and relations within their families and communities. Overall, the study’s results suggest that the arrival of the microfinance institution (MFI) was not the sole factor driving changes in the community’s gender relations. Rather, it was part of a combination of factors—including community more...

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Sonia Hossain on July 31, 2012

Socio-cultural Influences on the Reproductive Health of Migrant Women

Socio-cultural Influences on the Reproductive Health of Migrant Women

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This report documents the findings of literature reviews conducted in 2010 in four Mekong countries. It explores the nexus between socio-cultural factors, health seeking behaviour, and access to sexual and reproductive health information and services among internal migrants in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam, and on Burmese migrants in Thailand. Where identified, examples of good practice were also documented in the report.

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Sonia Hossain on July 11, 2012

Rural Women and the Millennium Development Goals

This fact sheet highlights the progress of rural women against key Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicators, pointing to some of the advancements made and gaps that still exist. It suggests that globally, and with only a few exceptions, rural women fare worse than rural men and urban women and men for every MDG indicator for which data are available.

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Sonia Hossain on June 6, 2012

The Socio-Economic Impact of HIV at the Household Level in Asia

The Socio-Economic Impact of HIV at the Household Level in Asia

HIV among women and girls has seemingly reached a plateau of approximately 35% of all people living with HIV or AIDS for the region as a whole. the HIV, Health and Development Practice Team of UNDP’s Asia Pacific Regional Centre has undertaken a regional analysis of the socio-economic impact of HIV on women and girls at the household level using the sex-disaggregated data from the national studies. This report presents in detail the findings and recommendations of this analysis. The report more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 15, 2012

Trafficking in women for sexual exploitation

Trafficking in women for sexual exploitation

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This paper reviews the literature on trafficking in women for sexual exploitation; its objective is to analyze the extent by which trafficked women are subject to physical and emotional violence and to describe how the dangers in which they are exposed affect their physical, mental and emotional status as well as all members of the society. Simultaneously, this review intends to demonstrate the reasons because of which trafficking in persons constitute a criminal offense against human rights.

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Sonia Hossain on March 29, 2012

Analyzing Commitments to Advance The Global Strategy for Women,s and Children,s Health

Analyzing Commitments to Advance The Global Strategy for Women,s and Children,s Health

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This report seeks to further our collective understanding of the current Global Strategy commitments, facilitating more effective advocacy to advance the Every Woman, Every Child effort, as well as greater accountability in line with the recommendations of the Commission on Information and Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health. This report analyses the specific nature of each commitment recorded through May 2011 to produce a preliminary picture of the achievements of the Global more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 14, 2011

Maternal, neonatal, and child health in southeast Asia

Maternal, neonatal, and child health in southeast Asia

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Although maternal and child mortality are on the decline in southeast Asia, there are still major disparities, and greater equity is key to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Case studies of reduction in mortality in Thailand and Indonesia indicate the varying extents of success and point to some factors that accelerate progress. The authors identified three major patterns of maternal and child mortality reduction: early, rapid downward trends (Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 14, 2011

Making a difference: An assessment of volunteer interventions addressing gender-based violence in Cambodia

Making a difference: An assessment of volunteer interventions addressing gender-based violence in Cambodia

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This report highlights the crucial role and the far-reaching positive effects that community volunteers play in the prevention and response to gender-based violence. This research was conducted in Cambodia by Partners for Prevention, which is a regional joint programme on the prevention of gender-based violence for Asia and the Pacific implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the more...

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Moushumi Biswas on December 8, 2011

Miss Landmine Cambodia Pageant: Provocative Art or Pejorative ‘Project’?

Miss Landmine Cambodia Pageant: Provocative Art or Pejorative ‘Project’?

In 2007, with funding from the government of Norway, Norwegian theater director Morten Traavik arrived in Cambodia with a goal: staging a beauty pageant for girls and women from all over the country who had lost limbs in landmine explosions. With the assistance of the Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization (CDPO), a local NGO, twenty prospective participants were identified among those already taking part in CDPO’s rehabilitation programs. Contestants were selected from each of Cambodia’s more...

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D C on December 26, 2010

Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

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Eradicating extreme hunger and poverty is a key focus of the Millennium Development Goals set in 2000 by world leaders at the United Nations. Secure employment is critical to overcome poverty, yet worldwide 60 percent of people are working without a formal contract or social security protection. The majority of them are women and too often their labor rights are exploited. But one idea showing promise can be found in the homes of women in Cambodia. UNIFEM travelled to Phnom Penh to see how the more...

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Sonia Hossain on October 8, 2010

Voices of Cambodian women entrepreneurs

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Women entrepreneurs are important contributors to private enterprise development in Cambodia. A significant number of micro and small business owners in Cambodia are women and they are important creators of jobs, especially in smaller communities and rural areas where job creation is crucial. However, despite their importance, the achievements of women entrepreneurs are largely unrecognized. As studies show, while women have equal rights according to the law, they face considerable challenges more...

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More vulnerable: the impact of the economic downturn on women in Cambodia

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The global economic downturn in recent 2008 affected negatively Cambodia’s major economy base, which relies particularly on textile exports, international tourist arrivals, and foreign investment property markets. The economic downturn has had disproportionately strong negative impacts on women in Cambodia, considering that women dominate the workforce in garment factories.

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Najmee Chowdhury on June 2, 2010

Colombia: Displaced Women Demand Their Rights

Colombia: Displaced Women Demand Their Rights

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This report saya that displaced Colombian women and girls are the resilient survivors of the ongoing conflict inside the country. Frustrated by continued neglect from the authorities, displaced women’s organizations successfully petitioned the Constitutional Court, which ordered the Colombian government to bring to justice perpetrators of sexual violence and devise programs attending to the protection and socio-economic needs of displaced women. It is time for the government of Colombia to more...

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Moushumi Biswas on March 1, 2010

More Vulnerable: The impact of the economic downturn on women in Cambodia

More Vulnerable: The impact of the economic downturn on women in Cambodia

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"This research report is one of five case studies commissioned by Oxfam GB on the impact of the global economic crisis on women in East Asian countries. In Cambodia, the economic downturn has severely affected the garment industry, in which women are vast majority of the work force, due to reduced demand for garments in the US and EU. Other affected sectors are tourism and construction."

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Imran Uddin on February 28, 2010

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