What we do
Gender and equality internationally: change in norms, culture, and structures
TOP 189 ON GENDER EQUALITY
The UN’s index for gender equality includes 189 countries.
The countries KVINFO works in rank differently. Morocco is number 121, Egypt number 116, Jordan number 102, Tunisia number 95 and Lebanon number 92. Ukraine is number 74.
In comparison, Denmark is number 10. Norway is in first place.
KVINFO’s international work takes place in countries with a lack of gender equality, and where working with gender and equality is an important and efficient field for creating more free and equal societies. We work in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, and in Ukraine, Moldova and Armenia.
The work takes place in many different ways, from collaborating with partners to preventing gender-based violence to working for legal changes, and challenging norms and traditions that limit people based on stereotypes.
Common to all parts of the work is that it contributes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and is based on the so-called Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA). This is an approach to international development cooperation that considers it a duty to respect, protect and fulfil rights, rather than previously viewing development work as charity.
KVINFO always works closely with local organizations in the countries in question or regionally across countries. The partnerships ensure efficiency and sustainability in the work by using local knowledge of needs, circumstances and context and by focusing on local ownership in all parts of a project or program. Some projects also have Danish organizations as partners. They are LGBT+ Denmark, Disabled People’s Organisations Denmark (DPOD), Cybernauterne, and Danish Institute For Human Rights.
kvinfo’s international work is financed by:
