Tagged with "Better Jobs"

• How young girls and women are navigating change in the tea gardens of Assam- A generation equality perspective.

  Sonja Tassa, a young school teacher from Kamakhyabari tea estate (TE) is setting an example in the estate for other young girls to learn from. Sonja, a graduate, is passionate…

  How young girls and women are navigating change in the tea gardens of Assam- A generation equality perspective.

• Sustainability of coffee sector stirs hope for East African farmers to reap big

  The recently concluded CEOs and Global Leaders Forum in Bogotá, Colombia has set into motion the extending of frontiers of the coffee sector advancement. The event which convened high-level coffee…

  Sustainability of coffee sector stirs hope for East African farmers to reap big

• Focus on systems change leads the way in 2021 IDH Annual Report

  IDH is proud to release its 2021 Annual Report (PDF) chronicling the first year of our new five-year funding cycle. This year marks the adoption…

  Focus on systems change leads the way in 2021 IDH Annual Report

• IDH 2021 Annual Report: Putting People, Planet and Progress at the Heart of Trade

  In 2021, IDH fully adopted systems change as its core purpose with a focus on achieving better jobs, better incomes, and a better environment with gender…

  IDH 2021 Annual Report: Putting People, Planet and Progress at the Heart of Trade

• Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund completes 1 year

  Tea estates are often home, workplace and community space for workers. This unfortunately also means violence against women and sexual harassment are not uncommon issues in the tea sector. A year…

  Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund completes 1 year

• Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund completes 1 year

  A year ago, we started the Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund with several partners to address gender-based violence and create a safe and empowering workplace for women…

  Women’s Safety Accelerator Fund completes 1 year

• Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative launch in Cambodia

  18 May 2022 Phnom Penh, Cambodia   IDH is organizing a public launch of its Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on May…

  Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative launch in Cambodia

• Strengthening gender sensitization and capacity building at the field-level in India

  To strengthen understanding and action towards gender empowerment and inclusion at the project level, IDH with support from Sattva Consulting has developed a training toolkit for building capacity for field-level…

  Strengthening gender sensitization and capacity building at the field-level in India

• Creating awareness around sexual harassment at work

  Many tea estates in Assam, India are not meeting the legal requirements set by Indian law to prevent and address cases of sexual harassment at the workplace. The…

  Creating awareness around sexual harassment at work

• Addressing domestic violence to ensure a safe workplace for women workers

  Domestic violence impacts women mentally and physically and restricts women’s complete participation in the workplace. In turn, it impacts businesses and employers when women employees face violence at home. The…

  Addressing domestic violence to ensure a safe workplace for women workers