The Palestine Green Building Council conducted a home-retrofit pilot project in the Qaddura refugee camp of Ramallah, to enhance families’ living conditions and promote climate resilience, environmental responsibility, and gender inclusivity. Refugee households were supported to take control over their energy consumption and reduce their utility bills. This involved improving insulation, replacing old water heaters… Read More
Description of the project: This project empowers vulnerable communities in Lebanon with a focus on women, youth, refugees, and other underserved individuals to implement local climate solutions. The Green Circles initiative offers education, training, and work experience on circular economy via collaborative, community-led programs. Complementarily, the RISE2030 program focuses on empowering women and youth to… Read More
Description of the project: WADI NGO developed a scientific and sustainable ecosystem restoration model linking biodiversity and watershed restoration to ecotourism-based income generation for women and youth. The NGO works closely with the Dissi Women’s Cooperative which operates native tree nurseries (Aleppo pine, Carob and Atriplex shrubs) employing Bedouin women. WADI has trained 43 local… Read More
Description of the project: The SEED project implements a holistic and gender-responsive approach to energy transition in Jordan, providing technical training to women and empowering local communities to adapt to climate change and advocate for climate solutions. Women energy ambassadors learn to install solar water heaters and photovoltaic systems, thereby challenging gender-stereotypes in the male-dominated… Read More
Description of the project: Since 2018, the Solar Age project supports Syrian women refugees in Turkey. The Solar Engineering Course, a 10-day theoretical and practical training in solar energy, benefitted 200 women refugees. Among them, 20 have also been trained to build EFE (Energy For Everyone) solar batteries, which are sold on the local market… Read More
Description of the project: The LCBW are a women-led, accessible bicycle mechanic workshops. The workshops develop self-reliance and build independent lives for women and LGBTQ people in the deprived south Tel Aviv-Yaffa community. The project ensures 1,350 beneficiaries (mainly women) from poor communities are newly mobile and have the skills to stay independently mobile, so… Read More
Description of the project: Aware of climate change challenges and concerned about fair climate justice, ADFM works for an effective participation of women in the development and implementation of efficient policies to strengthen women environmental and socio-economic rights at national and territorial levels. ADFM accompanied 11 local municipalities for the creation of an “Equality, Equal… Read More
Description of the project: Acacias For All is a social enterprise involved in the restoration of degraded ecosystems through reforestation and sustainable agriculture. The objective is to plant 2 green barriers of acacias through the country, protected by an agreement signed by the Ministry of Agriculture. The project implements alternatives to intensive agricultural techniques (e.g…. Read More
Description of the project: By promoting collective, sustainable models of agriculture, the project supports the climate-resilient livelihood of food insecure women who have been dependent on humanitarian aid. The project has been successful in improving the climate and overall resilience of over 18,900 individuals in 26 communities in Palestine. This has been achieved by enabling… Read More
Description: The village Ait Baamrane, bordering the Sahara Desert, can no longer rely on well-water as it was depleted by overuse, poor management, and increasing droughts. This fog water harvesting project is based on technology inspired by ancestral knowledge on dew and fog collecting. It provides potable water to over 400 people. Reduced labour burden… Read More
Description of the project: The Union of Women Cooperatives for Argan Oil (UCFA) and the Foundation have been working together since 2013 to install and disseminate solar cookers among populations of Southern Morocco, as a means of preventing deforestation of argan trees, reducing CO2 emissions, and avoiding toxic wood fire fumes. They raise awareness among… Read More