Anna Jardanovsky

Impakter • 23rd February 2022

Refugee Inclusion: Technical Education for the Displaced

Access to education for those who grow up in crisis can be a major challenge, hindering millions from having decent livelihoods, building a career, and properly integrating into their socio-economic life. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at the end of 2020 more than 82 million people were forcibly displaced because of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations.

Effective educational interventions for adults is the ultimate tool for the inc

23rd February 2022

How to Spark Innovation: Inclusivity as a Backbone – LKD Facility

How to Spark Innovation: Inclusivity as a Backbone

“Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance” said Vernā Myers, diversity advocate and VP of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix. Fortunately, inclusion has been at the center of discussion of many studies and debates as we try to rebuild and reshape the global economy while ensuring that no one is left behind. More than ever, it is clear that inclusivity is indispensable to spark real progress and innovation. According

23rd February 2022

Refugee Inclusion – Technical Education and Skills Development for the Displaced – LKD Facility

Refugee Inclusion – Technical Education and Skills Development for the Displaced

Access to education for those who grow up in crisis can be a major challenge, hindering millions from having decent livelihoods, building a career, and properly integrating into their socio-economic life. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at the end of 2020 more than 82 million people were forcibly displaced because of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations

23rd February 2022

We can’t wait 267 years to achieve equal economic participation for men and women | UNIDO

VIENNA, 2 June 2021 - Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen numerous industries stumble as the crisis has hit many sectors' productivity and employment rates. And in this scenario, women have been the hardest hit. According to the International Labour Organization, 5% of all employed women lost their jobs, compared with 3.9% of working men. The crisis has exacerbated the existing gender inequality in the labour market, widening gaps even further across several sectors

Impakter • 25th January 2022

Investing in technical skills of young men and women for poverty alleviation

Today’s youth face a radically and constantly changing world. Even before the transformations brought by the pandemic, the labour market around the world was already going through substantial changes. To ensure the success of the green and digital transition (the so-called twin transition), for example, workers across many different sectors must often adjust and develop new skills. Quality education is key for a just, equal, and democratic participation during this transition.

According to the

Impakter • 11th June 2021

We Can’t Wait 267 Years to Achieve Equal Economic Participation for Men and Women

How Can We Boost Progress and Green Growth?

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen numerous industries stumble as the crisis has hit many sectors’ productivity and employment rates. And in this scenario women have been the hardest hit. According to the International Labour Organization, 5% of all employed women lost their jobs, compared with 3.9% of working men. The crisis has exacerbated the existing gender inequality in the labour market, widening gaps even further a

Impakter • 27th April 2021

The Decade of Action – Africa for the Sustainable Development Goals

With less than ten years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda 2030, the COVID-19 pandemic has not facilitated the race against time. “The pandemic has claimed more than 2.5 million lives and caused an unprecedented socioeconomic crisis that has threatened decades of our advances,” said the UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed. Action is needed more than ever.

One effective way of moving progress forward and achieving several SDGs is by investing in indust

Impakter • 26th March 2021

Promoting Gender Equality for Industrial Development – What Can We Do?

Challenging social biases often require assiduous and consistent efforts. One must identify, be mindful, and critically engage to change social stereotypes, especially in gender-related matters in the world of work. Despite the substantial improvements made towards gender equality in the global workforce, women still suffer from a lack of participation in the market. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), even though 70% of women worldwide prefer to work in paid jobs, only 49%