Launched in 2019, Thrive facilitates professional development training in gender equality, research, community development and enterprise.
With the training proceeds, Thrive coordinates social outreach projects for refugee women in Kenya.
10/03/2025
International Women’s Day: What is it and why do we need it? 8 March is International Women’s Day – devoted to celebrating the achievements of women and seeking gender equality. But how did it begin, and why do we still need it today?
10/12/2024
https://odi.org/en/insights/protecting-hard-won-rights-gender-climate-action-at-cop29/
Protecting hard-won rights: gender and climate action at COP29 Just 9 female speakers out of 77 took the global stage at the opening of COP29. The misbalance in the annual ‘family’ photo of the climate gathering has become an all too familiar sight.
05/12/2024
Shamed into silence online: the sexualised, personal hate reserved for Somali women | Sahra Ahmed Koshin Somali women who speak out on social media can expect fake n**e images and degrading abuse. But some are fighting back
26/11/2024
16 days of Activism is here again - this year, UNITE campaign draws attention to the alarming escalation of violence against women under the theme, “Every 11 Minutes, one woman is killed and “UNITE to End Violence against Women.”
16 Days of Activism: #NoExcuse. UNiTE to End Violence against Women Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023. The crisis of gender-based violence is urgent. That is why, during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, the UNiTE campaign is drawing attention to the alarming escalation of violence against women u...
13/09/2024
Well said Hugo Slim - "If we want to live through the Earth emergency, we must show humanity to other life around us.
We must build new ethics, operations, and international institutions that emphasise the mutualism between humans and nature. We must build toward a new humanitarian purpose: to protect the life of humans and nature simultaneously."
Saving humans is not enough. Humanitarian purpose needs to change New principles, new ethics, new mandates: Hugo Slim’s radical call to reinvent humanitarianism for the climate emergency.
15/03/2024
A late WD's post - inspiring change makers investing in women
Young changemakers invest in women for inclusive societies The World Economic Forum's Global Shapers Community shows how they can be a catalyst for change by investing in women's empowerment, leading to societal progress and equality across Türkiye, Angola and beyond.
04/10/2023
'"She-weed" - In the east of Africa, coastal countries have developed new species while integrating other animal or shellfish crops. A large global movement called ‘She-weed’ has also emerged on the African continent, using this new industry to fight against old patriarchal models of aquaculture and fishing. Active on the latest forms of social media, this virtual community brings together women from all over the world.'
What would happen if we exploited the potential of seaweed? - RSA Journal Marine flora can help to reduce world hunger, pollution, the impact of climate change, disease, biodiversity loss and social inequality.
28/03/2023
'Be the change'
How Women’s Leadership and Collective Action Can Make a Difference Gender equality and empowerment are at the heart of solutions to the crises of poverty and economic distress, climate change, and rising fragility and confli...
10/03/2023
7 ways we can nurture the next generation of women leaders On International Women's Day and beyond, leaders must consider the environment they create for the next generation of women leaders in their organizations.
09/03/2023
Gender equality still ‘300 years away’, says UN secretary general António Guterres cautioned that ‘gender equality is growing more distant’ and called for ‘collective action’ to bridge divide
08/03/2023
Greater gender equality can help both men and women live longer, a new study finds Researchers used data from more than 150 countries to connect gender equality and life expectancy. They hope their findings can help policymakers set priorities in public health and other areas.
28/04/2023