What we do What you can do Who we are English Search DONATE NOW Home What we do Our topics Gender & Social Equity Table of content Gender & Social Equity Women Caravan Gender & Social Equity Helvetas promotes action or policy favoring disadvantaged social groups and women who tend to suffer most from discrimination. We strive to address unequal power relations and diminish bias and violence. © Helvetas / Simon B. Opladen Development tends to benefit only certain segments of the population. This can inadvertently consolidate or even exacerbate existing inequalities. Helvetas makes sure that our work actively and meaningfully includes and supports the most disadvantaged groups, in particular also women. Why gender and social equity matter Poverty can happen to anyone, but certain groups face a higher risk. The most vulnerable include ethnic and religious minorities, people born into low social status such as caste, women and girls, people with impaired health, citizens of isolated geographic areas, people facing stigmatization, the young, and the old. Being economically poor tends to be strongly correlated with being socially disadvantaged – that is, experiencing social discrimination and powerlessness. « As a programmer, I know anything is possible.» Medina Banjić, who trained in computer programming in 2016 as part of a Helvetas project in Bosnia-Herzegovina Our work Helvetas not only promotes broadly beneficial development, but also seeks to work specifically towards a more meaningful interaction between disadvantaged groups such as women and decision-makers and service providers. Internally, we strive towards a gender balanced, strongly socially aware workforce, and are committed to a minimum 30% gender representation at different management levels. Our Expertise and Services We seek to partner with organizations that share our broad organizational values. Our Gender & Social Equity Team provides advisory services both to Helvetas and external clients. Learn more and contact us play Women Caravan SRI LANKA Young People on Course for Reconciliation NEPAL A Fair Share of the Water ETHIOPIA Know-How and Skills for Young Tradespeople DONATIONS PC: 80-3130-4 IBAN: CH76 0900 0000 8000 3130 4 BIC: POFICHBEXXX SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube Instagram ABOUT US Vision and Mission Contact us Code of Conduct & Complaint Procedure Events Jobs YOUR LOCATION Switzerland change OFFICE ZURICH Weinbergstrasse 22a 8021 Zürich Phone: +41 44 368 65 00 E-Mail: info@helvetas.org OFFICE BERNE Maulbeerstrasse 10 3011 Bern Phone: +41 31 385 10 10 E-Mail: info@helvetas.org MEMBER OF CERTIFIED BY © Helvetas 2021 PRIVACY POLICY IMPRESSUM PAMOJA Share to Facebook Share to WhatsApp Share to LinkedIn Share to Twitter Share to Email Share to Print