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Finding Each Other to Drive Change

How women across Asia are building the networks that power a fairer transition

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Finding Each Other to Drive Change

This story is part of our #StoriesOfChange series, where we share how our colleagues and partners...
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New develoPPP with Scania Boosts Women’s Employability in Mexico

Scania, a subsidiary of Volkswagen and a global leader in sustainable transport solutions, and GIZ launched...
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Advancing Gender Equality in Kenya’s E-Mobility Sector

Kenya is in the midst of an accelerating shift to electric mobility: new policies, growing industry...
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How Can Transport Systems Become More Gender-Responsive?

Transport systems shape how people access jobs, education, healthcare and public life. Yet mobility is not...
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Designing for Care: Rethinking Urban Mobility

Urban mobility discussions in India usually focus on office commutes, traffic congestion, and improving transport efficiency....
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Paving the Way for Clean Public Transport in Latin America

Transport emitted over 17,000 million tonnes (Mt) of CO₂ in 2024, and the figure continues to...
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Reclaiming Streets for Children in Ecuador

What happens when you design a street from the height of a five-year-old? In Rumiñahui, Ecuador,...
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Gender Equity in Decarbonising Freight and Logistics in India

Freight and logistics form the backbone of India’s economy, yet they remain one of the least...
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From Pilot to Policy: Making Transport Safer for Women in Mexico

In the State of Mexico, a pilot project grew into a statewide strategy ensuring that women...
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Fare-Free Transport: Urban Mobility Taking a Gender-Inclusive Route

Urban transport systems are often portrayed as efficient and affordable, yet the lived reality of many...
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Women Drive Change: Electric Autorickshaws in Bengaluru

In Bengaluru’s Malleswaram neighbourhood, four women are rewriting what mobility means. With electric autorickshaws in their...
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Asia’s Transport Shift: From Vision to Implementation

From national EV policies to grassroots mentorship, the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia is driving real...
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No One Left Behind: Centering Equity and Inclusion in the UN Decade of Sustainable Transport

The Global Alliance for Feminist Transport launched “No One Left Behind”, a Call-for-Impact to ensure gender...
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Better Buses, Better Cities: The Legacy of the TUMI E-Bus Mission

Launched in 2022, the TUMI E-Bus Mission set out to enable cities to procure 100,000 electric...
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Accelerating Action to Enhance Young Women’s Mobility

Waiting at a bus stop in Delhi, Aparna, a college student, sighs in frustration. “I’ve been...
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Inspiring Change: Practical Solutions for Sustainable Transport in Africa

Africa can lead its transformation by learning from its own success stories. The regional session of...
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Next Generation of Urban and Mobility Planners Commit to Building Gender-Inclusive Cities across the World

The inclusion of all population groups in mobility planning contributes to the sustainability of transport systems...
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Challenges and Progress in Public Transport in Latin America

Public transport in Latin America faces significant challenges that require creative and sustainable solutions. Whether it...
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Feminist Transport Systems: The Key to a Low-Carbon and Inclusive Future

Achieving a just, low-carbon future requires a feminist approach to sustainable transport. By addressing gender inequities,...
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Transport and Climate Change Week 2024 Sends a Strong Message to COP29 in Baku

Transport Week 2024 brought together over 1,500 participants to discuss sustainable mobility solutions, emphasizing the need...
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Pathways to Equality: Transforming Public Transport for Women and Transgender Communities in India 

India’s transport system is undergoing a significant social transition, reflecting the broader push for inclusivity and...
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Transport and Climate Change Week 2024

The seventh edition of Transport and Climate Change Week is to be hosted fully in a...
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Empowering Women in the Urban Transport Workforce

It is no secret that women are severely underrepresented in the mobility sector, comprising only 17%...
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Transforming Transport in Asia: Innovations and Insights for a Low-Carbon Future

Aiming to chart a sustainable path for transportation towards zero emissions by mid-century and ensuring climate...
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Why Gender-Transformative Transport?

In the frame of our International Women’s Day 2024 campaign Today, we are well aware of...
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A Successfull 2023 for Women on the Move

The WoM network has completed an eventful year The Mentorship Programme, which began as an online...
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Connecting Women to Global Opportunities

Connections and networking are essential for the development of sustainable transport, especially when it comes to...
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Walkway to Sustainable Mobility – Walk21 Conference in Kigali

Celebrating Champions of Walkability Once being called a place of no hope, Rwanda’s capital Kigali has...
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Africa’s Journey Towards Sustainable Mobility

In an era where the global consensus increasingly gravitates towards cleaner and more sustainable transport solutions,...
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Safer Routes to School Encourage Use of Sustainable Mobility in Tirana

Every year, 1.35 million people die in entirely preventable traffic accidents, with children and young adults...
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Join a Network of Data and MRV Experts

Our experts from Colombia, Uganda, Indonesia, Thailand and the UNFCCC are expirienced with the practical challenges...
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Sustainable Mobility with Renewable Energies in Morocco

Transportation plays a pivotal role in shaping societies worldwide, facilitating connections among people, and fostering economic...
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Empowering Change

China, as one of the prominent rising economies in Asia, faces many challenges in its process...
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Striving for Opportunity in the Transport Sector

The growing transport sector unfolds new working opportunities for women from various fields. At Changing Transport...
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In Step with Jane’s Walk

Jane’s Walk is an international event which celebrates active mobility and the exploration of urban spaces....
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Celebration of  1st Action Day for Women in Maritime in the Republic of Marshall Islands

In this current day, women represent only 1.2% percent of the global seafarer workforce. The IMO...
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Building the Road to Safer and Enjoyable Cities

Approximately over 1.3 million people are dying due to road accidents globally, with the majority of...
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Initiating Action Towards an Inclusive Transportation System in India

Her awareness of the needs of various groups of people inspired her to come up with...
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Challenging the Status Quo

Women on the Move held the first virtual meeting called “Mentorship Check-in with Safetipin” on 3...
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March of Women at Changing Transport

Thank you for being part of the IWD23 campaign! The International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated...
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Experiencing Gender Bias at Her Workplace

The issue of whether women have received equal treatment wherever they are is still present as...
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Advocating for Better Transportation in the Philippines

As women in transport, we have to bring each other up and encourage other women to...
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Why Urban Mobility and Gender?

To achieve sustainable mobility, we must integrate the experiences and realities of the half of the...
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Creating a Transport System that Serves the Needs of All

Published on 8 March 2023 In the frame of the International Women’s Day 2023, one of...
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Remarkable Feminist Voices in Transport 2023

Exceptional women working in the transport sector are not rare, but beardly have a seat at...
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The Many Benefits of Including Women in the Field of Transport

In a special interview in the frame of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023, Kawtar shared...
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Changing Transport Insights – a Webinar Series

In digestible 45-minute deep-dive sessions, GIZ’s international cooperation experts present their work on transport decarbonisation in...
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Women on the Move – Asia Mentorship Programme

As women continue to be underrepresented in the transport industry, it is vital to foster those...
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More Women at Transmilenio’s Wheel. Why is it so Important?

Daisy Leonor Jaime’s driver’s license certifies her as a brave woman. She has been driving buses...
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Women on the Move – Connect & Chat

Gender visibility means discussions, conversations, like the network offers, webinars, involving members and making them talk...
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Promoting Gender Equality in Asia

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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Women in Green Hydrogen tackles Inequality in the Sector

Women constitute just 20 % of panel speakers at green hydrogen conferences. Founded in 2020, Women...
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Training Materials: Gender

This tool provides a list of training measures on NUMP-related topics by various well-reputed, non-for-profit providers...
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