Chirikli Foundation joins the Alliance for Inclusive Recovery of Ukraine

Today, during the #URC2024 UN Women, together with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, announced the establishment of the Alliance for Gender Responsive and Inclusive Recovery of Ukraine.

The purpose of the alliance

The Alliance’s goal is to unite efforts in implementing existing and launching new initiatives aimed at introducing gender-oriented approaches into the reconstruction process, as well as promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in Ukraine.

Participants of the event

The event on the occasion of the launch of the Alliance was attended by:

• Svenja Schulze, Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ)
• Anna Bjerde, World Bank Managing Director for Operations
• Kirsi Madi, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women
• Philip Justus, Vice President, Central Europe, Google
• Melanie Verveer, Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, and others.

Speeches and statements

In her speech, Olga Stefanishyna emphasized the importance of consolidating steps together with international partners, including projects and organizations, towards a gender-sensitive and inclusive recovery of Ukraine. She also emphasized the importance of promoting women’s participation in the reconstruction process.

Representatives to the alliance

More than 50 representatives of different countries, organizations and structures have already joined the Alliance, including:

• Governments of Germany, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, Japan, Estonia, Latvia, France and the UK
• EU, World Bank, EIB, EBRD, UN agencies, USAID
• Representatives of Ukrainian business, CSOs, and others.

The role of the Chirikli Foundation

The Chirikli Foundation, as a member of the Alliance, is ready to work together to integrate the gender component, to ensure the effective participation of Roma women in decision-making processes at all levels regarding recovery and reconstruction. The Foundation will also contribute to identifying and addressing the priority needs of Roma women and girls.

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