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Recognising the contribution of women and girls in building a sustainable future in Asia-Pacific
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 with its theme of Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow, Alinea Asia Pacific staff members Queentries Regar and Katarina Atalifo exchange their experiences and reflections on the advancement of gender equality in local climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts.
Making sustainable development sustainable: Integrating environmental analysis
My argument here is that like gender equality, environmental analysis should be mainstreamed through the work we undertake as development professionals, and it should shape our development approaches.
Balancing economic gains and emotional sacrifices in Pacific labour mobility: Personal stories and program responses
The PALM scheme is administered by the Pacific Labour Facility (PLF) in partnership with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Alinea Whitelum provides monitoring, evaluation, and learning to the facility. The PLF also works closely with the ‘labour sending units’ (or LSUs) in the government ministries of the 10 participating countries in delivering the scheme.
Vaccine Certificates at Your Fingertips: Improving Electronic Health Records for Pandemic Management
Working in cooperation with other technical projects in Ukraine, SURGe lead the work that ensured accurate electronic records of vaccination.
International Development Week: President Robert Francis on how Alinea International will Go for the Goals
The call to action of this year’s IDW to Go for the goals is an opportunity for Alinea to consider how our organization is striving to support the achievement of the UN Development Goals, while also considering the barriers and challenges to surmount to achieving the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Expert deployments in support of gender equality and the SDGs
The Technical Assistance Partnership – Expert Deployment Mechanism (TAP-EDM) project is a mechanism to use Canada’s greatest resource – our people – to contribute to poverty reduction and contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Why transforming education requires a focus on the most vulnerable
The theme of this year’s International Day of Education, Changing Course, Transforming Education, calls for a new social contract; for more equitable and inclusive education systems that will accelerate progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4; and for the political will to address gaping inequalities.
Alinea International’s Angela Ma named Top 30 Under 30
On January 19, the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation announced Ma as “Top 30 Under 30” award winner, which spawned from her volunteer work and research within the International Development sector.
Canada’s new Technical Assistance Partnership project starts recruitment of Canadian experts to reduce global poverty
Funded by Global Affairs Canada , the Technical Assistance Partnership) project invites Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents to apply for specific technical assistance roles.
Why gender action needs climate action, and vice versa
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we explore why addressing gender inequality is key to solving climate change and halting climate change is essential to protecting women’s rights.