When I heard that this year’s theme for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is “Hear Me Too,” I remembered a time, not so long ago when publicly speaking about gender-based violence was discouraged and even ridiculed. In 1982 a Canadian Member of Parliament stood in the House of Commons to […]
By Carlo Binda, BCI’s co-founder and Managing Director I am the son of a mother, the brother of a sister, the husband of a wife, the father of a daughter, and a partner in the global struggle for gender rights. The women in my life are my heroes They have helped me in forming my […]
Guest post by Frank Talbot On May 12th citizens from the Libyan city of Zawiya, located 45 km west of Tripoli, went to the polls to elect a municipal council. Preliminary results of the election announced by the Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections (CCMCE) indicate that 63% of registered voters participated, although only 26% […]
BCI’s preparing to protect your data We’re getting ready for new EU rules on data protection – also known as GDPR! Thanks to all of BCI subscribers who have updated and/or confirmed their subscription to our website. If you haven’t updated your information, on or by May 25, 2018, we will delete your information from […]
Our friend and former colleague, Vicky El-Khoury Zwein writes about her experience as a candidate in the recent parliamentary elections in Lebanon Victoria El-Khoury Zwein Sunday night, right after the elections, my son, asked me if I was sad. I told him that I had no regrets and that’s a great feeling much more powerful […]
With funding from the UK government and in partnership with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), Binda Consulting International prepared training companion videos for use by civil society organisations (CSOs). The videos, in Arabic, are adapted from trainings BCI delivered to participants in IWPR’s Ante Raeda (You are a Pioneer) program. They are companion […]
This week BCI, in partnership with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), participated in a conference showcasing our latest research on Libyan civil society organisations. At the end of the conference, the UK-funded IWPR hosted an “NGO Fair” to allow the organisations an opportunity to meet with international donors and talk about their […]
On Monday, February 26, 2018, BCI presented the results of our recent research on women-focused civil society organisations in Libya. We conducted this research for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting‘s Ante Raeda (You are a pioneer) programme, funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. At a conference, in Tunis, IWPR released the report […]
October 11, 2017 was International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme was ‘EmPOWER Girls: Before, during and after crises.’ According to the United Nations, adolescent girls in conflict zones are 90 percent more likely to be out of school compared to their peers in conflict-free countries. We know, from experience, that although women often make […]