Engaging Men and Women to promote Gender Equality
This page shows the Breaking the Barriers Facilitator Manual and the learning from Engaging Men in Gender Equality.
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Concern's objectives, activities and achievements in 2022 can be found in our new annual report.
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Women of Concern
At Concern, we know that gender inequality is one of the major barriers to ending extreme poverty – but we also understand that women are often the most effective mobilisers of change within families and communities. We place women and girls at the heart of our programmes – because female empowerment and equality for women is progress for all.
In 2023, we celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Women of Concern Annual Awards Luncheon in Dublin. This event highlights how Concern’s work in 25 of the world’s poorest countries supports a vital drive towards global gender equality, and pays tribute to those who embody justice, generosity and compassion in their work and daily lives, and act as inspiring role models for all of us.
This year's gala will take place on Friday 13 October, at The Round Room at The Mansion House in Dublin.
We would like to thank EY for sponsoring the Women of Concern 2023 Annual Awards Luncheon. We are so grateful for EY’s support of this important event again this year.
Support our work
To enquire about sponsorship opportunities, or to discuss how your business can support this event, please contact corporate@concern.net.
This year's honouree
Each year, Women of Concern recognises an individual from the private or public sector for their exceptional achievements and extraordinary leadership in gender equality - and this year is no different.
We are delighted this year to honour Ifrah Ahmed, an Irish/Somali activist and campaigner who has dedicated her life to helping to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) and to ending gender-based violence, working in Ireland and Somalia.
Ifrah Ahmed, this year's Women of Concern honoree. Photo: Ifrah Foundation
Through her organisation, the Ifrah Foundation, Ifrah is contributing to a reduction in FGM in Somalia, where the prevalence is the highest in the world, and she continues to work with refugees in Ireland. Ifrah's life-saving work, in collaboration with partners such as UNFPA, UNHCR and Irish Aid, uses advocacy and awareness-raising to directly empower communities and encourage gender equality.
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