On this International Day for Health and Safety at Work, we are spotlighting the need to expand our understanding of what “safety” truly means for women workers. It is not only about hard hats or hazard signs. It is also about dignity, agency and power. It is about ensuring that women can work without fear of injury, illness or violence.

With the energy transition underway to varying extents in nations around the world, efforts to move from fossil fuels to renewable energy...

On this International Financial Literacy Day, we are celebrating the publication of the report on our pilot program ‘Beauty Without the Beast’. In Kenya’s hair and beauty industry, financial literacy is more than numbers — it’s protection from harassment and exploitation, and a pathway to independence. In 2024 in partnership with Kenya Union of Hair and Beauty Workers (KUHABWO) and the Kenya Financial Education Centre (KFEC) we trained almost 100 workers.

Nemonte Nenquimo of the Waorani people (centre) protesting with Indigenous peoples from nations whose lives and lands are threatened by...