PRB’s Charlotte Feldman-Jacobs, associate vice president of International Programs and program director of Gender, explains the meaning of women's empowerment and why it matters for global development. Coming this August: PRB's World Population Data 2015 website and printed product with the theme, Focus on Women's Empowerment #worldpopdata

Ela R Bhatt Extremely gentle and soft-spoken, yet firm and determined and widely recognized as pioneer in pushing for entrepreneurial forces in grassroots development leading to women empowerment - this is the practicing Gandhian economics and septuagenarian, Ela R Bhatt, popularly known as Elaben by members of Self Employed Women's Association or SEWA, which she founded in 1972. She helped the self-employed women to organize themselves. Its members include vegetable vendors, fisherwomen, bidi-rollers, weavers, and saltpan workers who were exploited for generations by middlemen. SEWA empowered them to explore direct market linkages, removing middlemen from the chain. Next it propagated the concept of self-reliance by producing and marketing to other villages leading to self-sustained village economy. It has formed 102 cooperatives including milk and grain and a Rural Distribution Network called RUDI to help women link with other villages in a 100-km radius. Next came a cooperative bank called SEWA Bank in 1974 to help these women have access to banking services which otherwise were not available. Like a banyan tree the SEWA today has spread to countries like Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Freweini Mebrahtu, founder of the re-useable sanitary pack explains why she has dedicated her life to providing pads to girls and the difficulties faced when delivering the pads to rural communities.

A Chinese citizen-journalist reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak from Wuhan may not survive after being detained by authorities for the past half-year. Zhang Zhan, 37, has been on a hunger strike for most of that time, and her arms have been restrained to prevent her from pulling out a feeding tube, her lawyer said. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports from Beijing.

Scientist Rana Dajani launched a global reading project that has reached nearly half a million children. For her impact on refugee children and thousands of others, she has been chosen as the 2020 Nansen Refugee Award regional winner for the Middle East and North Africa. The UNHCR prize honours those who have gone to extraordinary lengths to help forcibly displaced and stateless people. Information for media: If you would like to use this video to communicate refugee stories or require B-Roll, transcripts, stills or much more information, please visit our media page: https://media.unhcr.org --- Keep up to date with our latest videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/unhcr?sub_confirmation=1 -- UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, works to protect and assist those fleeing war and persecution. Since 1950, we have helped tens of millions of people find safety and rebuild their lives. With your support, we can restore hope for many more. Read more at http://UNHCR.org Support our work with refugees now by subscribing to this channel, liking this video and sharing it with your friends and contacts. Thanks so much for your help. #2020UNHCRNansenRefugeeAward #RanaDajani #Scienceforrefugeechildren

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Nepali women played a crucial yet underappreciated role in relief efforts following the earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015, killing 9,000 people, and following the nation's ten-year civil war. Many women continue to help the country as it moves into long-term recovery processes. This video complements a new research study published by Georgetown University's Institute for Women, Peace and Security: https://giwps.georgetown.edu/resource/rebuilding-nepal/

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