UNIFEM's Mission

UNIFEM promotes women's empowerment and gender equality. It works to ensure the participation of women in all levels of development planning and practice, and acts as a catalyst within the UN system, supporting efforts that link the needs and concerns of women to all critical issues on the national, regional and global agendas.

Partnership Summary

In Jordan, Cisco and Cisco Foundation partnered with UNIFEM and the Government of Jordan, to establish 10 Academies in Jordan. Cisco is also beginning to partner with UNIFEM in other Arab States countries, including Egypt, Morocco and Pakistan. The primary goal of the project is to create training opportunities for women and to ensure that they play an active role in the Internet economy.

Under the UNIFEM project, Local Academies will be established at a variety of organizations including community centers, NGOs, colleges and high schools. In addition to establishing the Academies, this partnership will include other activities such as research on the role of women in IT in Arab States, as well as developing marketing materials intended to improve recruitment and retention of women into the IT sector.

For more information:
http://www.unifem.org.jo/

Press Release:
http://cisco.netacad.net/public/news/success_stories/Jordan.html