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Amid geopolitical turmoil and the global impacts of climate change, leaders around the world are increasingly turning to the circular economy as a conceptual framework to align human activities with planetary boundaries. 

In the second Data Feminism event, the GIZ Data Lab and the Data Pop Alliance welcomed Papa Alioune Seck, Chief of Research and Data at UN Women, who delivered a keynote on Gender Data, the gaps in Gender Data and why they matter for our work. 

“Data feminism begins with a belief in gender equality, and a recognition that achieving equality for folks of all genders (and all races, and all sexual orientations, and all locations in the world) requires a commitment to examining the root cause of the inequalities that certain individuals and groups face today” – Catherine D’Ignazio, Lauren Klein: Data Feminism

Together with the GIZ Sector Network Rural Development Asia and the Pacific and the Sector Network Rural Development Africa, we are running a Masterclass on the Data Powered Positive Deviance (DPPD) method.

Visiting Fair Forward in Kigali, Rwanda 456

tl;dr: we were able to demonstrate the viability of the method and will continue to work on the widespread adoption of DPPD. If you want you to get involved, reach out at mail[at]datapoweredpd.org

Zooming in: A field inquiry to learn about differentiated practices for sustainable livestock farming in Ecuador

In Mexico, two-thirds of all girls and women above the age of 15 have reported experiencing at least one incident of violence in their lifetime.

In every community, there are individuals or groups with uncommon behaviors who, while having access to similar resources, find better solutions to challenges than their peers.

In every community, there are individuals or groups with uncommon behaviors who, while having access to similar resources, find better solutions to challenges than their peers.

The following piece was originally published by the UNDP Accelerator Lab Network on August, 21, 2020. For more details on the project background, please read our first blog on this series “Launching the Data Powered Positive Deviance Initiative”.