Guest Speaker Series: Gender Equality or Gender Unity: A New Paradigm of Success

In this session, Gulshat Petrosova, CAREC Gender and Green Innovation Awardee for Turkmenistan, will share her insights on how family values can shape strong and ethical businesses, and how supportive ecosystems can help ensure that professional growth and family well-being reinforce each other. About the Speaker: Gulshat Petrosova is the 2025 CAREC Gender and Green […]
CAREC Gender Events: (i) Capacity building; (ii) 4th RGEG Meeting; (iii) Women’s Business Forum; (iv) Gender & Green Innovation Awards

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Building Foundations: Shaping the First Regional Action Plan for Women, Peace, and Security in Central Asia

UN Women, in collaboration with the CAREC Women’s Empowerment Online Platform, will hold a consultation on the first Regional Action Plan for Women, Peace, and Security in Central Asia. Women’s organizations and networks, civil society, academia, and think tanks in Central Asia are invited to participate and share their views to help shape this important […]
Rest as Resistance: Care and Wellbeing of Feminist Human Rights Defenders

The CAREC Women’s Empowerment Online Platform’s Guest Speaker Series will feature Baithak – Challenging Taboos from Pakistan on 24 July 2025, 16:00-17:00 Manila time. This session will explore challenges faced by human rights defenders during crisis response work and identify collective and individual strategies for their wellbeing and care.
Redefining Leadership: How Women Can Drive Sustainable Change from Any Role

Join this virtual session featuring Madina Rassulova, Communications Manager and Co-Founder of Seed to Serve, that will focus on empowering women to influence policies, inspire communities, and lead on the world stage from any job. About the Speaker Madina Rassulova is a creative turned climate advocate, whose journey spans viral content creation, corporate leadership, and […]
Information Session on the CAREC Gender and Green Innovation Awards
Join us for an Information Session on the CAREC Gender and Green Innovation Awards on April 7, from 16:00 to 17:00 Manila Time. During this session, we’ll provide an overview of the awards, share key details, and address questions from interested applicants. We will also feature some of the 2024 awardees, who will share their inspiring journeys […]
Women in Renewable Energy: Challenges, Opportunities, and Global Initiatives

On 21 February, the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation’s (CAREC) Guest Speaker Series convened a thought-provoking discussion on the challenges, opportunities, and global initiatives for women in the renewable energy sector. The session, hosted through the CAREC Women’s Empowerment Online Platform, featured Aruzhan Mominbayeva, CAREC Gender Climate Champion for Kazakhstan in 2024 and Project Manager for […]
Green Finance with a Gender Lens: Why Does It Matter and What Can We Achieve?

Women are often disproportionately affected by environmental challenges, yet they remain underrepresented in decision-making around climate finance and investments. By adopting a gender lens in green finance, we can unlock untapped potential, ensure fair access to resources, and promote investments that drive both environmental sustainability and social equity. During this session, Bayarsaikhan Otgonbayar, Head of […]
CAREC Gender and Climate Change Capacity Building Training

The CAREC Gender and Climate Change capacity building training program aims to enhance understanding and skills in areas where gender equality and climate change intersect. The program includes various components designed to address the unique challenges and opportunities that gender dynamics present in climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts in the region. Specifically, the training […]
CAREC Women’s Business Forum 2024

The CAREC Women’s Business Forum (WBF) aims to engage various actors from the public and private sectors and strengthen their role in the economic empowerment of women in CAREC countries. It also aims to foster regional networks for women’s economic empowerment and to enhance business-to-business contacts, support entrepreneurship, and harness business opportunities. Session 1: […]