Programme Spotlight

MDG-F sharply boosts breastfeeding in Vietnamese villages

Nearly one in three mothers now nurse their newborns thanks to a programme to reduce child malnutrition.

Striking out against gender-based violence in Gaza

The MDG-F helps open the first-ever integrated shelter and facility to reduce violence against Palestinian women in Gaza.

Sharing successes on gender equality

The MDG-F outlines a ¨dual strategy¨ consisting both of gender-specific programmes and of mainstreaming a gender approach into programmes in other thematic areas.

Uniting Ethiopia’s oilseed producers

An MDG-F-supported initiative fights poverty by helping to revitalize one of the country’s major agricultural sectors.

Eco-stoves empower Brazilian women

An MDG-F-backed project is liberating indigenous women like Delma Gonçalves from the time-consuming task of firewood collection.

Sharing MDG-F successes in youth employment

Spotlight is on education, training, job placement and migrant protection at UN event.

Building interfaith bridges in Ethiopia

Dialogue forums organized by the MDG-Fund are helping bring together Ethiopia’s religious and cultural communities.