Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

The Work of Dóchas: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Jim Clarken:

I would talk about the Government in Malawi, for example, which is doing really strong work on gender equality and fighting gender-based violence. We worked not just with the Government there but with civil society and parliamentarians across that country. Oxfam had a specific programme on trying to get more women elected and, when women were elected, making sure they were put into positions of power, like being made chairs of committees and key spaces. There is a real appetite for change and an acknowledgement of the need to change.