International Women’s Day 2025: For ALL Women and Girls

This International Women’s Day, we’re calling for equal rights and opportunities for women and girls across the world.

This year’s theme, ‘For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.’, aligns closely with Transaid’s commitment to transforming lives through safe, available, and sustainable transport. Everyone has the right to travel safely without the fear that they may not come home because of a lack of training, or dangerous vehicles and roads. Everyone has the right to access healthcare. Every person should have the opportunity to build the skills they need to transform their future.



Championing women and girls is vital to achieving many of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals: to ensure health and well-being for all; to achieve full and dignified work for all women and men; and to provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all.

Transaid is committed to supporting women within and outside the transport and logistics industry, working to improve safety, well-being, and employment opportunities, to create a more sustainable and fairer future.

This International Women’s Day, we’re sharing five stories from women working in the transport and logistics industry in Kenya, South Africa, and the UK. From minibus taxi operators in Cape Town and motorcycle riders in Nairobi, to the first female Traffic Commissioner for Scotland, these stories celebrate women in the transport and logistics industry, reflect on the challenges they face, and call for action to achieve equal opportunities for women and girls.