July 2, 2010, Paris, France – On July 3rd, 2010, the UN International Day of Cooperatives celebrating the theme “Cooperative enterprise empowers women,” the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) encourages the adoption and strengthening of the cooperative business model as an instrument capable of improving the status and living conditions of women around the >> Read more
Publication: Africa Progress Report 2010– From Agenda to Action
"From Agenda to Action: Turning Resources into Results for People", Africa Progress Panel, June 2010: The report’s findings fall into four categories–sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction, social progress, political leadership and governance, and partnership opportunities–with recommendations for enhancing the role of women in each of these development areas. The prioritization of agricultural investment and >> Read more
Event (online): JOIN GENDER, ICTS AND RURAL LIVELIHOODS: SPECIAL ONLINE FORUM 5- 16 JULY AT E-AGRICULTURE.ORG
Join e-Agriculture and GenARDIS* in a special online forum in English that will explore some of the challenges that people and projects face when implementing projects aimed at empowering women and ICTs in rural livelihoods. The forum will look at what has worked, what has not worked, and good practices, as well as the critical >> Read more
Event: October 4-30th CEDPA Global Women in Management Workshop
The Global Women in Management strengthens women’s management, leadership and technical skills to enhance and bring to scale programs that advance women’s economic opportunities and build the next generation of women business leaders and entrepreneurs. GWIM leverages CEDPA’s 30-year history of women’s leadership programs and responds to the call for interventions that advance women in >> Read more
Event: Online Discussion and Podcast on Gender, Education and Employment
You are invited to participate in an online discussion on the linkages between women's and girls' access to and participation in formal and non-formal education and training, and their equal access to full employment and decent work. The online discussion will take place from 7 to 20 July in both English and French. It is >> Read more
Publications: New IFPRI Discussion Papers
(PHND) - IFPRI DP 00991 – Exploring the Long-term Impact of Development Interventions Within Life-history Narratives in Rural Bangladesh. Peter Davis http://www.ifpri.org/publication/exploring-long-term-impact-development-interventions-within-life-history-narratives-rura (KCID) - IFPRI DP 00992 – Impact of Farmer Field Schools on Agricultural Productivity and Poverty in East Africa. Kristin Davis, Ephraim Nkonya, Ephraim Nkonya, Edward Kato, Daniel Ayalew Mekonnen, Martins Odendo, Richard >> Read more
News: Food or Cash–What Works?
"Which makes for a more effective social safety net program: transfers of food, cash, or both? The question is hardly academic. Governments, international agencies, and non-governmental organizations confront it frequently. In recent years, many have begun favoring cash transfers over food aid. Cash transfers are cheaper, require less administrative capacity, and allow poor households to >> Read more
News: Sénégal– Accès à la terre, Les portes des commissions domaniales s’ouvrent aux femmes
Les hommes n’ont plus l’exclusivité de l’accès à la terre, depuis le 7 janvier 2001. La loi sur la parité votée, le vendredi 14 mai 2010, permet aux femmes de siéger dans les commissions locales de distribution des terres. AllAfrica, 15 Juin 2010 Par Idrissa Sane “Jusqu’à une période récente, l’accès à la terre était >> Read more
News: Uganda: Women’s land rights movement formed
Source: ILC Advocates of Women’s Land Rights including Women’s NGOs, members of the Judiciary, and key Government Departments pertinent to women’s issues, have launched the Women’s Land Rights Movement, a loose coalition under the auspices of the Uganda Land Alliance fighting for the common purpose of protecting women’s rights over land. A Working Group that >> Read more
Multimedia TEDxWorldBankGroup – Irene Khan on Gender and Women’s Rights
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