The objective of the C V Raman International Fellowship is to provide an opportunity for African researchers to conduct, under the guidance of their host in India, collaborative research with leading research groups in universities and other Indian institutions in various areas of Science & Technology. The programme allows researchers to advance their own research >> Read more
Fellowships: FAC’s Early Career Fellowship Program
The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) is proud to announce the launch of a new grant programme to support talented young researchers working on African agricultural policy: FAC’s Early Career Fellowship Programme (ECFP). The ECFP is available to early career professionals working in Africa and the UK. Both full-time and part-time appointments are available and all >> Read more
News: U.S. Government to release Feed the Future Guide on May 20
Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, will present the Feed the Future Guide, the implementation strategy for the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative, on Thursday, May 20, in Washington D.C. at a symposium organized by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Thomas Vilsack, secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture; >> Read more
Publication: Development Collection Number 4: Gender and Human Development
Gender and empowerment is a focus for Development as the journal revisits human development in 2010. In this latest Collection, leading voices in the gender and empowerment debate are reprinted as a major resource accompanying volume 53. Development has always had a strong gender critique, with some of the most important gender analysts writing regularly >> Read more
News: Cash Transfers Transforming Lives of the Poor
JOHANNESBURG, May 12, 2010 (IPS) - When Letesia Mbewe was nominated as a beneficiary in a cash transfer pilot project in Zambia’s Chipata district, she had no idea the project would change her life and that of her three children. Mbewe, who spent most of her days tilling the fields struggling to earn enough to >> Read more
News: Motherhood: Norway Tops List of the Best Places to Be a Mother; Afghanistan Rates Worst
Norway is the best country in the world in which to be a new mother, followed by Australia, according to Save the Children’s annual State of the World’s Mothers report, issued this month. Afghanistan was at the bottom of the 160 countries listed. The United States did not fare well; it was 28th, below Greece, >> Read more
Funding: Rockefeller Foundation Funds US State Department Award for Empowering Women and Girls Around the World
Rockefeller Foundation Funds US State Department Award for Empowering Women and Girls Around the World Everywhere from rural villages to burgeoning cities, women and girls face special challenges when it comes to poverty, violence, legal systems, education, employment, health and nutrition. The good news is that people across the globe are taking innovative steps to >> Read more
Multimeida: IFPRI Gender on Flickr
Inspired by the success of our GCARD photo presentation, we've put together a collection of photos of women around the world involved in a wide range of agricultural activities (we'll keep updating as new photos come in) Check it out
Event (DC): Capacity Building for Women Farmers The Impact of Numeracy and Literacy Training on Household Well-being in Central Mozambique
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Time: 3:00-5:00 pm Location: Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, 499 South Capitol St. SW, Suite 500-B, Washington, DC To RSVP, please send your name, affiliation, and email to: events@partnership-africa.org Welcome: Emmy Simmons, Board Member, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa Presentation: Maria José Novoa, Senior >> Read more
Multimedia: ICRW’s Senior Gender and Agriculture Specialist David Kauck on ‘Small Farmers Big Solutions’
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