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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Funding: Aus AID Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme
AusAID is launching a new Australian Non-Government Organization (NGO) program in Africa, called the Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme (AACES). In line with AusAID’s Africa program, AACES aims to contribute to measurable outcomes for people in three priority sectors: water and sanitation, women and children’s health, and food security. Partnership Agreements will be developed and >> Read more
New Discussion Papers from IFPRI with a Gender Component
Food Security and Economic Development in the Middle East and North Africa: Current State and Future Perspectives Clemens Breisinger, Teunis van Rheenen, Claudia Ringler, Alejandro Nin Pratt, Nicolas Minot, Catherine Aragon, Bingxin Yu, Olivier Ecker, Tingju Zhu Assessing Food Security in Yemen: An Innovative Integrated, Cross-Sector, and Multilevel Approach Olivier Ecker, Clemens Breisinger, Christen McCool, >> Read more
Opinion: Empowering the mothers of Africa, by Grace Mukasa
"In his blog last month about the experiences of Katine women who are participating in village savings schemes, Richard M Kavuma was right to conclude that there is still much to do to change attitudes towards women's empowerment. And it is not only the attitudes of men that need to change, but also of women >> Read more
Brief: Rural women and agriculture in the MENA by CIHEAM
This briefing note will attempt to shed the light on some facts and figures related to the status of rural women in the MENA, all the while focusing on the main challenges to be taken into account in terms of rural women's entitlements in the MENA. These key features can then help delineate where the >> Read more
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