The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) presents one of its flagship publications, the 2009 African Women’s Report. The report’s theme: Measuring Gender Inequality in Africa: Experiences and Lessons from the African Gender and Development Index, is opportune as African countries 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
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
Multimedia: Female Participation in African Agricultural Research and Higher Education; New Insights
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News: For the Love of Soccer and a Lasting Sisterhood
By WILLIAM C. RHODEN NY TIMES About 1:45 p.m. Sunday afternoon, a caravan of luxury cars and sport utility vehicles roared into the park where hundreds of supporters had been waiting. President Jacob Zuma had arrived. The president was in this town, about 260 miles northeast of Johannesburg, to commemorate the life of Peter Mokaba, >> Read more
Event (DC): Frontline Innovations in Maternal Health Care; Meeting Africa’s Urgent Need for Skilled Midwifery and Fistula Repair
The International Center for Research on Women and AMREF are pleased to present a seminar on The provision of effective maternal health care has very clear health system requirements. The first is that community health care facilities must function and provide the basic services that save mother and newborn lives, including skilled staff, essential commodities and >> Read more
News: Heifer Project on Women and Cattle in Zambia Wins Best Practice Award
Source: Heifer Intl Heifer International’s Miyoba Women’s Draft Cattle Project in Zambia has been selected for a Best Practice Award by InterAction, a coalition of humanitarian organizations providing disaster relief, refugee assistance and sustainable development programs worldwide. The project, which supported Women Farmers in Building Community Resilience Through Harnessing Crops and Livestock, built economic resilience >> Read more
News: New report shows female farmers dominate post-harvest management in Ghana
Source: Ghana Business News Female farmers dominate post-harvest management in Ghana, according to a research by Ghana Agricultural Union Workers (GAWU) with assistance from Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Dr. Collins Osei of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and leader of the research team, said this during a presentation of findings >> Read more
Felloship: CV Raman International Fellowship for African Researchers
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
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