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Webinar 3 - How to collect, organize and analyse data and information in the learning process? This was the topic of the 3rd webinar in our series
Communication and ICTs

The third of the six webinars in the series on experience capitalization was dedicated to the first part of the implementation phase of the capitalization process: the collection, organization and analysis of data and information. It took place on 2 May and was attended by more than 200 YenKasa Africa partners. The second part of the implementation phase is documentation and sharing and will be the subject of the 4th

Webinar 2 - How to prepare the experience capitalisation process? Find out in the second webinar of our series on capitalization.
Communication and ICTs

Since the end of March, the regional initiative YenKasa Africa has organized a series of webinars on experience capitalization. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), with its OPenACP Programme -FO4ACP, co-facilitated the second webinar of this six-part series. Through this series of webinars, YenKasa Africa, a communication initiative for family farming and rural development in Africa, is strengthening

Event: Empowering women in fisheries value chains
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The 5th session of CFI Talks to be held on 31 May 2023 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM CET, focusing on women in fisheries value chains. Empowering women seafood harvesters, processors and vendors is key to attaining sustainable fisheries. Hear from CFI West Africa and FAO experts on how this can be achieved, and join the discussion! To connect, please click on the following link and enter the passcode:

Event: Global Knowledge Management
Producers' Organizations

Register for the Farmers’ Organizations for Africa, Caribbean and Pacific- fo4acp Knowledge management event, hosted by Pan African Farmers Organisation . Join online, as farmers organizations exchange on good and promising practices among the #FO4ACP implementing partners. Sharing knowledge that makes farmers & their organizations stronger. When: May 16-18 Where: Kigali, Rwanda & online Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkcumsqjkvHtLU4NSIrihV2IBMMk2CzitA#/registration

Upcoming World Farmers’ Organisation’s General Assembly
Producers' Organizations

The World Farmers’ Organisation’s General Assembly  will take place  May 21-23, near Rustenburg, South Africa. The event is organised in collaboration with the WFO Members Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI), African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) and the Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA). This year’s theme is: “Investing in farmers’ solutions for resilient food systems with a positive impact on Nature.” Register for press accreditation for the World Farmers’

Webinar 1 - Experience Capitalization and Knowledge Management: What is it and why is it important? The first webinar in our series on experience capitalization
Communication and ICTs

On Tuesday, 28 March 2023, YenKasa Africa regional initiative, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held the first session of a series of webinars aimed at strengthening the capacity of organizations in knowledge management. The webinar series in French reviews the online course on “Experience capitalization for continuous learning”. This course is available free of

Experience Capitalization: Would you like to know what experience capitalization, knowledge management is?
Communication and ICTs

To learn more, register for this series of webinars on experience capitalization in French. Registration is open now! How many times have you been told “we don’t need to reinvent the wheel”? How many times have you been asked to take stock of what has been done in your organization? Do you want to know how to learn from the past, how to share and transfer knowledge? If so, this

“Women Peasant are Women: Understanding violence against rural women in Eastern and Southern Africa” publication launched in Mozambique
Gender and youth

UNAC and La Via Campesina Southern and Eastern Africa (LVC SEAf) proceeded on Friday morning, March 17, 2023, at the Brazil-Mozambique Cultural Center, in Maputo, to launch the publication “Women Peasant are Women: Understanding violence against rural women in Eastern and Southern Africa”, a document that addresses the violence that peasant women have been subjected to in the regions of Eastern and Southern Africa. The occasion gathered 93 people, mostly

Be the change and take action: 22 March 2023, World Water Day
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The 2023 UN focus on World Water Day is accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. This year’s global campaign is called Be the change, and it encourages people to take action in their own lives to change how they use, consume and manage water. World Water Day is celebrated annually on March 22nd to raise awareness about the importance of freshwater. Water is essential for all life

Water is life: Spread the word
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Water, they say, is life! Sanitation is also described as a way of life, and is defined as the means of preventing human contact with the hazard of human waste in order to promote health. Clean water helps create good sanitation and better hygiene. This, in turn, leads to good health. Poor sanitation, water, and hygiene have many serious repercussions. Children – and particularly girls – are denied their right