Would you like to know what experience capitalization, knowledge management is?
To learn more, register for this series of webinars on experience capitalization in French. Registration is open now! The first webinar will take place on Tuesday 28 March at 11.00 How many times have you been told “we don’t need
“Women Peasant are Women: Understanding violence against rural women in Eastern and Southern Africa” publication launched in Mozambique
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
Be the change and take action: 22 March 2023, World Water Day
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
Water is life: Spread the word
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
Consultations for mobile livestock systems in West Africa
Regional agricultural producer organizations consulted with ECOWAS-CEDEAO on mobile livestock systems in West Africa and the Sahel at a workshop from March 8 to 10, 2023, in Cotonou, Benin. This workshop aimed to allow regional agricultural producer organizations the opportunity
FAO and International Trade Centre renew commitment to empower women agrifood traders in African Continental Free Trade Area
Phase II of joint programme doubles investment, expands to two new countries, and introduces component on women’s access to finance The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Trade Centre’s (ITC) SheTrades Initiative have launched
Sheeko Wadaag – A radio listening program for the community by the community
In January 2023, IOM and FAO completed the pilot phase of Sheeko Wadaag. ‘Sheeko Wadaag’ means ‘storytelling’ in Somali. It is a community radio listening program that focuses on relevant events, stories, challenges and issues shared directly through the voices
EVENT | Raising women’s voices for food security and gender equality
Raising women’s voices for food security and gender equality When: March 29, 11 a.m. ET, 3 p.m. GMT Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m_42ydgqTlKp-UYm4X9otQ *This bilingual event will have live translation between English and French. On March 29, Farm Radio International will be hosting this
Women family farmers for the sustainability of food systems and the planet
Rural women are the heart of the countryside and agriculture, playing a key role in food systems, agrobiodiversity conservation, poverty eradication and achieving the SDGs. On International Women’s Day, we commemorate the achievements of women family farmers, rural women and
The impact of COVID-19 on women in Sierra Leone and the role the media can play
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Sierra Leone in March 2020, just like it did in Canada. The deadly disease posed a serious threat to women, who are often the primary caregiver in their home, looking after their husbands, children and other