Promoting rural employment for West Bank and Gaza Strip youthsDeveloping job opportunities and decent employment for youth are major challenges in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The challenges are even greater for girls. FAO and its partners responded with a community-based initiative.
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Giving voice to rural women and men through DimitraWomen and land, the role of gender in disaster risk management, HIV-related challenges facing women in Kenya, and women's networking in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These are just some of the topics featured in the Spring 2010 newsletter of Dimitra.
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Local women and men key to Syrian fire preventionSyrian forests are important sources of wood, edible fruits, medicinal plants and other products.
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Horticulture helps Palestinian women feed familiesDrip irrigation networks and "grey water" treatment units ensure fruit and vegetable production even during water scarcities of the hot summer months.
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Farmers face climate change in Andhra PradeshWomen often migrate to work as labourers. But men, being usually the sole owners of the land, consider themselves to be "farmers" and are less likely to adopt new livelihood strategies.
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