GOOD PRACTICE Joint Programme to Accelerate Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women

09/12/2020

The methodology, a holistic, integrated approach to accelerate women’s empowerment: Joint Programme to Accelerate Progress towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women (JP RWEE), is based on the premise that an integrated approach to women’s empowerment in development projects has multiplying effects that enhance the reach and sustainability of project outcomes. This publication defines how the JP RWEE aims to respond to the diversity of issues rural women face in their daily lives. 11 pp.

GOOD PRACTICE Community Conversations

09/12/2020

Community Conversations involve a series of dialogues among community members on deep-rooted societal norms and taboos that hinder women from actively participating in farmer organizations. The aim is to promote understanding of the issues involved and explore deeper structural issues concerning women’s participation. 8 pp. 

GOOD PRACTICE Farmer Field and Life School

09/12/2020

The implementation of the methodology was developed by FAO Uganda under the programme Consolidating Gains in the Multi-sectoral Prevention and Response to Gender-based Violence (GBV) in North and North Eastern Uganda. The methodology has also been adapted to meet the specific needs of young people in JFFLS. This publication outlines the purpose of the methodology and the domains of gender inequality that are addressed including the reduction of GBV with specific the focus on women and 9 pp.

GOOD PRACTICE Dimitra Clubs

09/12/2020

The Dimitra Clubs are a community-driven approach that facilitates socio-economic empowerment, women’s leadership and self-help. They are informal groups of rural women and men who decide to join together on a voluntary basis to identify their common problems and solve them using local resources. This paper examines how the transformative approach contributes to gender equality and improve rural livelihoods. 12 pp. 

GOOD PRACTICE Social Analysis and Action, Ethiopia

09/12/2020

This publication aims to present the goal of the TESFA project which was to bring measurable positive change to the economic status and sexual and reproductive health of ever-married girls. In this context, the Social Analysis and Action (SAA) methodology contributes significantly to an increase in the use of family planning services; a decrease in early child marriages; a more equal division of labour; improvements in communication and decision-making skills; improvements in women’s 9 pp.

GOOD PRACTICE Farmers’ Field and Business Schools

09/12/2020

The Farmers’ Field and Business Schools (FFBS) integrated gender transformative capacity building model for food and nutrition security involves building agency, transforming structures and changing relations in accordance with CARE’s Gender Equality and Women’s Voice Framework. This brochure presents the FFBS model as the foundation of CARE’s new programmatic framework for food and nutrition security, ‘She Feeds the World’ 10 pp.

GOOD PRACTICE Models to Empower Women in Outgrower Schemes

09/12/2020

This publication outlines the key entry points for applying the methodology: agribusinesses that are currently working with small-scale farmers as outgrowers or planning to work with them. Although gender issues are not the primary focus of its investments, AgDevCo believes that gender equality and women’s empowerment are significant factors in the success of its investments.9 pp.

GOOD PRACTICE Journeys of Transformation or Engaging Men as Allies in Women’s Economic Empowerment

09/12/2020

Promundo is a global leader in promoting gender justice and preventing violence by engaging men and boys in partnership with women, girls and people of all gender identities. The Journeys of Transformation methodology emerged from the vision that, although women’s economic empowerment programming has powerful benefits on its own, it can be made even more effective at advancing gender equality when men are deliberately engaged as allies. 10 pp.