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Istahil’s kitchen garden & her “small business empire” FAO & WFP Resilience Initiative in Somaliland
15/10/2020

Istahil is one of 160 women who benefit from this initiative, through which FAO and WFP work together to improve the resilience of jointly targeted...

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Testimonies of Dimitra Clubs’ leaders Series - Niger: Women’s Mobilization and Social Change
02/10/2020

Djamila Hassane talks about some of the positive changes the Dimitra Clubs has had on the women, men and young people in her village. Women now have...

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Testimonies of Dimitra Clubs’ leaders Series - Niger: Women’s Leadership, Dialogue and Social Cohesion
02/10/2020

Through the Dimitra Clubs Ramatou has gained confidence to speak up in meetings and defend her ideas. The Dimitra Clubs have lessen conflicts between...

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FAO Dimitra Clubs in the fight against COVID19
12/05/2020

The Dimitra Clubs’ approach is implemented by FAO in several countries of sub-Saharan Africa. It is considered a flagship model to facilitate community...

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Backs bent, but chins held high - Women clam harvesters in Tunisia’s Gulf of Gabes
06/03/2020

An FAO project with a women’s clam association in Tunisia’s Gulf of Gabes helped the clam harvesters to earn more for their labour, while also incorporating...

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The aquaculture women of Lake Arapa, Peru
06/03/2020

Truchas Arapa is one of about 800 projects supported by the Government of Peru's Fisheries and Aquaculture Innovation Program (PNIPA).

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FAO DG QU Dongyu's video message for the International Women's Day 2020
04/03/2020

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, while also making a call...

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The journey from Syria to Italy: Syrian women farmers learning new skills to produce food
12/12/2019

Slow Food and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a study tour in August 2019 in northwest Italy for a group...

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FAO and Japan partner to fight cholera on Yemen's farms
20/09/2019

Although cholera is endemic in Yemen, the last few years has seen infections spike to a scale not witnessed in living memory. Lake of maintenance of...