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Asian Institute of Technology: Gender and Development Studies (AIT-GDS)
The Asian Institute of Technology: Gender and
Development Studies (GDS)
is a center for graduate studies,
research and outreach in the School of Environment, Resources and Development.
Within the overall gender specific framework, GDS highlights both the need for
specialized academic degrees by awarding studies in gender and development, and through the
integration of gender analysis and a gender relations perspective in AIT's other
fields of study. FAO works with the AIT programme in the areas of gender
mainstreaming in technology policies and programmes as well as distance
learning.
Commonwealth of Learning Education Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)
In response to needs expressed by the Commonwealth
countries of the Asian region for more effective utilization of
educational media resources for distance education, the Commonwealth
of Learning established CEMCA
in 1994. CEMCA
operates as a regional media service of the Commonweath of Learning (COL)
and functions through networking and
information transfer. The strategic objective of CEMCA is to promote cooperation
and collaboration in the use of electronic media resources for distance education.
FAO collaborates with CEMCA and COL in gender and information and
communication technologies.
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
ICRISAT
is one of the 16 Future Harvest Centres of the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR). A non-profit, apolitical, international organization
devoted to science-based agricultural development, FAO has worked with ICRISAT
in the areas of ICTs and rural women, and gender, social capital and technology transfer.
Ministry of Women Affairs, Royal Government of Cambodia (MWA)
The Ministry of Women
Affairs is the focal ministry for mainstreaming
gender considerations in the policies and programmes of the Royal Government
of Cambodia. The core mission of the Ministry is to promote gender mainstreaming
strategies to achieve economic, political, legal and social empowerment of Cambodian
women. FAO has partnered with the Ministry for programmes related to gender
mainstreaming in the agriculture sector and in building rural women's capabilities to
achieve food security and improve livelihoods.
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF)
MSSRF is
a non-profit trust. The basic mandate is to import a pro-nature, pro-poor and
pro-women orientation to a job-led economic growth strategy in rural areas through
harnessing science and technology for environmentally sustainable and socially
equitable development. MSSRF has been FAO's constant partner in agrobiodiversity
management and rural women as well as gender considerations in agriculture curriculum.
National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute,
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR (NAFRI)
The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI) was
established in 1999 by combining existing agriculture, forestry,
livestock and fisheries research centres. NAFRI is a research organization
under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF).
FAO has initiated productive collaboration with NAFRI to address gender
responsive policies in agriculture and to
assist rural women as producers in
rural economic production.
National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW)
The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) is a
government entity created in 1975 to serve as advisory body to the President
and the Cabinet on policies and programs for the advancement of women.
The mandate is to "review, evaluate and recommend measures, including
priorities to ensure the full integration of women for economic, social and
cultural development at national, regional and international levels, and to
ensure further equality between women and men". FAO works with the Commission
in articulating rural women's rights issues in polices and programmes both
regionally and globally.
Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is the only recognized University
in Sri Lanka where students, either employed or not, may pursue further education through distance learning techniques.
OUSL's academic program enables students to combine theoretical study with meaningful
real-world learning experiences. FAO works with OUSL in the areas of distance education
for rural women and improving rural service providers' capabilities through appropriate
content in distance education to serve the learning needs of rural women.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. The FAO regional office gender and
development program has forged a productive partnership with UNDP programs in Bangladesh,
Thailand and Viet Nam. In Bangladesh technical support was provided to integrate gender
dimensions in horticulture and food security and empowerment of fishing communities. In Thailand the collaboration was on
"Gender responsive technology for poverty alleviation in Thailand".
In Viet Nam the partnership explored the issues of "Gender dimensions
in the transitional economy of Viet Nam" with specific focus on the
rural sector.
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