Posts on the Topic "women"
WOTR's Rapid Response to COVID-19
25/05/2020
Watershed Organisation Trust, a Pune India-based non-profit, is on the ground combating COVID19, mounting informed and measured rapid responses through various modes such as distribution of essentials, creating awareness, social messaging, generating employment and other livelihood support across...
Webinar Invitation: Responding to Covid-19 in Africa through youth-led digital solutions in agri-foods systems
22/05/2020
FAO Regional Office for Africa and Generation Africa are pleased to invite interested persons to join the webinar, ' Responding to Covid-19 in Africa through youth-led digital solutions in agri-foods systems' on the 2nd of June, 2020 at 13:00 -14:30, Rome (11:00 -12:30, Accra /14:00 -15:30, Nairobi)...
Call for Digital Agriculture Solutions during COVID-19
21/05/2020
We would like to get feedback on the available digital solutions in agriculture, which the community can re-use or upscale. Many smallholder farmers in the global south require on-farm digital solutions to support them through-out the value chains and in their agricultural practices. COVID-19 has...
Zoominar V on The Role of Youth in Agri-Food System Innovation in the Context of COVID-19
18/05/2020
Background Young people are driving innovation in agri-food systems and have a key role to play in achieving global food security and nutrition. The current crisis has brought both new challenges and opportunities for young innovators working to transform the sector. Paramount to ensuring that young...06/ 03
2020
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”
Rome, Italy 06/03/2020
The United Nations theme for the observance of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 is: "I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. Since 2020 marks also the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, which took place in Beijing in September 1995, this year’s IWD presents a unique opportunity to review the global progress made on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the last 25 years, identify the gender gaps that still remain, and outline the way forward.
FAO hosts Digital Innovation Dialogue session 4: Digital Transformation and Gender Equality
02/10/2019
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development emphasizes the importance of gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls ( SDG 5). There is a need to leverage information and communication technologies (ICTs) to empower women and also for the achievement of all SDG Goals. The linkages between...
e-Agriculture Survey 2019
01/08/2019
The e-Agriculture team is launching a user survey to obtain feedback from the Community of Practice and interested users to better understand their needs, interaction on the platform and how content can be designed to meet their needs. The survey will take less than 10 minutes to complete and it...
Girls in ICT Day (25 April 2019): Expand horizons, change attitudes
25/04/2019
Today is the 25 April 2019 and more than 170 countries worldwide get set to promote tech studies to girls and women on ‘ Girls in ICT Day’. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the global technology community and an expected 170+ countries will celebrate 'Girls in ICT Day', an...
Call for Applications for the first edition of its Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture
11/04/2019
The International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), has launched the Call for Applications for the first edition of its Arab Women Leaders in Agriculture, Awla Fellowship. The Call is open to Arab women researchers from the MENA region, with a strong and demonstrable interest in national...24/ 06
2019
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The 3rd African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) Conference
Cape Town, South Africa 24/06/2019 – 28/06/2019
The 3rd African Youth Agripreneur Forum (AYAF) Conference and AgriPitch Competition will be held in Cape town, South Africa from 24th – 28th June 2019 under the theme:
“Climate Smart Agriculture: Business and Employment Opportunities for Africa’s Youth”.