Webinar: Women's Economic Empowerment in Agriculture
The Global Donor Platform invites you to a webinar on the topic of Women's Economic Empowerment in Agriculture, featuring presentations by Global Affairs Canada, FAO, EC and Gender and Rural Livelihoods Specialist Clare Bishop. The webinar will take place on 13 September 15:00 CEST.
The event will provide an opportunity to discuss donor strategies that contribute to accelerating women's empowerment and share instruments that support gender transformative agendas.
The language used will be English.
The following items will be discussed:
- Opportunities for the gender transformative agenda
Women's Economic Empowerment and Agribusiness (a Global Donor Platform study) - Donor developments: a feminist approach to international assistance
Canada's new international assistance policy - Insights
Reflection on the prior discussants approaches using insights from the experience of FAO
To join the webinar, please follow the steps below:
- Please click on the following link: http://bit.ly/2xxwyur
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- If requested, enter your first and last name and email address.
- If required, enter the meeting password: 1111
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