Hi all,
We are currently working on a project, Bundling Socio-Technical Innovations to Empower Women as Partners and Drivers of Climate Change Solutions. This is a CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality (HER+): Harnessing Gender and Social Equality for Resilience in Agrifood Systems. The STIB framework addresses the gender-specific barriers and challenges that inhibit women’s empowerment and resilience in various contexts. The STIB framework was developed based on a literature review that examined the relationship between gender, technology, resilience and climate-smart agriculture. The literature review revealed that gender norms and structures significantly hinder women’s empowerment. Women face various issues, such as limited access to productive land, lack of credit for business support, disproportionate domestic and childcare responsibilities, limited access to education and training, and lower decision-making power within households.
The STIBs framework provides a comprehensive approach to addressing women’s barriers and challenges in achieving empowerment and resilience. By considering the specific contexts and leveraging various enablers, this framework aims to promote gender equality and women’s agency in the face of climate change and other challenges. Context-specific bundles of STIBs are integrated solutions tailored to address unique challenges within a specific environment. Combining social innovations, such as reforms of institutions and cultural practices, with technical advancements, such as new technologies or processes, these bundles aim to create comprehensive approaches that resonate with and effectively meet the needs of a particular context or community.
I am sharing here our work in two villages in West Bengal state in Eastern India: some of the blog posts are
Using Socio-Technical Innovation Bundles (STIB) and Theory of Change to Empower Small-Scale Women Livestock Farmers in West Bengal, India https://agrilinks.org/post/using-socio-technical-innovation-bundles-stib-and-theory-change-empower-small-scale-women
Collaboration, Coordination and Convergence: Key for Livestock Learning Labs to Build Resilience of Rural Women https://agrilinks.org/post/collaboration-coordination-and-convergence-key-livestock-learning-labs-build-resilience-rural
Women-Inclusive Livestock Development Helps Improve Women's Empowerment https://agrilinks.org/post/women-inclusive-livestock-development-helps-improve-womens-empowerment
Unleashing the potential of women livestock keepers https://www.rural21.com/english/a-closer-look-at/detail/article/unleashing-the-potential-of-women-livestock-keepers.html
I shall be discussing further about good practices’—tested methods that have proven successful in our contexts which can be tested & widely adopted. This will include ‘promising practices’—innovative approaches that have shown success in our context and have the potential for broader application but require more evidence through replications.
Looking forward for insightful & enriching contributions from diverse contexts!
Mahesh Chander
Principal Scientist
Div. of Extension Education
ICAR- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar-243122 (UP) India
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