Newsletters
Dimitra Newsletter 16
01/05/2009
This issue is devoted to FAO’s efforts in the Great Lakes Region, where Farmer Field Schools have been instrumental in addressing a range of problems, including food insecurity, HIV/AIDS and violence against women. 24 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 15
01/11/2008
This issue of the Dimitra newsletter focuses on how – in an international context of rising food prices and raw material shortages – the livelihoods of the poorest populations, and of women in particular, are inextricably linked to their rights, as well as their economic, political and social status. 24 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 14
01/03/2008
This newsletter focuses on Dimitra's work with rural radios and participatory communication in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In South Kivu province, for instance, the sharing of solar radios between women members of the listeners’ clubs are effectively boosting paricipation of both men and women in their own development. 24 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 13
01/09/2007
The 13th edition of the Dimitra newsletter provides information on the rights of rural women producers, as well as the impact of sexual violence and HIV/AIDS on both women and men. 24 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 12
01/01/2007
The ability to access information and to share it through dissemination and networking is crucial to fighting inequality, malnutrition and poverty. This edition of the Dimitra newsletter looks at rural populations' access to information and communication. 24 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter|Special Edition: Rural women, dynamisation of networks and the fight against HIV/AIDS in rural areas
14/06/2006
This report presents the activities and results of a workshop organized by FAO's Dimitra project, an information and communication project with the aim of empowering rural populations by facilitating access to information. 145 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 11
01/10/2005
This newlsetter includes a summary report of the presentations and discussions that took place during the FAO Dimitra workshop: Rural women, dynamisation of networks and the fight against HIV/AIDS in rural areas (13-17 June 2005). Participants came from Africa, the Near East, the Caribbean and the Pacific to exchange experiences on how to effectively address HIV/AIDS in their countries. 20 pp.
Dimitra Newsletter 10
01/10/2004
This tenth edition of the Dimitra newsletter focuses on rural women, information and empowerment. Two workshops organised by Dimitra's local partners - Amsed in Morocco and Women’sNET in South Africa - take the spotlight. 20 pp.