Sun-drying fish, the Somalian way
25/01/2018
Faced with the worst drought in living memory, more than 1 million people were forced to flee their homes last year as hunger tightened its grip, pushing the country to the brink of famine.
Saving livestock—and livelihoods—for the men and women pastoralists of Ethiopia
22/03/2018
In Ethiopia’s southeast region, livestock are essential for survival. “We were pure herders. We used to follow the water and grass,” said Mahabo Hassen, a female livestock owner from the outskirts of Warder, in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.
Supporting vulnerable men and women farmers in northeastern Nigeria
11/04/2018
After Aisa ya Maida lost her husband during an attack on her home in Magumeri, a Local Government Authority (LGA) in Nigeria's Borno State, she fled to Konduga, a neighbouring LGA, with her seven children.
尝试捕鱼: 支持卢旺达寇伯岛的女渔民
02/05/2018
几年前,在卢旺达,“妇女”和“打渔”这两个词不会同时出现在一个句子里。卢旺达人一直认为打渔不是妇女干的工作,而是专属于男性的职业。大多数妇女也赞同这种想法,但卢旺达鲁西西区基伍湖上寇伯岛的一些勇敢的妇女决定向大家证明,男性能做的工作,妇女也能做。
Linking gender and climate experts for adaptation planning in the Gambia
22/05/2018
The workshop afforded key stakeholders an opportunity to challenge assumptions about what gender means and to exchange knowledge on how to link gender and climate change issues in practice.
Costa Rica promotes the development of sustainable small-scale fisheries
09/07/2018
The SOFIA highlights the country’s example by adapting the Voluntary Guidelines for the Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries (SSF) in the legal and regulatory framework, by incorporating the situation experienced by Costa Rican fisherwomen and fishe
Cash-based programmes: Empowering women and men in post-conflict areas of Iraq
15/08/2018
Displaced shouldn’t mean dismissed. In Iraq, FAO’s cash-based programmes support vulnerable men, women and families affected by conflict.